Cameron's first love is baseball, but when he falls for a softball player he can't be with, he realizes he's signed up for more than he bargained for. Between teaching baseball to a rag-tag team of kids and pursuing his dreams of coaching professionally, he shouldn't have feelings for Norah. But attraction is hard to fight, even when pasts and pain threaten to hurt him even more than they already have. ******* Cameron Shaw, the quiet and reserved assistant for an esteemed collegiate baseball team, has one goal in life: to coach professional ball. After one wild, unforgettable kiss on a dance floor with a stranger, his dreams are at risk of crashing down all around him. Again. Fun-loving Norah Young has two goals. First, to prove to her coach that she can be a starting player on the Saint Helena University softball team. Second, to find out why the stranger at the bar left her standing alone after the best kiss of her life. Infatuation turns to hate when he leads her to believe that he wants nothing to do with her. As the baseball assistant and a student athlete, Cameron and Norah aren't supposed to be together, but they can't seem to stay away from each other. Especially when Norah wakes up hungover in Cameron's bed, only to find out that he coaches a team of kids who don't know the first thing about baseball. While Cameron silently endures the chronic pain that stole his baseball career, Norah aims to figure out what it was that stole the promising young player's talent and smile, without getting too close to him. But they can't seem to stay away from each other, no matter how hard they try. FEATURED ON: Newly Written Books CONTENT: Women in sports Chronic pain and disability Gay rep in sports Steamy, but not spicy GENRES: Contemporary, college sports romance, new adult Marked mature for language and a few steamy scenes.

Matthew thought he could escape his past, one filled with constant war, where his powers made him attractive to a crooked regime. They'd forced him to enlist, used him to fight their enemies, and the only way to separate himself from those blood-soaked hands was to wash it all away. His name, his people, his soul, all born anew far away from the corruption and death. In those few moments, he breathed easy, yet as he closed his eyes at night, flames flashed before his eyes, reminding him of what he'd hidden away. Nightmares turn into reality as a shadow from his past stalks him beyond sight, framing him for the murder of officials who sat at the feet of the party who rules his warring peoples. Now Matthew must run with his family or face a trial certain to result in their deaths. Danger licks at his heels as tensions rise within his homeland, the government forcing segregation of those with powers and those without. If he hides and does nothing, the world around him will fall to chaos, but is fighting to save his people worth the price? Will tainting his hands in blood once more take all that is left of him? Will that blood make the difference? Or will it force more into a world of suffering. Future cover will be created by @CrimsonShadowMask

Sienna Calloway has spent her whole life despising the Vale family-the cold-blooded empire that ruined her father, leaving him a hollowed-out shell of the man he once was. She vowed to never bow, never beg, never let them see her break. But when her father makes one final, reckless bet and loses, Sienna finds herself at the mercy of Killian Vale-the brutal, calculating heir to the empire she loathes. He doesn't just take her as payment. He claims her. A debt to be paid in submission, obedience, and every ounce of defiance he can strip from her. Killian never wanted a hostage, but Sienna is a problem that needs fixing. She's too proud, too fierce, too tempting. He should break her spirit. Instead, she becomes his favorite game. Every time she fights, he only wants her more. Every time she tempts him, he tightens his grip. Their hate ignites into something dark and unholy-a love born from war, a passion laced with venom. But Sienna isn't just a debt to be collected. She's dangerous in ways Killian never expected. And when she turns her fire on him, he realizes too late... She was never his to break. She might be the one to break him.

When starving incubus Dante Agosti lands a job working for hot-tempered celebrity chef Cedric Hale, he can't believe his luck. Working for his idol ought to be a dream come true, providing him with all the culinary passion he could possibly eat. There's just one problem: dealing with the demands of reality TV has given Cedric the worst case of burnout Dante has ever seen. As Dante struggles to reignite his boss's love of cooking, the kitchen heats up in more ways than one. What began as a last-ditch attempt to sate his hunger soon sparks something more as Dante's boundless determination begins melting Cedric's hard exterior. But Dante knows all too well that loving a leech like him could have horrible consequences. If he isn't careful, their love could consume them both. Content warning: This story contains depictions of depression and non-descriptive mentions of sexual content. Cover by @dark_obsessions13

