Desperate for love and a place to belong, Leo Ward has lived his life in silence. After a traumatic childhood incident, he lost his voice and was taken in by adoptive parents who treated him more like a servant than a son. Every day, he dreamed of escaping their cruel home. His dream came true...but not the way he expected. When cold and domineering CEO Adrian Hale discovers that Leo once saved his life years ago, he appears out of nowhere, announcing that he will be his husband. Leo, too shocked to speak and seeing his escape, can only obey. After marriage, he starts to record his thoughts in a hidden journal. "If he regrets this...I'll leave quietly." But Adrian finds the journal. Instead of anger, he smirks, lifts Leo's chin, and whispers. "Who said I regret marrying you? I like my silent husband just the way he is." And from that moment, Leo's quiet world begins to shatter in the most intoxicating way.

Leo Morelli has a reputation. He's a heartbreaker. It's chronic. Felix Finley had a reputation. A less fun one. He left it behind. He wants it to stay buried forever. Only when he joins the national volleyball team, old secrets get a little difficult to keep. Felix and Leo have met before. They have history. It's complicated. There's something brewing between them. There has been for a while. Tension. It's palpable. Unavoidable. However, neither of them do feelings. One thinks they're a waste of time, and the other thinks feelings ruin everything. The problem is, feelings don't care about what anyone wants. They happen anyway, and when they do, things get messy.

After two years in an abusive relationship, Rowan Hale escapes with nothing but scars and a fragile hope for freedom. Filing a report brings him face-to-face with Detective Dante Cross, a man with a cold reputation and shadows of his own. Rowan is supposed to be just another case. But Dante can't look away, not when Rowan flinches at every sound, not when his pain runs deeper than bruises. Protection turns into something neither of them can deny, even as danger circles closer. Because Rowan's past isn't finished with him. And Dante will burn every law he's ever sworn to uphold if that's what it takes to keep him safe.

[BOOK THREE] Ethan Reed has always been the golden boy. The favorite son, the captain of the volleyball team. Perfect. He has to be perfect. But after everything, Ethan finds himself crippled by the pressure of it all. It builds and it builds all the way to a breaking point, so eventually, when Ethan finally cracks under the pressure, no one is surprised. What is surprising however, is the boy that arrives to pick up the pieces. When Ethan struggles to hold it together over the road to the finals, June is there, and together, with him, his friends, and a twin brother desperately trying to heal their broken family, Ethan starts to finally feel like there might be hope after all. [NOTE - this is the THIRD book in the head over heels trilogy. it isn't a stand alone, read the others first!]

[COMPLETED] [Warning: Strong language used throughout the book.] He put his hand over my notebook and the other over mine. I glared up at him, his golden brown eyes catching my attention. "I can't write like this," I pointed out. "Is this all you care about?" Ryan asked. I shrugged. "Not this specifically, but yeah, I care about my grades." Ryan smirked. I swallowed nervously but refused to break my stoic expression. He leaned closer to me, my heart pounding so hard against my chest it felt like it might break out and fall on the table between us. His mouth was right by my ear, and I could feel his warm breath when he spoke which sent shivers down my spine. "Well, aren't you a little a scholar?" *** The only things Alex Moris ever cared about were his grades and his sister. However, when the boy his sister likes, Ryan Smithe, makes things complicated and causes him to feel things he's never felt before, Alex realizes that, maybe, there's more important things in life than grades and scholarships. [Word Count: 40,216] [BoyxBoy] ~#14 in the "BoyxBoy" tag on 3/5/2019~ ~#14 in the "love" tag on 12/28/2018~ ~#8 in the "lgbt" and "lgbtq" tags on 1/4/2019~ ~#1 in the "loveislove" tag on 1/12/2019~ ~#31 in the "romance" tag on 2/10/2019~ ~#2 in the "BxB" tag on 3/9/2019~

[BXB] in which a boy leaves his love letters in the wrong person's locker. ↬ Kairo Alden has been pining for fellow classmate Alexandria Miller for as long as he can remember. Finally, with some persuasion from his friends, he decides to step out of his comfort zone and leave love letters in her locker. Only problem? He ends up leaving them in Alexander Rhodes' locker instead. milestones: 6/25/20 - #3 in bxb 7/03/20 - #3 in QUESTIONING 7/06/20 - #3 in LGBTQ 7/06/20 - #2 in QUESTIONING

❝it's 3am, what do you want?❞ ❝there's a roach in my room, kill it for me?❞ 〤 Alvin, despite being 24 years of age, is terrified of bugs. Which is why he resorts to forcing the alluringly mysterious boy next door into killing them for him when roaches start showing up in his apartment. 〤 COVER BY: @lucidmelancholy started; 7/22/2020

I'm back with another banger of a story, ya'll. _________ Griffin Gray is a D1 swimmer, a Princeton transfer, and the most put-together disaster Rohan has ever seen. Rohan Malhotra is pre-med, hopelessly in love, and absolutely not dealing with it. Nobody would expect them to fall apart together. Then again, nobody expected them to find each other and fall in love either. "You don't understand," said Griffin. "I'm the villain in everyone's story." "No, " whispered Rohan, cupping his cheek. "You will always be the hero of my story." _________ Interviewer: I don't know what you are doing still reading this. I demand you to click on chapter one RIGHT NOW. [CAN BE READ AS A STAND ALONE]

Ya'll are in for a treat I promise you. Raven Gray hasn't been the same since his mom died. He's angry, broken, and pushes everyone away. Noah Lockwood is the golden boy who refuses to stay out of his life. Slowly, the walls Raven built start to crack-and he has no choice but to let someone catch him when he falls. "I'm so tired, Noah," Raven whispered, tears streaming down his face. Noah pulled the boy close to his body and stroked his hair comfortingly. "I know," he said, closing his eyes. "I know." Interviewer: *visibly tearing up* [CAN BE READ AS A STAND ALONE]

COMPLETED [boyxboy] After his religious mother kicks him out for being gay, Elijah Ellis moves in with his father, where his step-mother, step-brother, and half-sister also welcome him. Elijah aspires to continue doing what he loves and play hockey for his new school, but his past hookup with the closeted hockey captain, Fox Ridley, complicates things. While Elijah just wants to get through the season unscathed, Fox is hellbent on hating him. Elijah is unsure whether he will ever overcome Fox's hatred, or if he will remain on thin ice. ~171k words