Everything was about to be different-but not the kind that breaks you. The kind you grow into. A good different.

"I fucking hate you." "Yea, and it's turning me on." ~~~~~~ * ~~~~~~ Academic Rivals. That's what Maxwell and Damon are. Damon, the youngest born son of a billionaire, Maxwell a simple middle-class prodigy. Damon can't work in his father billionaire business if he doesn't become college valedictorian. And on the first day Maxwell takes his spot, having the highest score in the class. From then on out Damon has been trying to take down Maxwell, from forcing him into a deal with the only way he can back out is to drop out to forcing him to be expelled. Will Maxwell give up trying to be valedictorian before Damon gets him expelled? Started: (06/24/25) Ended: (03/04/26)

This is the second book to "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss." Please read the first book. "There's nothing you can say to me that will change how I feel about what you did, Ethan." "What you saw that night meant nothing to me, okay," Ethan started. I found myself staring at him unsure of what to say. I didn't want to believe him this easily but I know who he is. "The Ethan that I know loves to tease. The Ethan that I know doesn't have stable relationships anymore. The Ethan that I know does one-night stands because he's afraid to fall in love again and get hurt." "I just don't want to lose you." "You already did."

Sticking two hot heads who've had it out for each other since day one didn't seem smart. But yet that's exactly what happens. Roman and Will didn't "click" together, the closest they were to having something in common was their swim team and their need to prove each other wrong. This is why they are given an ultimatum: They can give up their swimming scholarships or go to a beach house to mend their relationship. It was simple, they have to spend two months together. No communication with anybody else. Bonding exercises everyday. And absolutely no fighting for two months. Who knows what will come out of this?

Six kids in one house, and somehow he still felt invisible. Taye was always working, always stressed, always trying to hold everything together but never really seeing him. The others were the same. Busy. Distant. Like surviving mattered more than anything else. And maybe it did. But that didn't stop it from messing him up. So he learned quick don't ask for anything, don't expect nothing, and don't let nobody get close enough to leave. That's just how he became Kairo. Rude. Distant. Unbothered. Or at least...that's what everybody thought. Now suddenly, things were different. Taye checking on him. Asking questions. Looking at him like he actually mattered. It didn't sit right. "Where was all that before?" Kairo muttered one night, staring up at the ceiling, phone in his hand but not really looking at it. Because care-real care-was something he didn't know how to trust. And that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part...was him. Kairos best friend. The one person who always stayed. Always showed up. Always saw him even when Kairo tried his hardest to push him away. That was the problem. Because Kairo wasn't supposed to feel like this. Not about him.

*Book 3 of A Kiss Is Just A Kiss* If you have not read the first and second books, please do or else you will be lost. "You boys must be hungry," Samantha said, looking over her shoulder. "I'm not that hungry, mom," Ethan said, leaning against the island. "I know you're not," she waved off then looked at me. "I was asking your boyfriend." I chuckled but shook my head. "I'm not that hungry either," I said. "You two are perfect for each other," she chuckled. "I would love to catch up some more but I have a really important call to take." "No worries," Ethan said under his breath. "Make yourself at home," she called out as she made her way out of the kitchen then answered the call. "My mom," Ethan started, then I looked at him. "Always working." He paused, then looked at me. "Just like my dad." I could tell that he was hurting but I didn't want to say anything. Especially the words, "I'm sorry," since I had nothing to apologize for. I grabbed his hand then slowly grinned while I looked at him. "Want to show me where we'll be sleeping?" I asked and that was just enough for him to grin as well. "You mean where we'll be trying to sleep," he chuckled but I playfully rolled my eyes. "Follow me." ~ ~ ~

There's no way he's about to kiss me right now, I thought to myself. But slowly he made his way towards me, my heart now racing, and my palms now started sweating. He stood in front of me, leaning close to my ear. "Looks like the universe is trying to tell us something," Ethan whispered in my ear. He cupped my chin with his big warm hands and slowly inched his face closer to mine and I could feel the heat of his lips against mine. "Don't worry," he said reassuringly. "I won't bite." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a bxb story meaning boys on boys! Julio is a first year who ends up sharing a dorm with Ethan, a third year. What started off as a joke slowly began to escalate into something more. Teasing back and forth until Ethan got drunk, ending up in bed with Julio on top of him. What may seem obvious is defined as teasing for both. So what happens when they kiss? A kiss is just a kiss, right? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Started: 11/27/2022 Finished: 9/12/2023 Published: 11/03/2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best Rankings: #1 in spinthebottle #1 in collegeromance #1 in boyxboyromance #2 in 18andup #5 in smutish #10 in bxblove #29 in neverhaveiever ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1k reads on May 4, 2024!! ❤️ 2k reads on May 22, 2024!! ❤️ 3k reads on June 5, 2024!! ❤️ 4k reads on June 30, 2024!! ❤️ 5k reads on July 23, 2024!! ❤️

In this city, blood is currency. The streets don't forgive, and they certainly don't forget. "Ah got you, pa," Kaelen whispered his chin resting on julian's head "Ain't nobody ever gonna hurt you again."

Darius and Malachi have hated each other for as long as they can remember, only tolerating one another because of Shawn-Malachi's boyfriend and Darius's best friend since middle school. Malachi has always known Shawn isn't exactly loyal, but leaving him has never been that simple. So if Shawn can play games, why can't he? The problem is the one person Malachi ends up breaking his own rules with is Darius. It's supposed to be simple-no feelings, no strings, and Shawn can never find out.

Deno is unapologetic about how much he loves Tripp. His feelings are loud, obsessive, and impossible to miss, pushing him to extremes just to make Tripp understand that what he feels is real. Tripp refuses to face it. He dismisses Deno's devotion as too much, too intense, convincing himself that whatever exists between them doesn't mean anything at all. When Deno's presence begins to feel distant, something quietly changes. The shift forces Tripp to sit with emotions he's long ignored, revealing that denial can only last so long before the truth demands to be seen.