Ethan Cole has spent his entire life chasing one thing: success. As a scholarship student at Westbridge University, he doesn't have time for distractions. Not for parties. Not for drama. And definitely not for love. Then Noah Hayes walks into his life. Charming, popular, and impossible to ignore, Noah is everything Ethan tries to avoid. Yet somehow, the more Ethan pushes him away, the harder it becomes to stay away. But falling in love is never simple. Especially when Noah's older brother, Daniel, starts looking at Ethan the same way Noah does. Caught between growing feelings, complicated friendships, family expectations, and a future he's worked so hard to build, Ethan finds himself facing a question he never expected: What happens when the person who makes your heart race is also the person who can break it? In a world of late-night conversations, stolen glances, messy friendships, and impossible choices, Ethan is about to discover that some people leave you... too close to breathe. --- A university BL romance featuring: ♡ Slow burn ♡ Friends to lovers ♡ Love triangle ♡ Enemies to lovers side couple ♡ Found family ♡ Emotional drama ♡ Happy ending

Ten years ago, they destroyed my life. At least, that's what Elena Reyes has always believed. One scandal turned her from St. Augustine Academy's brightest student into the girl everyone whispered about. By graduation, she'd lost her reputation, her future, and the people she trusted most. She swore she'd never come back. But when a former classmate dies under suspicious circumstances just weeks before their ten-year reunion, Elena is forced to return to the town she spent a decade trying to forget. Then the messages start. Anonymous. Relentless. Dangerously specific. You were never the real target. As old wounds reopen and buried secrets begin to surface, Elena realizes the scandal that ruined her life wasn't what it seemed. Someone manipulated the truth ten years ago-and someone is still willing to kill to keep it hidden. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. And the more impossible it becomes to ignore Daniel Hart. Brilliant. Patient. Infuriatingly observant. The one man who seems determined to stand beside her when everyone else once stood back and watched her fall. But trust doesn't come easily to Elena. Especially when every answer uncovers another lie. Because the people who betrayed her ten years ago are hiding more than secrets. They're hiding the truth. And this time, Elena isn't leaving without it. A haunting romantic suspense filled with secrets, betrayal, slow-burn chemistry, and a love powerful enough to survive the wreckage of the past.

With his career on the line, Ashton takes a blockbuster role-only to find himself starring opposite his longtime rival, Ryker Cohen. But as tension turns to sparks, hate might not be the only thing burning between them. *** With Ashton's dying career, his last lifeline was accepting the lead role in a sureshot blockbuster. But the new role had a catch, and the catch had a name: Ryker Cohen, Ashton's sole archnemesis. Can Ashton act alongside the man he has spent years despising? Will he give in to the hate? Or will Ryker's soft touch melt Ashton's stone cold heart? *** "You're crazy," Ashton whispered. "Yes," Ryker continued. "For you." "No. You're just crazy. Period." *** [mxm] [marked mature for sexual content]