Hidden deep in the breathtaking mountains of Novarae, four couples-straight, gay, and lesbian-step into the biggest gamble of their lives: one month in a sprawling luxury cabin where love is put to the ultimate test. By day, the retreat leaders push them through intense challenges designed to rebuild trust, reignite intimacy, and force the hard conversations they've been avoiding. By night, the cameras don't capture what really goes down when broken marriages and fragile hearts share the same roof: heated arguments, stolen kisses, confessions that cut deep, and unexpected bonds that form across the couples. Every laugh, every tear, every betrayal builds toward one impossible decision: will they walk away hand in hand, stronger than ever... or finally sign the papers that end it all? Two months later, at the explosive reunion, the truth will come out-who stayed, who strayed, and who decided love just wasn't enough. Messy, emotional, and unfiltered -this isn't just a retreat. It's the last chance at forever.

For three years Kasim, Nala, and Zuri had been a throuple. They'd started off as close friends throughout highschool but it wasn't until college when sexual feelings started between the three and that soon turned into romantic feelings. Despite their families views and opinions on their relationship they had stuck through it and had thrived once they got the hang of being with one another. Things had been going great until Orion- Nala's bestfriend had went through something traumatic in his life and they'd opened their home to him. He was a bisexual male and Kasim found himself becoming curious once he was around more. He'd never struggled with his sexuality before he'd always been a straight man- something about Orion had intrigued him though. One drunken night had changed the dynamics of the once shared friendships/relationships between the four. Could they add on more than they could handle? More people came with more drama/problems. Was that one night worth it enough to change their throuple into a-- QUAD?

Benjamin "Benny" Taylor had the city on lock. At 23, he's one of the youngest to move up in the Heights Killer-Known for running weight, throwing wild-ass parties, and having more girls than he can remember. There weren't too many guys in the game that moved like him-cold when he needs to be, but always the life of the spot. Benny built his name on never showing weakness, never folding, and keeping his real thoughts buried six feet deep. But when he's all alone, Benny's stuck facing things he doesn't talk about-not even to himself. He isn't just into women like he's been portraying. There's urges he doesn't know how to explain, feelings for dudes and even non-binary folks or anybody in-between that make him question everything he's ever been taught about being a man in the streets. He ain't soft. Ain't sweet. But he damn sure ain't living right either. When someone from his past-somebody bold enough to live out loud-shows up, Benny's world starts crackin'. Fast. Now he's caught in a war between who the streets want him to be... and who he really is underneath all that bravado. And in the Heights, being real can cost you everything. Book 1/2

A'shari thought he was just blowing off steam. Logging into LucidRoom, a seductive virtual world run by the mysterious Morningstar family, was supposed to be harmless. A place to vent. To flirt. To feel seen again. His famous wife, Aaliyah, had been cheating, neglecting their home, and letting their marriage rot from the inside out. When she disappears after another scandalous night out, A'shari is left broken, furious, and more alone than ever. That's when he meets Oshae-charismatic, smooth-talking, and dangerously addictive. Their connection is instant. Electric. Unholy. Oshae's voice gets in A'shari's head through the headset... and his body not long after. Promising him pleasure, escape, and a solution to all his problems. But the real devil isn't just in A'shari's thoughts-he's in his bed. Oshae isn't just any man. He's the son of Lucifer, part demon, part sin incarnate. And he's been watching A'shari for a long, long time. When Oshae confesses that he "got rid of" Aaliyah so they could finally be together, A'shari realizes he's in too deep. Because once the devil's inside you, body or soul... he doesn't let go.

8 prisoners. 1 remote island. 10 challenges. These prisoners believed they had a chance to cut down their life sentences-if they survived a series of brutal challenges, mind games, and moral sacrifices. The rules were simple: don't kill, don't quit, and earn your freedom one task at a time. However, nothing was real. Not the time off. Not the rules. Not even the mercy. Behind the cameras, SEASON ONE: DEATH SENTENCE is a global broadcast-a violent social experiment designed to entertain the dark web by pushing society's "worst" to kill each other. The true goal? Make murder inevitable and to film every second. Until a few of them start connecting the dots. When inmates uncover the truth, the game changes. The hunted become hunters. The guards become prey. And the audience? They're about to witness the one thing they never saw coming...

one of those queer stories about enemies to lovers