✿ Updates every Tuesday ✿ When a quiet high school junior is chosen as Hall Monitor, she uncovers a disturbing pattern in the previous candidates and begins to unravel as eerie events push her to the brink of madness, forcing her to confront the dark secrets buried within her school-and within herself. ------------------- Avra Bennett never asked to be Brookfield High's Hall Monitor, but when the unwanted title is thrust upon her, she quickly realizes it's more than just a trivial duty. Strange occurrences begin to plague her-whispers in empty hallways, cryptic notes left in her locker, and shadows that vanish when she turns around. As Avra delves deeper into the history of the Hall Monitor role, she uncovers a pattern of madness and disappearances connected to the school's dark past. With her sanity on the line, Avra must uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim of Brookfield's twisted secrets. But as the pressure mounts, Avra starts to question if the real danger lies in the school-or in her own mind. Cover by @MilaSteelesHearts ᴄᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ © 2024 ʙʏ ᴀᴜᴅʀᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛꜱᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙʀɪᴇꜰ Qᴜᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ.

**ONC 2025 LONG LIST** Eros (Cupid) gets rejected by Psyche for a newly-revived Narcissus. Convinced he is a failure who does not live up to his job description, Eros quits in anger and embarrassment, breaking his bow and his vows and retiring to Florida. -- After Hell's major overhaul, Kelsia-a repentant succubus and a hopeless romantic-finally gets a chance to earn her angelic wings back. That chance? Find Cupid a match and bring him back to work. -- Will they bring love and fireworks back to humanity, or will they doom all life to fizzle out like a sad, loveless, deflated balloon? This story contains strong language but no planned explicit scenes. Please do not skip the introductory chapter for trigger warnings.

Wesley Davis has no interest in becoming a beta tester for his friend's new language app, PollyGot. But when he's introduced to the alluring Livia Spencer, she challenges him to a bet: she'll learn more French than him in two months. His competitive side can't resist. What begins as a playful challenge soon turns sinister after the app's adaptive AI, Polly, integrates with his smart home. As the inexplicable injuries and accidents pile up, Wes begins to question his sanity. Is he just imagining things, or is Polly manipulating him in a twisted attempt to master a new language at any cost? - - - ꒰ঌ( •ө• )໒꒱ - - - Author's Note and Trigger Warning Thanks for checking out my entry for the Open Novella Contest for 2025! This story was inspired by the prompt below. 88. Lately, your phone feels ... off. It seems like it's watching you. At first, you dismiss it as paranoia. But one day, each message on your phone reads, »I'm watching you.« This story is rated mature due to language, violence, gore, sexual content, mature themes, and general chaos. Thank you so much for reading! Don't break your reading streak... or else.

The Sweet N' Chewy Café -- Where delectable and savory treats run your world. Be it an escape from work, or an escape for work, the café holds the key to an amazing day, everyday! Not for Rayne. No. His life's been nothing but work and people pleasing ever since he was orphaned and taken in by his boss, Riyana, who runs the place. With his magical ability to control water, Rayne has been the star of the cafe for nearly ten years. Exhausted after every performance, on the verge of using his power against Riyana, and constantly looking after his younger co-workers, Rayne has had enough. But a new addition to the band of performers catches his eyes, completely, utterly halting his plans of escaping the café. Conner's goofy grins and optimistic charm are like a magic of their own! Every passing moment Rayne spends with him leaves him even giddier than the last. Rayne is sure he can figure everything out, from escaping Riyana's control to confessing his feelings to Conner, and everything in between. If only a certain tiny, flying tiger could leave him alone for five minutes. UPDATES EVERY WEEKEND (Saturday/Sunday)

𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝐼: 𝐼 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶 𝒷𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈 series. ---------- When Mark, a reserved and self-assured loner, unexpectedly reunites with Josh-the man he shared a mind-blowing kiss with seven years ago-his carefully constructed walls begin to crumble. What starts as a tense encounter in a nightclub spirals into an unforgettable turn of events for Mark. Can he navigate this intoxicating pull, or will it lead to a downward spiral he can't escape?