THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF SWEETNESS Aidan is the proud owner of The Sugar Stop, a café in Pine Grove, and has dedicated his life to baking and selling delicious pastries. Keith left Pine Grove directly after High School, glad to escape the small town. Now he's back to take care of his deceased father's affairs but planned to stay not longer than a month to do so. Will he change his plans when he tastes the sweet cupcakes sold at The Sugar Stop and first and foremost their baker's lips? Who can resist such a tempting package after all?

[COMPLETE] William reached out toward Orion's hands, wanting to feel his warmth, and never let go. "I visited you almost every day." "I know," Orion grinned, "I know, Will." ⭑⭑⭑ William Riller is an aspiring young astronomer going through his first breakup. Unable to make peace with his lover of eight years abandoning him for someone he had barely known, William plummets into a state of depression. William wanted to make Christian Hagets recognize the importance of what he had thrown away. Orion is a star, and whenever someone makes a wish he has the opportunity to come down from the sky in his human form. On one humid, lucky night, William finds himself making a wish on a shooting star. Except, William had no idea what a blessing that star would prove to be. ⭑⭑⭑ #1 IN LGBTQRIGHTS - 15/07/24 #2 IN BXB - 09/10/24 #22 IN BL -29/05/25

A homeless thief breaks into a house that has nothing worth stealing - except for the heart of a lonely man who is obsessed with time. ***** Blake has been living on the streets for his entire life. He never went to school, and never had a job, except for one: he is a thief, and a pretty good one at that. His new plan is to break into a rich house, steal everything he can, and move on. Everything goes well during the night of robbery right until he discovers the family secret: there is nothing worth stealing. Disappointed, he is ready to leave empty-handed, but then he stumbles on something he never thought he could possibly want, and moving on isn't an option anymore. Risking his freedom, he is now set to steal something from Time itself. || Gay || BxB || MxM || LGBT || Romance ||

* ONC 2020 AMBASSADOR'S PICK * * ONC 2020 HONORABLE MENTION * * ONC 2020 SHORT LIST * * HIDDEN GEMS * Sean has a problem: his dreams come to life. It causes him enough trouble that he moves across the country to start fresh at Everwood Institute. But as his repetitive dreams become more vivid, he wonders if anything he sees is real, and if the black leaves Finn trails behind him are truly there... Finn tries to keep his dreams under control, but this year, he keeps dreaming the same dream. It haunts him in the day, and doesn't help when he's trying to keep his past problems separate from his present life. Then there's the matter of Sean, who leaves flowers blooming wherever he steps... As Sean and Finn grow closer, they realize there's more to their dreams - and each other - than they know. ~*~ COMPLETED | #lgbtq+ #mlm #contemporaryfantasy "How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?" - Plato Prompt #15, OpenNovellaContest2020 Word Count: 21,198 words

After filing his company for bankruptcy, Kyle's wife leaves him and his three-year-old son. Now a forty-two-year-old divorcee with no parenting skills or money, Kyle decides to move back to the small home town he grew up in. He should have lost all hope in love and romance, but there's something about Chaska, his son's preschool teacher, that just makes him feel like a college student in love again.

Isak has always been afraid to sleep. In the past, he's never known if he's going to wake in his own bed or somewhere strange that he's never been. He never knows how much time has passed. Months can pass in hours. The people around Isak believe it's all in his head, that what he claims isn't possible, that he just disappears. He insists he's pulled across time and the world as he dreams, but this time it's different. Unclear if he's in the past or a just a different world, he waits to go home, if he can figure out where home is. Charzaphir Simnaril is a warrior and weapon used by his brother to keep the local populace cowed. When he comes across Isak, he dismisses him as a spy and sends him to the dungeons thinking that he's done with him. However, when his brother forces him to handle a work detail, Charzaphir discovers Isak is part of it. Isak, who can't hold a sword and acts as though he can't understand the language. Isak, who has secrets that he's not sharing. Isak, the one he has an undeniable connection to whenever he's near. Can they find common ground before Isak falls asleep again and disappears forever? *** WARNINGS: The story contains mature themes and language not suitable for children. Some chapters include graphic depictions of torture and violence, language, depictions or discussions of physical abuse, off-screen sexual assault, suicidal ideation, forced medical treatment, and other themes that may be triggering for some people. Read at your own discretion. In Twain is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events and locales is entirely coincidental.

Thomas needed a vacation, but that didn't mean he wanted one. His best friend convinced him to come down to his family's beach house for the summer to unwind, to relax for once. Thomas wasn't swayed easily, but he found himself on a flight to Florida regardless, albeit begrudgingly. Thomas intended to mope around for the three months, drink away his problems, and maybe get a tan in the process. However, his plans were thwarted when an unwanted houseguest from his past arrived the day after his getting there, leaving a bitter tang on the entire "vacation." Not to mention, Thomas was forced to share what he thought was his room with his best friend's wife's ridiculously handsome brother, Dallas. Thomas was on the cusp of drowning in the first week. Relaxation wasn't even on the agenda. He just had to try to keep his head above water.

To save his family from financial ruin, Anthony Ventura, the least dependable of the Ventura brothers, agrees to marry Knox Lavigne, the future king of his vampire coven. Knox is frustrating, bossy, and cares more about his family than anyone else... just like Anthony. Anthony never expected to be forced to marry his brother's ex-fiancé, and is even more surprised to find their mutual partnership evolve into the most intoxicating romance of his life. But it's not long until Anthony discovers the coven is under attack by mutated vampires, who are planning to assassinate Knox. To his horror, Anthony falls victim to the mutation. Now that Anthony has finally found his happily ever after, he'll do whatever he can to find a cure before he kills the only man he's ever loved. Standalone in the Picky Eater series

A charming roommate. A hopeless crush. A coming-of-age MM romance full of humor, heart, and heat. Liam // I didn't plan on falling for my roommate. I just wanted to survive college without embarrassing myself in front of Morgan-who, for the record, is everything I'm not. He's confident, charming, and somehow even looks good doing laundry. I keep telling myself it's just a crush, that the late-night talks and inside jokes don't mean anything. But every time he smiles at me, it feels less like a phase and more like falling. He's completely out of my depth. Morgan // Liam's chaos shouldn't be my problem, but somehow, it's become my favorite part of the day. He's awkward, loud, and way too easy to care about. I've had flings before, sure, but nothing that's ever felt like this-like coming home to someone who actually sees me. The rules were simple: don't get attached. But with Liam, the line between friendship and something real keeps blurring, and I'm not sure I want to stop it anymore. 📖 Part of The House Collection The House is part of The House Collection, a series of interconnected queer romances about messy friendships, found family, and falling in love when you least expect it. Each book can be read as a standalone, but together they create a larger story of friendship, humor, and romance. The House - Morgan & Liam (roommates-to-lovers, slow burn, found family) The Cabin - Julian & Owen (neighbors-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, first love) 💕 Perfect for readers who love: Roommates-to-lovers gay romance Slow burn MM love stories Queer rom-coms with banter and chaos Emotional LGBTQ+ romance Heartfelt spice with emotional payoff Found family dynamics Bonus side-romances Tender intimacy and laugh-out-loud moments

Simon's task is simple: travel back seventy years. Figure out how the apocalyptic Rift began. Come back to his own time, without causing any paradoxes. Hope he'll learn enough to close the Rift, before it swallows the world. It would be easy, if he didn't start to catch feelings for the man who caused it all.