~WATTYS SHORTLIST 2025~ Hunter Dannings was a young CEO who had given up on love. But when he met River Conyers, a single dad and bar owner, his life began to change. Being around River gave him hope, and being around his daughter, Melodie, let Hunter imagine creating the family he's always wanted. But River doesn't let people in easily. And falling for him puts Hunter at risk for more heartbreak than he's ever known. ----- "Thanks for bringing me home." "It's no problem," Hunter shrugged, crossing his arms against the bitter Toronto cold. "You did the same for me." "Yeah," River started in, but paused, fingers tightening around the doorknob. "Maybe I should return the favor." In two large steps, River stepped in front of Hunter. His breath left his lips in small clouds as he stared determinedly at Hunter's mouth. Hunter's body was confused. After battling the oncoming winter chill for so long, it was strange to suddenly have River in front of him, warming his skin from proximity alone. Fingertips tinged pink by the cold reached up, grabbing Hunter's jacket and using the fabric to pull the taller man down. "You were gone for so long and never reached out," River croaked, fists tightening around the fabric of Hunter's coat. "Never sent me a text or gave me a call." "I'm sorry." "Are you?" River's whispered words warmed Hunter's lips, teasing him with the promise of more. "Then prove it." __________________________________ Highest Rankings: #1 mxm/malexmale/manxman #1 gayness/unlimitedpride #1 parent/singleparent #1 nosmut #3 gay #3 lgbtlove/lgbtlovestory #4 gaylove #5 fallinginlove #7 bxblove #16 wattpride #35 lgbt #64 bxb #96 boyxboy #99 single-parent #136 lgbtq #200 BL Date Started: 02/02/2024 Date Completed: 10/4/2024

★𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐘𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊 - 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋★ As Poll and Eujae, they can't stand each other. As Ten-Ten and Gaele, they care for one another. Art major Apollo Helios Torres and business student Eujae Nigel Castillo have been clashing with each other since their first day at the university. Their arguments have continued for years that it is believed not even in another universe will there be a chance for them to be on good terms. Unbeknownst to them, they have been getting along just fine in the internet world. Mortal enemies in real life but confidants online. Is it possible for a person to adore someone they've always disliked? One has to be insane to think that it is. But then again, Fate always manages to create some crazy twist. Content warning: swearing, a few (maybe two or three) sexual innuendos throughout the book, and discussion of certain social issues. Nothing explicit. Nothing that would warrant a change of rating to mature. Featured on Official Ambassadors' Reading Lists: @lgbtq ☆ BoyxBoy @Romance ☆ Rainbow of Love @StoriesUndiscovered ☆ Romance @lgbtq ☆ The Hot Encounter Experience @Ambassadors ☆ Rainbow Fiction @Wattpad ☆ Campus Romances @WattpadExplorer ☆ Campus Romances Cross-posted on Tapas

Oliver's boyfriend gets himself a seat in first class, leaving Oliver in the back of the plane. Not a great start to his vacation. But a friendly man ends up in the seat next to him, and when Oliver's boyfriend ditches him during the vacation, the man he met on the plane is there to help him salvage his trip and maybe mend his heart too. - Cooper loves his life in Washington, but he wishes he had someone to share his life with. When he meets a kind man on the plane who is mistreated by his boyfriend, he quickly starts to fall for him. Luck is on his side when the man reaches out to him for help during his trip. When the man's boyfriend breaks up with him, it might finally be Cooper's chance to find love.

