"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just arrived at the scene where-" "Gun shots were heard just minutes ago-" "Cars are smashed together as you can see-" "Viewers please be advised of the gruesome scene that is displayed-" "There is more blood leading just that way-" "It is said that the victim was a man by the name of-" "Jackson Harris." News report after news report, all leading up to the big conclusion. Jackson Harris was dead. But who is this man? Detective Henry Miller is put on the case of Jackson Harris, a man full of mysteries and violence. While he had no actual criminal record, he was well known throughout the city due to people putting the blame on his name. Henry has heard many stories of the man but never actually encountered him. The truth was, no one has actually met the man. At least no one has confessed to it. He was beginning to wonder if he really was real or a myth that bad guys created to put the blame on if a body showed up or if drugs were found in a hideout. "It was Jackson Harris." Henry's heard that line many times, but the million-dollar question is, was he actually real? And if he is, is he actually dead?

Richard and Carlton are childhood friends who haven't seen each other in five years after that embarrassing incident. Things are about to get awkward now that Carlton is the butler of the Preston family and Richard is the sole heir of the Preston-Astor Group, one the largest conglomerate in the world. --Completed 02/27/25 WATTYS SHORTLIST Ranking Milestones #1 boyxboy #1 bxb #1 lgtbt #1 gay

"You're so fucking annoying." Jake just shook his head at me. "And you're a self centered uptight dickhead." I glared at him. Jake laughed lightly at the insult. "You have such nice things to say about the guy that just fucked the shit out of you." - Evan and Jake hated each other. That was the one fact everyone knew. Captains to rival football teams meant that they were constantly at each other's throats. Everything turned into a way to one-up the other. But then the two boys find themselves alone in a bar bathroom and soon they are stuck in an enemy with benefits arrangement that can only turn messy. ⚠️Content Warnings- Sexual content, abuse, homophobia {book one in Crossing Lines series}