Damien Hale has one goal: survive senior year, earn a football scholarship, and get far enough away that his abusive father can never touch him again. Then he meets Everette Greene-a beautiful, sharp-tongued boy made of sunshine, painted nails, and everything Damien has spent his life being forced to hate. What begins as hostility slowly becomes something neither of them is prepared for, while the people around them hide horrors of their own behind jokes, silence, anger, and perfect smiles. In a town full of secrets, six broken teenagers will learn that sometimes the people who save you are just as lost as you are. Everette Greene is the kind of boy everyone remembers for his smile. He is bright, affectionate, dramatic, impossible to ignore, and always the first person trying to make somebody else laugh when the room gets too heavy. With his shaggy blond hair, painted nails, sharp mouth, and almost reckless kindness, Everette has spent years making himself into something warm enough for other people to stand beside. What no one really sees is how exhausted he is. Behind the jokes is a boy carrying more fear than he knows what to do with. His mother is sick. His childhood left wounds he still doesn't know how to name without choking on them. His mind can turn cruel without warning, convincing him that he is too needy, too damaged, too difficult to keep loving. So he keeps smiling. Keeps helping. Keeps showing up for everyone else, even when he is quietly falling apart. Everette has survived by making pain look beautiful. The problem is, survival is starting to cost him more than he has left to give. Ghost of You is a dark, devastating slow-burn about abuse, grief, found family, first love, and what happens when surviving is no longer enough.

Damian Voss waited nine years to come back to Blackthorn University. Not to forgive. Not to heal. To make sure the people who killed his brother get what they deserve. He has a list. He has a plan. He knows exactly who he came back for. And then Theodore Ashcroft gets in his way. The infuriating gardener with chestnut hair, a permanent smirk, and an unsettling habit of looking at Damian like he already knows every secret buried beneath his skin. Damian can't seem to stay away from him. And Theo? Theo has secrets of his own. Damian came back to Blackthorn for revenge. Falling for someone was never part of the fucking plan. But some people love gently. Some people love from a distance. And some people look at every demon inside you and whisper- Let me kill them for you.

Luca Fontana came to America for one year as an exchange student. Making friends wasn't part of the plan. Neither was falling for Alex Miller. The captain of the hockey team with a complicated family, a reckless streak, and a habit of putting everyone else first. As their relationship grows, so do the secrets they're both hiding. Some are easy to tell. Others have the power to destroy everything.

"Promise me you'll stay strong, for me, for us" Smiling at the older boy below him Blake rested his forehead upon Alec's. "I promise" Hearing these words Alec smiled once more. That promise was all he needed to keep going. For them, for Blake. *** Blake was a nerd, shy, Introverted. Doesn't have many friends other than the school librarian, parents and the local café owner. He's never been one to interact with his fellow classmates. Always been put down upon, bullied by the schools football team. Starting his Sophomore year in high school all Blake could do was hope for the best, be able to merely pass this year in a flash. However a certain jock had other plans. Alec was new to school, becoming popular quite quickly. His angelic looks, body like every girls dream. He soon became the captain of the basketball team. His cold demeanor, bitter attitude girls drooled over him even more. All he hoped was to find a girl to make his, spoil. Except fate chose to completely switch his life upside down. Practicing for his next game Alec didn't expect to stumble upon a certain boy. His heart doing something it's never done before, skip a beat. Following his gut Alec knew what he wanted and when he wants something he gets it. However will Alec's family secret scare the only thing he's come to care for away in the world?! Can these two push past the jealousy and hatred from others to find freedom?! ______________________________________________

Jason Gilbert was a fire cracker. Constantly cracking jokes, getting on people's nerves, and being a real Y.O.L.O person. Except he can't die. But the only person he changes his attitude for is non other then the original hybrid. Klaus Michaelson Started: 7/9/21 Ended:9/12/21 © Sumiahlovesfood // 2021

Devin Archer is an angel, but apparently, he's not very angelic. Getting kicked out of heaven was a low point for him, he'll admit, but he's slowly learning about the human world through his job as an assistant coach for Mystic Falls High School's football team. Life takes a turn for Devin when Klaus Mikaelson rolls into town, shooting him lovesick puppy eyes and growling at anyone that steps too close. And the fallen angel is left wondering if he's sick, because he might just be starting to fall in love with the devil. Or, In which, Devin Archer both falls from Heaven and falls for Klaus Mikaelson.

[BOOK THREE] Ethan Reed has always been the golden boy. The favorite son, the captain of the volleyball team. Perfect. He has to be perfect. But after everything, Ethan finds himself crippled by the pressure of it all. It builds and it builds all the way to a breaking point, so eventually, when Ethan finally cracks under the pressure, no one is surprised. What is surprising however, is the boy that arrives to pick up the pieces. When Ethan struggles to hold it together over the road to the finals, June is there, and together, with him, his friends, and a twin brother desperately trying to heal their broken family, Ethan starts to finally feel like there might be hope after all. [NOTE - this is the THIRD book in the head over heels trilogy. it isn't a stand alone, read the others first!]

Finn Acker takes his anger out on hitting baseballs. That might be why, senior year of high school, he finds himself captain of the team, with D1 offers on the rise. He's the school's "Golden boy." Known and loved by almost everyone in his small town in North Carolina. Well... almost everyone. Scotty Landry has had it out for Finn ever since sophomore year, and Finn has no idea why. Scotty's first and only love has been music. He spends his time booking gigs for his band and smoking outside of a run down gas station, the complete opposite of Finn. The two, like oil and water, just don't mix. And that will never, ever change. Until it does.

It started with a wrong number. A harmless prank between friends turns into late-night conversations with a stranger who lives thousands of miles away. What begins as a joke slowly becomes the best part of his day. The problem? The person on the other side of the screen isn't supposed to matter. One comes from an ordinary life filled with football practice, family dinners, and loyal friends. The other belongs to a world of unimaginable wealth, impossible expectations, and secrets that could change everything. As messages turn into phone calls, and friendship becomes something neither of them can ignore, they find themselves falling for each other despite the distance between them. But some secrets have consequences. And sometimes love asks for more than you're ready to give.

Travis Iverson has been best friends with Louis Seo for as long as he can remember. They practically grew up together, but Travis never once realized that Louis had a younger brother that was living with his grandparents in a different country. When Louis younger brother, Mimi Seo, ends up coming to visit for a year, it doesn't help that Travis ends up becoming attracted to Mimi's classic beauty and grace. Lucky for him, Mimi falls for Travis kindness and willingness to help him around a new country. With their attraction growing for another, they find themselves keeping it a secret from Louis. Because Mimi knows something Travis doesn't, Louis has been in love with Travis for years. If he was to find out the relationship Travis and him have, it'd ruin both of their relationships with him indefinitely. Now they both have to keep a secret from Louis about their relationship, yet try to get to know one another in secret. Will they risk Louis finding out, keep their relationship a secret forever, or not risk it all? Highest Rank: #mxm - #2