In the wake of battle and buried pasts, John Walker and Bob navigate uneasy truce, quiet rooms, and shared silences. Through tension and fragile kindness, they learn to understand one another-slowly bridging the gap between sense of duty and vulnerability, mistrust and care, until something gentler begins to take root. Or: me-extremely weary of superhero movies-was brought to a showing of Thunderbolts by one of my bffs. I came out the theater a changed person. Originally published on AO3

Opposites attract in this swoony MM rom-com. ✨ Colton, a motorcycle-riding class clown, and Hudson, a shy librarian, couldn't be more different. But when life keeps throwing them together, sparks fly. A sweet yet angsty strangers-to-lovers romance full of laughter, heart, and the fight to stay together against the odds. 🏆 AWARDS & FEATURES: • Ranked #1: againstallodds [ 9.6.24 ] • Ranked #1: gayromance [ 2.7.25 ] • Ranked #1: lgbtlove [ 2.7.25 ] • Ranked #1: mmromance [5.7.25 ] PART OF THE ROAD TO US COLLECTION: All of my books can be enjoyed as standalones, but they're even more fun when read together. You'll spot recurring characters, inside jokes, and deeper connections that unfold across the series. Each collection follows a different couple in the same friends group-so the more you read, the more you'll feel at home. BOOK ONE: The Road to Us (Hudson x Colton) BOOK TWO: Playing with Fire (Carlos x Chuck) BOOK THREE: Run with the Devil (Tommy x Adrian) 🖤 COMPLETED: If you love this book, you can buy a distraction-free version of it to keep on any e-reader library over at my shop: authormanderson.com/shop ⚠️ MATURE CONTENT: graphic sexual details, physical and mental trauma, alcoholism, language

The Wildcats and Falcons have an irrefutable rivalry that's never been questioned. Alexander "Lex" Hope is the captain of the Falcons basketball team. And Ivan Petrov, the star player of the Wildcats. They're the spearheads of their town's basketball rivalry, causing havoc every time they butt heads. After his homophobic father kicks him out for being gay, closeted Ivan Petrov has no choice but to move in with his biggest rival, Lex Hope. What he first believes to be a temporary arrangement becomes his permanent residence. And the self-obsessed playboy Lex Hope seems... kinder (and harder to resist) than Ivan expects. Despite his local stardom, life isn't easy for Ivan. He has enough to deal with : an alcoholic father, a dying mother, and now: sharing a room with his nemesis. Overwhelmed, all Ivan can now do is live with hope. Quite literally. Suddenly, Ivan not only has to worry about Lex winning the Wildcats-Falcons match, but also Ivan's trust and - most importantly - his heart. Maybe that line between love and hate isn't so thick after all.

Dante Harris was running. Running from an abusive past. Running from a messy break up. Running from the life he left in the small city of Round Rock Texas. Somehow this small town boy has found himself in the busy streets of New York City, and in the arms of one Samuel Deminico (not intentionally of course). Sammy's managed to survive in the Big Apple all his life. The city has brought him major once in a lifetime opportunities, such as opening up his dream boxing gym. He never thought he'd need to use his self defense moves outside of the ring... but one particular crackhead proved him wrong the night of April 15th. That was when Sammy met Dante. •• "You ever get punched in the face by a crackhead?" "No, I can't say that I have." "Then don't speak on it like you've been punched in the face by a crackhead." *this book is unedited

"What's wrong?" He asked softly, grabbing Kai's arm and preventing him from running away again. "N-nothing." Kai whispered looking down at his shoes. Nicolas lifted Kai's chin and looked into his black eyes with a soft look. "I know something is wrong. Tell me." He coaxed moving his hand from Kai's chin to cup his cheek instead. "I don't like it when you laugh and smile with Rex" Kai mumbled. "I want you to only smile at me." _____________________________________________ Kai and Nicolas were best friends. They've always been best friends. Everyone around them craved to have a friendship as beautiful as theirs. Nothing could change it. Until something could. Something as simple as feelings.

