Ten years ago, Rick Parker lost the person who meant everything to him. Now fate brings Detective Aaron Lake back into his life-during a murder investigation that forces them to confront both the past they buried and the feelings they never truly left behind. A slow-burn detective romance about trust, second chances, and a love that survived ten years apart.

Rowan built his life around control. Every routine, Every rule he followed , Every detail he perfected became a part of the crown he wore. The crown protected him. The crown defined him. Without it, he didn't trust what existed beneath it. By the time he left Britain, he arrived at Harvard university, where his obsession only deepened. He walked the halls wearing arrogance like armor and perfection like a crown. That was until he crossed paths with Leon Devasini(the most feared person on campus) who threatened something far more dangerous than Rowan position at the top. Leon threatened the crown itself. While everyone else wanted what Rowan had, Leon wanted to be the reason the crown shattered.

"Fall for me. I promise I'll catch you, baby..." (Boy x boy) Vaughn Sokolov is an Olympic bound swimmer-diver. Swimming is the only thing that stops the past from drowning him. When he's forced to share an on-campus apartment with Evan Grimsley, the nerdy, neurotic, and socially awkward hockey goalie, he's less than pleased. Before Evan came into his life, Vaughn had everything. A clear view on his sexuality, a perfect (ish) girlfriend, and the role as future heir of the Sokolov Group empire. But while his asshole facade works deterring him in the beginning, Evan soon sees behind the masks and the fronts. He sees the good that even Vaughn can't. Evan is the only one Vaughn can't hide his demons from. The only one who stays. And for him, Vaughn is willing to risk everything. But no matter how hard far he runs, the demons will always be lurking.....

{hockey boyxboy} Hockey captain Hudson Turner has everything mapped out: lead his team, impress NHL scouts, and never give anyone a reason to question him. But when charismatic and openly gay French Canadian exchange player Pierre Lavoie joins the team, Hudson is forced to decide if the love he never expected is worth jeopardizing the future he planned for. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hudson Turner is the kind of captain who never slips. Golden boy. Oldest son. Augustine Academy's pride. He doesn't make mistakes - especially not ones that could cost him everything. Pierre Lavoie is undeniably talented. Magnetic. Unapologetically himself. And, most importantly, he's dangerously uninterested in pretending. What starts as chemistry on the ice turns into something harder to ignore - lingering touches in the locker room, almosts that leave them both aching for more, an insatiable hunger that neither one knows how to survive. One of them is ready to be seen. The other is terrified of what that will cost. Falling for his teammate was never part Hudson's plan. But some connections are impossible to ignore...

"We promised we'd always be together, but even promises aren't strong enough to stop the world from tearing us apart." ------------------------------------------------------------------- They grew up together. Fell in love when they were young. To them, nothing else mattered so long as they had each other. But would these feelings hold strong when the universe seemed to enjoy tearing them apart?

He went to Texas just for something new and exciting. He never expected to meet a boy who would completely change his life. Sorry English is not my first language, but hope u enjoy 😛