Book one of three in the Skates on Ice trilogy. EMERSON CALDER: One fall. And that one fall almost ended my entire figure skating career. To make matters worse, I could almost taste my first Olympic win... before Onyx Steele, my skating partner, made one mistake during our routine that sent me slamming against the ice. I never blamed him, but my best friend blames himself. We almost made it. Until we didn't. It's been three years, and last year, I decided to take the ice back by becoming my university's hockey mascot. Hidden identity, no one knew it was me, but then? Then I meet Ashton Knox-the university's star hockey player, and we began talking. What was supposed to be one year of being the Wolves mascot turned into two. Because I can't part from the fond friendship I formed with him. He's a distraction from my goals, but I can't stop. He believes in me. But he has no idea who I am underneath this mask. I didn't want to be in a spotlight that wasn't mine. Then, Ashton gets injured on the ice, during a game, and the moment I tear off that mascot head and race over to him, I am thrust right into that same spotlight that isn't mine. Maybe I have far more feelings for the dopey hockey player than I initially realized.

Tropes: psycho vigilante, touch him and die, reciprocal obsession, stalking but in a good way, vigilante justice, psychopath falls in love, mxm, first times, bi-awakening, gay for you, not as straight as i thought i was, trauma bonding Oliver and Zachary have no one but each other. In a foster home on an isolated plot of land, their bond was carved deeper and deeper with each new day of neglect and abuse by their foster parents. During an escape attempt gone wrong, they are torn apart, each believing the other to be dead. Wracked with grief, the two boys have to figure out what it means to live without each other. Oliver ends up on the streets, while Zachary ends up adopted by a man with wicked intentions. Over ten years later, Oliver and Zachary manage to share the same pastime - hunting and culling deadly criminals. Oliver focuses on his small neighborhood, running a "neighborhood watch" from his run-down motorcycle shop. Zachary focuses on the whole city, helping his two new adopted brothers, each with psychological issues of their own, to navigate what it means to have a code of ethics despite their shared psychopathy. When hunting the same elusive new crime boss in their city, the two finally cross paths.

BOOK TWO OF SIX IN THE ANGELS AND DEVILS SERIES. - OCTAVIUS EVERHEART: P.S: I spilled my fucking guts to the guy who haunts my every thought, and now he knows I'm in love with him. Send help! No one was coming to save me from the unhealthy way I avoid emotions. I was on my own. I didn't know what I wanted anymore. I never knew. Not since that humiliating moment in high school. When I tried to ask a horrified Onyx Steele to prom. I'm not supposed to hate him for turning me down as gently as he could. In front of everyone. Or the way he looked absolutely horrified when he saw what I'd done. But as the years passed, and I hissed at him through them, Onyx hits his breaking point. His breaking point? The boy he was bonded to. The one I have a deeper, unjustifiable unlike for. And when he tried to help? I pounced. It was more than they saw. I've known Onyx longer than he had. But after I end up getting told by Onyx that he was done giving me the attention I sought, I bent in half more. So, when he came to try once more with me. I told him. Everything. More than I should have. I just snapped. I don't want to be in love with him, so I told him in hopes he'd free me. Except, Onyx seems determined to fix things. It starts with the most insane grand gesture known to mankind. And it puts the man who despises being the center of attention, right at the goddamn epicenter.

Detective Ranizifel "Rane" Hyde is a demon in a world where demons are owned by devils. Abandoned at a catholic children's home for non-human citizens, Rane's unclaimed status remained secret. The nuns hid his species from the outside world, disgusted by him. Shame, guilt, and the morality of humankind was pressed onto him and used as tools to mold him into an anxious mess hung up on 'goodness'. With a pathetic excuse of a conscience and an inability to feel key emotions, Rane dedicates his time to solving crimes. When a new case ends up partnering him with a divine half-angel FBI Agent named Lukys, Rane starts to wonder if maybe he's found someone who will finally help him be truly good. Azmael is a devil that's too powerful to need anyone. Him? Need a demon? No. Such things are for weaker devils who use the strength within the bond to jostle for status and power. Azmael knows about the human cult that's stirring up the police and the FBI, and he knows which devil is behind it. He could help the two officers who come to his nightclub demanding answers... but he is much more interested in holding that information and using it to lure Rane deeper into his clutches. Azmael has never seen such a repressed, confused, and lost demon in his life. Rane is deliciously tormented by his "shortcomings", not realizing that he's better than those worthless humans he aspires to be like. And that FBI nephilim trash trying to "purify" and "save" him? Azmael wants to rip his heart out. Rane is perfect the way he is, and Azmael decides he will drag Rane into the darkness of their world and claim him, body and soul. Azmael will ruin him, and he'll make sure Rane enjoys every filthy second of it, until his precious demon is reveling in the truth of who he really is.

Heath and Teagan only agree on one thing: they don't want to be in a relationship. Teagan, who is busy finishing her law degree, needs a break from the stress of living up to her parents' expectations. Heath is following his passion and starting his career as a physical therapist, but his family's drama is tearing his life apart behind the scenes. As members of the same friend group, Heath and Teagan will be around each other plenty during wedding season, whether they like it or not. With no time or desire to date, the two come to an agreement: pre-scheduled hookups through the summer or until something real comes along. A situational relationship, otherwise known as a situationship. Their arrangement seems perfect. If their past doesn't come back to bite them.

