They say you can't go home again. But what if home is the man you can't forget? Luca Romano left his small town and its narrow-minded whispers behind, trading them for a life of vibrant freedom as an openly gay photographer. But when a family emergency forces him back, he's thrust into a world of memories he'd rather forget. The last person he wants to see is Daniel his former best friend, his first love, and a secret chapter of his past he's desperately tried to burn. Daniel has painstakingly built the perfect, "normal" life: a respectable job, a house with a white picket fence, and a kind, loving fiancée. He's locked away his desires, his truth, and the boy he once was, convincing himself it was all just a phase. He's safe. He's straight. Or so he thought until one glimpse of Luca shatters the illusion completely. Ranking: 🏆 1. #Closet (29/09/2025) 🏆 1. #romance-friendship (13/10/25) 🏆 1. #Lgbtlove (17/10/25) 🏆 1. #SmallTowns (21/10/2025) 🏆 1. #Original (02/11/2025) 🏆 1. #Lgbt-Themed (22/01/2026) 🏆 1. #Reality (14/02/2026) 🏆 1. #Romance-friendship (10/03/2026) 🏆 1. #Lgbtlove (15/03/2026) 🏆 1. #Smalltown (21/03/2026)

Book Two in the Hail Royalty Duology ARTEMIO ROME: He's an error in my code. Griffin Knight. He's not supposed to crawl under my skin and hibernate there when I thought I extracted him a year and a half ago. I never needed his fake promises of a future with rose pedals and smiles. I've walked down that road before, and I refuse to bow at another man's feet. I will not be ruined a second time, and I most certainly will not be ruined by Griffin Knight. All love has shown me are the ways I don't deserve it, so I put an ocean and a block list between Griffin and me. So, why is it the minute I set foot back on U.S. soil, I am automatically magnetized to the one I tried so hard to leave behind? Not only am I forced to work with him toward my best friend, Prince Cyprus, wedding day, why does he have to be Evander's best man? Also, why? Just why was he recruited as a model by my Mother for my debut fashion line? Why do I have to go through the torture of seeing him in close quarters almost every day? And why is he suddenly starting to notice the signs of my past that I've worked so hard to keep hidden? Why is my guard slipping around him? Why does his touch promise safety and security, when I'm never supposed to know what that feels like? I don't even like to be touched, but why do I start to crave his? No, he can't slip past my walls. He'll see everything. He'll see every weakness I've worked so hard to keep hidden. And he'll see nothing except the dead shell of a person I mask like an expert. But why does it seem like every time he looks at me and sees through my facade... that he wants to bring me back to life? He's an error in my code. But I suppose errors can lead you toward something you swore you never deserved. Love.

Kidnap, torture, kill, repeat. That's how this serial killer rolls. So, what does it take for one boy to escape his horrifying captivity? It takes guts! Best friends, Kevin and Josh, are trying to juggle college classes while finding a way to launch a biochemistry business, but their lives turn into a living hell when Kevin's bad luck drives him to the doorstep of a serial killer. While Josh desperately searches for Kevin, the psycho killer is enjoying torturing his young victim in every possible way. However, there is one thing that the killer doesn't know; he picked the wrong victim to mess with. ⚠️TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠️ Disturbing contents! Strong language. Mental health issues. Media and descriptions of kidnapping, sexual harassment, blood, gore, torture, abuse, needles, violence, and death. Hashtags: Gay horror thriller bl boyxboy manxboy bxb mxm mxb stalker lgbt bisexual 🏆ACHIEVEMENTS🏆 🌟 Won the FICTION AWARDS 2019 for BEST HORROR BOOK ON WATTPAD 🌟 3RD PLACE WINNER of the WATTYS 2020 BOOTCAMP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 🌟BEST OF MYSTERY/THRILLER on WATTPAD OFFICIAL MYSTERY PROFILE 🌟FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S FRIGHT, MYSTERY, PSYCHOLOGICAL NOVEL, & BADASSREADS OFFICIAL PROFILES 🌟#1 in HORROR on May 15, 2018 🌟#16 in MYSTERY/THRILLER on Feb 28, 2018 If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad (that's W a t t p a d) you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original safe form, please go to: https://www.wattpad.com/user/ElleGore Thank you!