Blake Benson carries an irrefutable air of sophistication about him, one that is as infuriating as it is unsettling. There's nothing worse than working for a prick... ..So what is it about Blake Benson that keeps Callum Greene coming back for more? **Please note, I own no rights to the cover photo and this book will contain MxM content. **

MM ROMANCE | (Male x Male) Zack Milers, a 21 year old simple student living alone, away from his family. He has friends, social life and everything that a person needs to live. His life has the perfect, calm flow, going to university in the morning, doing part time in the night and even going to parties with his friends on weekends. However that flow turns into uncontrollable waves when he finds a box with a note on his bed. 'From your shadow' Shadow, his personality is exactly like his name. The name he choose for himself. No one notices his presence, his work leaves no hint behind. He prefers to be alone, away from the eyes of the people but when his eyes land on Zack for the first time, he can't look away. Something about the boy pulls him in. Wanting to know more about the eye catching boy, he starts following Zack like a shadow but can a shadow disappear too easily? No and Zack knows it too well. "I'm your shadow. No matter how hard you try to get away from me, I will follow you. Your existence means my existence." A low whisper rings in the dark room, barely making it to my ears. He stands there in the darkest corner of my room where I can't see him. He knows how to hide himself too well. "Where ever you'll go, I'll come behind you." His rough voice sounds chill running all over my body. started 11 December 2024 #1 psycho #1 spicy #1 possessive #8 gay romance #2 stalker #2 intense #4 manipulation #1 mmromance #14 lgbtpride #15 gaylove

MM ROMANCE | (Male x Male) Ares Silvermane, a well behaved alpha who has so many responsibilities on his shoulder and the need to stay strong for his people has kept him alive, breaks into a war with their enemy's pack. With little hope, he has waited for his mate, someone pretty, someone who would call his name with love, someone who has strong wolf and maybe some special power his mother had talked about. But everything shatters apart when he sees his Luna for the first time. Ethan stiles, being surrounded by the love of his family was his only happiness but that happiness is taken away when he's suddenly dragged into this unnatural world filled with unknown species. He has no idea why he is expected to have a wolf in him, why he is expected to be strong. It also certainly doesn't help his situation when his mate hates him to the guts for simply because the way he is. It wasn't his fault that he was born a human, without a wolf and a male. "I don't know what you expect from me!" I yell, tears forming in my eyes as I look into his golden eyes. He has a stoned expression as he stares at me with so much hatred. I hate it. "Exactly! You are too low for my expectations that I can hardly expect anything from you." He spits, his cold words shattering my heart in many pieces. I don't want this. I don't want to be his mate. Started October 4, 2024 Ended September 6, 2025 #1 wolfs #9 lgbtpride #1 intense #1 mmromance #6 malexmale #33 friends

After getting caught by the police, Axis Imber is sent to a school for misfits. A school to some, a prison for most. Serpenti High is a place like no other. It is ruled by the most rebellious and dangerous teenagers whose social statuses are defined by an unfair system called 'The Ranking System.' The concept is simple: only the fittest survive. Will Axis be able to survive the cruel system? Or will he fall on his knees and become a victim? What happens when he meets someone he never expected to meet again? Axis has changed his name since the orphanage, but he can't change his past. A story of new allies, dangerous enemies, hearbreaking betrayals, and forbidden love. Trigger warning: fighting, swearing, smut, and way too many bad boys *** Rankings: #fiction #featured #queer #gay #depression #bl #youngadult #featured #comedy #bisexual #manxman #teen fiction #boyxboy #bxb #LGBT #romance

"When I first saw you, I thought I'd have to kill you." "Uh, excuse me?" "But now I'll kill anyone that even thinks of laying a finger on you," he said, a dry laugh escaping his lips. "How times change, huh?" ~~~ Atlas, a young chef, was simply trying to survive in the big city. When a mysterious intruder, Emil, breaks into his apartment, Atlas is thrust into a life completely different from his. As Emil takes a liking to Atlas, will the chef run away? Or will the crime boss give him a reason to stay? ~~~ [mxm]