Rayne has a routine, a plan. He lives life according to this routine. A few times a week, his routine allows him a few hours to hide away in his diner. Everything is always the same in this diner, even the variances are consistent. That is, until the gray-haired manager hires a new waiter who moves about like a tornado. This boy does not know Rayne's "usual" or his proclivity to be left alone so he can watch and study the people living around him. This new waiter disrupts his routine in all the worst ways and Rayne can't help but hate him. He doesn't seem to care, however, continuing to disrupt Rayne and see Rayne and pop Rayne's bubble of safety, and ask Rayne questions that he doesn't want to answer. It was all quite aggravating really. •••••• He looked vaguely familiar, like an ancient statute carved from marble or a delicately crafted oil painting you can see only in the galleries in Europe. He was all but perfect, just one minor flaw over his eyebrow- a scar where hair refused to grow, leaving a pale gash to interrupt his dark eyebrow. I noticed, between all my studying of this strange man's face, that his lips were moving. I had no desire to hear what he was saying. I was content to just watch. The ways his lips parted and pressed together, his porcelain teeth teasing an appearance behind them. I watched him speak, not hearing a word, until he stopped, his lips curving up and open on one end in an aggravating smirk. I don't know why it aggravated me, but it did. I furrowed my brows and removed an earbud, moving my eyes back up to his. His eyes seemed to aggravate me too. They looked all too teasing, all too amused. 🎖️ #1- yearn- Feb 18, 2026🥇 #1- love- Dec 18, 2025🥇 #1- slowburn- Dec 18, 2025🥇 #2- boyxboy- Dec 18, 2025🥈 #2- bxb- Dec 18, 2025🥈 #2- manxman- Dec 18, 2025🥈 #3- literature- Feb 14, 2026🥉 #10- lgbt- Dec 26, 2025

BOOK THREE OF THE CHAPEL HILL SERIES. MUST BE READ IN ORDER. "We signed a contract, and I will uphold the terms. You were hurt, and I want to keep you safe." -Felix Black - FELIX BLACK Five years ago, Maddox told me we weren't allowed to be friends anymore. Allowed. Three and a half years ago, I was arrested for assault. I assaulted the man who almost beat the love of my life within an inch of his life because I was too much of a coward to tell Maddox what I really felt. So, he found someone who would be open to giving those things to him. But he was given trauma instead. Eight years ago, Maddox and I signed a contract with each other that we will be married to one another if we're both single when we're twenty-five. I took that contract to heart after the ways Maddox was hurt. I want to keep him safe. Love him. Protect him. So, with Maddox as the wedding planner, he's planning his own wedding. Except, he has no idea. I know how crazy it sounds, but I don't care. The way he looks at me cannot be ignored. The way we move together cannot be forgotten. The way he holds onto me will be my lifeline. Maddox Hayes is my childhood best friend. And he is and will always be the love of my life. The only problem? While Maddox is unaware that he's planning his own wedding, I, somehow, was unaware we were already committed to a relationship. And as things unravel, they became a mess we need to clean up. Along with every other obstacle we need to face on our way to the altar. Things will get a little messy. Tears will be shed. But not all tears are sad. Just like not all smiles are happy. RSVP to our wedding while you can, because I'm determined to marry the only one love of my life. So long as that's what he wants.

When a sharp-tongued, reclusive artist with a failing body is forced into an arranged marriage with a gentle barista drowning in responsibility, two broken lives collide in the most unexpected way. Sky Wongravee, the deaf and chronically ill heir no one seems to understand, has built walls taller than his family's reputation. Nani Hirunkit, kind to a fault, carries the weight of his little brother's future on exhausted shoulders. Bound by a deal neither wanted, they soon discover that sometimes love doesn't arrive softly - sometimes it drops into your life like a storm you never prepared for.

Dominic has until his twenty-fifth birthday to find and claim his fated mate or be married off to the Vampire King. He would rather have his fated mate than become a part of the King's harem. So when he finds his mate he is ready to accept him. However, there are a few problems. His mate is a werewolf and if his father finds out, Dominic will be called home. Second, his mate already has a mate an Dominic just might not fit in. A/N This story features M/M scenes. If that is not your thing, please do not read. Negative/hate comments will not be tolerated.

Haphephobia: the fear of being touched. Blake, a second-year Psychology student, hadn't ever heard of such a phobia, until the day he was hired as a guide for Dean, the heir of a rich family. Even though Dean had the appearance and behaviour of a gentleman, he harboured an extremely dark and painful past that left him traumatized. After a rainy night on an empty road, a string of coincidences brings the two together. Blake makes it his goal to help Dean free himself from his past and bring back the happiness he deserves while Dean can't help but be won over by the charismatic guy, who is the only one not to see him as damaged or pitiful. However, when memories are revealed, and the feeling of friendship starts turning into something else, things complicate. Is it possible to let go of your past, to fight for an unlikely future?