TEEN ROMANCE Bay and Archie were inseparable, bound together by a friendship that had flourished since childhood. Now, as school seniors, it appears the connection will never sever. But everything changed the moment 'she' entered their lives. She was magnetic, drawing their attention and shifting the dynamics of their unbreakable bond. Suddenly, the world they had known began to twist and turn, and the comfortable familiarity of their friendship felt threatened by allure of something new. It forces them to face how they really feel about eachother. A JOJO ORIGINAL Ranking #1 bxb (13/10/24) #1 school (13/10/24) #1 teen (13/10/24) #30 gay (17/06/24) #1 teenfiction (14/06/24) #1 bestfriends (09/07/24) #1 comingout (09/07/24) #2 boyxboyromance (07/04/2024) #6 bl (30/07/2024) Reader comments 335booklover "this is my heartstopper" Rla2j3d4e5e6e "i loved it sm, legit got butterflies on many oCcasions...i couldn't stop reading this once i started...love you author" Manifestingforyou "This is one of my favourite stories, I love the different perspectives and how each character has more to them. also like the full plotline but it's not like 11 hours long" ShaggyzezGutz "This needs a movie, we need a movie!" areo_dust *THIS SO GOOD ima reread this once again" QueenMimi540 "genuinely enjoyed reading this book and watching them start to figure out who they are and what they wanted, 10/10 would recommend" "I loved every bit of this book. I was so hooked. Really was looking for something like this and can happily say this book didn't disappoint me one bit. Thank you so much for writing this book" sexybrainnamu "actually, one of my new favorites, everything about it is amazing if possible i'd love to see a continuation on mark's character!!" MakoSwamp

Book one of six in the Chaotic Hearts series. BOOKS MUST BE READ IN ORDER. - RIVER MINTZ: Listen, I need you to hear me out. I'm a little bit impulsive, and I don't think anything through enough before I'm implementing my next plan of action. And it's because of my impulsiveness that I even ended up in this heartbreaking situation. See, I was falsely engaged to a man-a straight man named Louis-who did some awful things in his lifetime. You don't even want to know. But my parents had sent me to college and told me to discover life outside my wealth. I needed money. But when I found out what Louis had done, I immediately left. I didn't want anything to do with him. He was a vile human being. I should have known better. However, I didn't want my parents to know that I was someone's pet, so while they knew nothing about Louis, I also never told them we broke things off out of fear of my Mother's hound nose discovering what I'd done to make money during college. It's been five months since I ended things with him, and my Mom begged me to come home for Christmas this year and to bring my fiancé. And I couldn't very well say we were no longer together out of thin air, right? I had to figure something out, or my Mom would know I was lying. So, why did my ex-boyfriend, Seven Knight, appear in Chicago when he lived in Vermont, last I heard? Why did he agree so easily? Why was he so willing to go along with this? Mom found out my "fiancé" is Seven, and now she is begging us to get married on Christmas! What do I do?! We haven't seen or spoken in years because we... had to discover life outside of one another. But what I never told him? I never wanted that. And now, I have to pretend we're happily together, and it's confusing my brain. I still love him. I crave him. I need him. But I have doubt that he feels the same. It's been too long. I don't have much to offer. How could he still want me? Ha. What a fun Christmas holiday this will be, right?

