Evan Jakes is 5'6, 18 years old and a closeted gay. It seems that every day is on a constant repeat. That is until one day Evan ends up in a situation that isn't ideal. Noah Collen is 6'2, and 19 years old. Noah moves back into his home town after a tragic accident in Florida. Broken, alone and damaged he tries to blend in, hoping to have his last year of high school alone. His world is soon turned upside down when he happens to help the boy with those brown eyes.

For years, Kaden and West have survived on their own. No safety net. No home. No family to fall back on. Only the constant fight for money, shelter, and the right to exist. They were torn away once-lost in the chaos of a night no one talks about. Now, fate is pulling them back to the family they were never meant to find again. But broken pieces don't always fit back together the way they once did. Reunion promises hope, healing, and the chance to finally belong. Yet old wounds run deep, and the brothers they return to are no longer the boys they remember. Trust is fragile. Loyalty is tested. And forgiveness comes at a cost. Because while the family struggles to rebuild, something dark is watching. Waiting. Kaden and West's return has awakened an enemy who would rather see the family shattered than whole. Is a happy reunion even possible after everything that was lost? Or will the brothers be forced to face a new trial-one that could destroy them all? Some pieces were never meant to come back. And some truths are more dangerous than being broken.

Elijah is a young boy that has been born and raised in a neglectful and abusive household. With his biological mother, Eliza, and his stepfather Paw. His mother was severely mentally ill and Paw was a raging alcoholic, scarring the young child's mind for life. While growing up Elijah has to deal with the death of his mother and then later on of his stepfather, being left alone in this cruel world -or so he thought. After much investigation and waiting at the police station, the officers were able to find and contact a relative of Elijah's -his bother! one of them. He's forced to move in with the four of them, and despite all of his worries and overwhelming fears, deep down he's a little happy to know that he has a family and a place to go back to. The brothers are mysterious and intimidating, some more than others. Will Elijah be welcomed into this new family with open arms? Will he be able to warm up to them and open up about his past? xoxo💋

Grayson's life seems full of roses, but beneath the petals lies a tangled garden of inner battles and shadows that linger even after Charlie is gone. Each day feels as heavy as the last, yet he pushes through the pain and the trauma. Troubles arise as he faces the true damage Charlie left behind from years of abuse-everything he touches seems to fracture, from his romantic relationships to his bonds with friends and family. Haunted by flashbacks and nightmares, Grayson sinks deeper into despair, making choices that threaten to tear his world apart. Old secrets surface like thorns, ready to reopen his wounds as he confronts the chilling truths about his father and the mystery surrounding his mother's death. Even with Julian and Russell standing by him, he feels trapped in a cage meticulously crafted by Charlie's wicked hands. Will he discover the strength to break free before the shadows close in and consume him whole?

He was stolen. He was broken. He became a monster. Dimitri Orlov doesn't remember his real family. Raised in the frozen hell of the North Russian Bratva, he became something cold. Something deadly. At fifteen, he killed his adoptive father and took control of the most feared mafia in Russia. At sixteen, he's already a legend-and a ghost. When a mission goes wrong and he's shot, the police run his DNA. They find his real family: the De Lucas, an Italian mafia dynasty who've been searching for their lost son for thirteen years. Dimitri doesn't want to be found. He doesn't want a family. He doesn't want to remember. But the De Lucas won't let him go. Five brothers who've been waiting for him. A mother who refuses to give up hope. A father who carries the weight of his disappearance. And Sasha Volkov-the only person who's ever made Dimitri feel like he deserves to live. But what happens when the family discovers their lost brother isn't just a victim? What happens when they realize he's the most dangerous person in the room? --- Contains violence, trauma, and a relationship so ambiguous you'll question everything until the very last page.

-REMAKE- "Damn, I'm hooked"

Levi Tanner has a dilemma. He has a half brother he never knew existed, and now he's facing an impossible choice: step up and take him in after his mother is arrested and awaiting trial, or look the other way and keep his life simple. The thing is, Levi has never had a simple life. He knows what it feels like to be removed from a home after a parent is arrested. He knows what it means to feel helpless, homeless, and lost. But at sixteen, Levi found a home with Gavin and Nikki Navarro. Now, at twenty six, he's stepping into the same kind of role Gavin once stepped into for him. He's terrified he'll get it wrong, but Gavin is still by his side, and this sixteen year old kid needs Levi the way Levi once needed Gavin. Greyson Tanner is facing the hardest choice of all: testifying at his mother's trial. He isn't ready to relive that stormy night, but he may not have a choice. His testimony could help set his mother free, but telling the truth could destroy her future. And Greyson isn't sure he can live with that guilt.

A story of a blended family, where Ziggy Johnson has to learn how to share his dad with his four new stepbrothers. While Ziggy learns how to adjust, trouble brews on a deeper level putting the entire family in danger. Ziggy is put in a position where he battles solving his pre-algebra homework, and figuring out where to bury the body that haunts him all at the same time. THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY!! THERE IS NO ROMANCE BETWEEN STEPSIBLINGS ON MY PAGE!!

[BxB] Gaten has only been in love once, and to him, that's already one too many. Because his first love was a boy. A boy who, when he finally gained the courage to confess to, disappeared off the face of the planet. To save his heart, Gaten chalked it up to a teenage crush that never stood a chance. Fast forward three years later, Gaten is in need of a little side cash. So, right before his senior year starts, he gets a job at a boxing gym. Only, he's not the only new guy at the gym. Now, Gaten, who hasn't thought of love since freshman year, is suddenly wondering if it's worth it again...

Aiden Kingsley was never supposed to be part of the family. Born from an affair and raised far away from the powerful Kingsley household, he spent his life believing he didn't belong anywhere. When tragedy leaves him with nowhere to go, he is forced to move into a mansion filled with four brothers who want nothing to do with him. At first, he is ignored. Then tolerated. Then something unexpected happens. The brothers who once saw him as a burden begin noticing the little things-the skipped meals, the sleepless nights, the way he never asks for help even when he's hurting. Slowly, walls begin to crumble, and strangers become family. But just as Aiden finally finds a place to call home, new opportunities, old wounds, and life-changing decisions threaten to pull them apart. A heartwarming story about found family, healing, brotherhood, and a boy who never realized how loved he truly was.