"I hate you - so much Tripp." More confusion because, once more, wasn't this a good thing? "Why did you have to say that? What if," A little quieter, just above a whisper. "What if we mess up our friendship?" "But what if we don't?" "You don't know that," I bumped his nose with my finger. "And neither do you. So, why don't we give it a shot?" He bit down on his bottom lip, hesitation and worry filling his gaze. __ This is literally a story that follows the plot of two best friends realizing their feelings for each other, yes, I know, very cliche, but I enjoyed writing it. There will be mature LGBT+ content, so if you don't want to read those chapters or this story, skip it. Highest Rankings (that I'm aware of): LGBT+: #3 , College Romance: #2 , Gay: #19 / GayPride: #2, Gay boyxboy #1

[This story will become free on DECEMBER 13TH, 2024] Isaiah always had his focus set on school and baseball, but when he meets August, he suddenly begins questioning more than just his lack of a social life. ***** As the star of his high school baseball team, Isaiah Carr is looking forward to senior year. While not the most popular of guys, he's got his friends, he's a shoo-in for a baseball scholarship, and he's perfectly content sitting on the sidelines when it comes to his social life. However, when he meets August, a strange but cute boy with a prosthetic leg, there's no denying the connection between them. From friends to more, the two begin to grow a relationship that balances the troubles of their pasts with the hopefulness and acceptance of a future. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Eva I. WATTY'S 2020 YA WINNER

Since my childhood, I see dreams. Dreams that are premonitions. Premonitions about people I know. I was five when I first had a dream about my mother's death. And the next day, she died the exact same way. Since then, people call me Jinxed. But am I jinxed? or is this a boon in disguise? Because now that I am 25, things are changing. I have started seeing visions instead of dreams about a certain someone. In my vision he is dying. But if he dies, I feel like my whole body will collapse and turn into ashes... What is happening to me? Who is he? And how will I be able to save him when all I see is a glimpse of a peculiar dragon bracelet and nothing else? **OhmNanon **Mythical Characters **Fantasy **Dragons **Romance **PerthChimon **Parallel Worlds/Universe **Disclaimer:** Please be aware that there are malicious websites mirroring Wattpad content. These sites may contain viruses and harmful links that could compromise your device's security. To ensure a safe reading experience, please read the story exclusively on Wattpad. Stay safe and enjoy the journey!

Like a series of linked events, every next thing led me to this... And then it wasn't till I dreamt of him kissing me, that I realized it wasn't the girl I doted on... - OhmNanon FF **Disclaimer:** Please be aware that there are malicious websites mirroring Wattpad content. These sites may contain viruses and harmful links that could compromise your device's security. To ensure a safe reading experience, please read the story exclusively on Wattpad. Stay safe and enjoy the journey!

★𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐘𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊/𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 - 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀★ Neither of them had total confidence in destiny. Not even when they started to see the invisible red strings that bound people to their soul mates. Not especially when they learned who the other person was at the end of their own thread. University educators, Sky De Vera and JP Nieves, were connected soul mates, but they refused to be controlled by fate. In a battle between chance and choice, would this pair be able to break away from their red string? Or would they fall into destiny's trap that they were desperately trying to avoid? A standalone spin-off of Their Parallel Universe, set six years back. Mature contents: - depiction of child neglect and psychological child abuse in a few flashbacks. - a bit of suggestive scenes and risque language on the last chapter. No smut and nothing sexually explicit. * Other than those, the whole story is pretty lighthearted. 2024 AMBY AWARD Top Pick for Romance Novellas Padauk Mini Awards Second Place - Best Characters Rose Awards 2023 Third Place - Best Blurb 7x Featured: @SpeculativeFiction (December 2023) @Romance (January 2024) @StoriesUndiscovered (March 2024) @NARomance (April 2024) @APIFantasy (June 2024) @mythandlegend (June 2024) @Fantasy (June 2024)

Felix, a gay high school student, is trying to win his crush's heart by following the steps of a self- help book for girls on how to get a boyfriend. Published September 26, 2021 🔓 10k - 251021 🔓 25k - 230122 🔓 50k - 110722 highest rankings: (each of these blows my mind. tysm ❤️) #1 in [ lgbtfiction ] - 010422 #2 in [ funny ] - 120522 #4 in [ teenfiction ] - 221021 #4 in [ love ] - 231021 #10 in [ boyxboy ] - 221021 #10 in [ completed ] - 120522 #13 in [ comedy ] - 080722 #19 in [ pride ] - 241021