Book Two of Five in the New Beginnings Series. **You do NOT have to read Inhale, Exhale, & Breathe to enjoy these stories** SALEM LUNA: Does anyone ever feel like they're riding a mechanical bull that is never ending? No matter how many times you get thrown off the thing, you appear right back on it? No? Just me then? See, I have this best friend. Former. Best. Friend. It's taking my brain a while to get used to it. Whatever. I'm hopelessly in love with him, and I tried desperately to admit my feelings out loud. So, I did. Raven Fox told me not to love him, and the look he seared into my skin when he said it was now branded into my brain. Now we're on the university book club Christmas retreat. Who did I get roomed with? Raven because of course I was given the bird. The damn bird that didn't love me in return. Which would have been fine had he not looked like the idea disgusted him. Six months have gone by since that day, and our tension is growing with more animosity each second. Now, we're doing activities together, and Christmas is my favorite holiday. He's not screwing this up for me. After a snowstorm starts hitting, though, I end up stuck in the middle of nowhere, out of gas in my snowmobile. I'm terrified as the wind starts picking up and snow starts whipping my face. I thought he wasn't listening. That he didn't care. So, why did he become the one to save me? Why does he look so distraught? His words say one thing, but his eyes are telling me his words are lies. Raven is lying to me. He loves me. But he doesn't want me to love him. All I want to know is why because I can't breathe without him anymore.

SCIENCE-FANTASY/ ROMANCE/BL The new kid had an aura that set him apart from everyone Joe had ever encountered. It was as if he were a puzzle piece that didn't quite fit, yet he seemed passionately determined to carve out his place in the crowd. Joe couldn't shake his curiosity about this enigmatic newcomer. What was it about this fresh face that captivated him so deeply? Was it merely the striking exterior, or was there a richer story woven beneath that vibrant surface? As he observed the subtle nuances in the new kid's expressions and gestures, Joe found himself pondering the layers of identity, searching for the truths hidden just beyond the surface. An otherworldly boyxboy tale... Ranking: #1boyxalien (10/08/22) #1 extraterrestrial (07/02/22) #1 fascination (03/06/22) #18 identity (29/09/22) #27 teenfiction (02/04/22) #7 3rdperson (29/05/22) #44 aliens (04/04/22) #85 love (28/05/22) #6 boyxboy (29/05/22) #2 bxb (11/07/22) #1 shifter (11/07/22) Reader comments... "It's an awesome book! Really made my day after crying about a few hours ago. Great writing, keep up the great work!!!" S0ofaa "I had a lot of fun reading it, it was a nice complete story with a cute plot and decent writing. Would love to read more like this (:" SakharineSecrets ** A/N: I only publish on Wattpad, so if you're reading this on any other site, my book has been taken without permission. Thanks JoJo

"What I was going to say was selfish..." He mumbled. I edge closer to him until my hand slowly cradled his cheek. Tilting his head up to look at me. "Please let me know what it was." I beg him pathetically. He begins to chew his lip and that's when I knew he was nervous. Nervous about what? I'm not exactly sure. "With everything I said...I was going to say at the same time...never...leave me." He confessed painfully almost. That's when I lost all sense of control and pressed my lips onto his. Kissing him with all my strength and all the built up desire that's accumulated. I continued to kiss him until at some point my tongue made it's way into his mouth. Tasting a sweet flavor that I've never encountered. As I got deeper in the kissing I feel myself fly back into a tree. Slammed against it that I felt myself lose my breath. Trying to catch it, I look up at Achille. His eyes were now a crimson red that intrigued me. He shook his head and suddenly he was gone in a blur. Confused, I stood as I had to pop my back from the hard hit into the tree. Looking in the direction Achille ran off, I knew I couldn't see him because it'd be a blur. Always thought it was fascinating how when he runs you can't see it. Being a vampire must be...fascinating. Yet he makes it out to be hell. I can't understand that kind of complicity of being a vampire and the issues. I get it, they drink blood. Though there's multiple things beside humans that offer blood! He acts like it's so horrific. I would love to know what it felt like for a day. Just one day...

Synopsis Gulf You. Ruined. Me. Took me three years to finally move on. 3 years to stop scheming on how I can hurt you the way you hurt me. Then now you stand before me smiling like nothing happened. Like I just imagined all my pain. Like you don't even know. I swear I'll make you remember. I will make you pay. Mew You. Brought. Me. Back. To. Life. 3 years after you left me. You sitting before me looking like you want to kill me. All I can think about is changing our memories. To make happier ones. Ones when you will never think of leaving me. I swear I'll make you forget. This time, I swear, I'll never let you go.

"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