Lukas Grant is trouble. He makes his living using the identities of others. He has no home. No friends. No money. A skimmer in hiding, he dreams of recovering what he's lost because he had the misfortune of crossing paths with the wrong man. Aidan Harris hasn't gotten where he is in life by making foolish decisions, but there is something about Lukas that grabbed a hold of him and refused to let go from the moment he met him. It has him tossing out all of his rules in a desire to get to know the younger man better and make him his, but getting to know Lukas is like extracting teeth. He's extremely guarded and Aidan knows that Lukas is hiding something and he's determined to figure out what it is. When Lukas's past catches up with him, Aidan swears he will protect him, but it's a decision that could cost them both. *** WARNINGS: The story contains mature themes and language. Not suitable for children. Some chapters may include violence and language, depictions or discussions of physical abuse, sexual assault, suicidal ideation and may be triggering for some people. Read at your own discretion. Dark Waters 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.

With a child murderer to catch, rookie Detective Ryan Shale has no time to lose. What he NEEDS is an older, wiser detective to teach him how to become a top-notch investigator. What he GETS is a guitar-plucking, fortune-telling, pickpocketing psychic. Is Ryan's career ruined before it even gets started? Or has he just had the luckiest break any guy could wish for?

Julian thought training Alec would be a mission... structured, contained, temporary. A way to help a broken sub find his way back from the edge without letting the past bleed into his present life with Preston. He was wrong. Alec arrives like a storm no one can predict: sharp-tongued, guarded, reckless, pushing every boundary Julian tries to set. He scoffs at rules, tests limits, vanishes for hours only to return marked and defiant. Yet beneath the attitude is a quiet desperation... a boy who learned early that love hurts, so better to hurt first and harder. Julian sees it and Preston sees it. And both of them refuse to look away. Preston, now fully collared and deeply surrendered, finds himself unexpectedly drawn into the orbit of Alec's chaos. Alec is not an easy book to read. His pages are torn, ink smeared, words crossed out and rewritten in anger. Most people would close him and walk away. Not Julian and Preston. They turn the pages together because they both know that if you have the patience to push through the fear and the rage and the self-sabotage... what waits at the end is a story worth cherishing. This is a story of three hearts learning... messily, painfully, beautifully... how to hold each other without breaking.

When unrelenting darkness swallows the country you love, and the people you swore to protect are slaughtered, what's left to fight for? The answer is simple-each other. Nicolas and his followers are forced into a final push to end this nightmare, but their resolve is shattered when Nicolas is captured. He is torn apart, both physically and mentally, pushed to the very edge of his sanity. The torture he endures is cruel and unrelenting, not just in the body but in the mind. The pain is overwhelming, but the worst wounds are those that dig into his soul-doubts planted, fears twisted, and the haunting whispers that claw at his thoughts. Every ounce of strength he has left is tested, and his mind might break under the weight of it all. Yet, even as his spirit is crushed, he clings to the only thing that keeps him from fully unraveling-the ones he loves, the promise to end this torment, and the undeniable will to survive. But as the mental torture intensifies, so does the pressure to make the most challenging choices of his life. Now, with the help of his followers, he must push past the shattered remnants of his mind and body, overcome impossible odds, and face the twisted mastermind who has tormented them from the start-the one who has caused all this destruction. There will be no mercy. The time for hesitation has passed. There is no more survival-it's them or us. The final confrontation is upon them, but is it truly the end? Or is it merely the beginning of something even darker, more twisted than they can comprehend? "Nothing is as it appears."

Nolan Rodrigo, a recovering heroin addict, finds himself in a new foster family after multiple failed placements and a troubled past. He remains skeptical of their intentions, fearing they view him merely as a means to enhance their social standing. Nolan's battle to stay clean and reach his eighteenth birthday becomes an uphill struggle. The Highmores, his foster family, are determined to support him in his sobriety, despite his attempts to push them away. At a party, Nolan meets Austin, who offers him tutoring and secures him a job at the local country club's café. The two bond over their shared experience as foster children, and Nolan begins to trust Austin with his troubled past. However, their relationship hits a snag when Nolan interprets Austin's actions as an attempt to "fix" him. Despite his genuine care for Nolan, Austin's efforts are met with resistance as Nolan grapples with his fears of the future. As Nolan struggles with his sobriety, he loses sight of who is on his side and who is not. Having convinced himself that he is alone, Nolan stumbles down a dark path that is difficult to turn back from. He must overcome the challenges he faces or succumb to the consequences of his actions.

Nathaniel Angelev is a gritty, battle-hardened mafia prince who seemingly has it all - money, power, and devastatingly good looks - even though he's sacrificed a lot along the way. But the final straw isn't the knife fight that renders him mute; it's the one that forces him to take the life of his closest friend. So Nate leaves his legacy of blood and gunpowder, determined to turn state's witness and dismantle the entire organization that has caused so much pain. And he finds himself headed straight into the arms of Marshal Reid Logan, a man secretly running from a past of his own. 
But the usual witness protection placements fail, over and over, and after an especially close call, Reid realizes that there must be someone inside of the Marshals Service working against them. Their only option is to send Reid's partner back in to hunt the mole inside of the agency, while Reid and Nate go off the grid and hit the road together. They're constantly on the move, fighting both Nate's fearsome family and their growing attraction to one another. The Angelev specter of danger is ever-looming, leading to numerous close calls and showdowns, with the stakes climbing even higher after Reid and Nate give in to their fierce passion for one another. They come to realize what's truly worth fighting for and learn that love can grow even in seemingly impossible circumstances. *****contains language, violence, sexual content, and other things of a mature nature***** (Originally posted - in a very different form - as Destiel fanfic)

He's a journalist chasing shadows. She's the darkness itself. Their connection is instant, dangerous, and impossible to resist. When he discovers what she truly is, he makes a choice that will bind them forever. Some hungers can't be denied. 18+ Mature content, power dynamics, explicit scenes.

----------------------------------------------------------------- --- Shadows Of The Hallows --- 〰️〰️ DESCRIPTION 〰️〰️ { In the quiet town of Black Hollow, secrets don't stay buried-they haunt. } Ren Carter, a reclusive bookstore owner with a troubled past, becomes the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a local woman. As the evidence piles up, Ren insists he's being framed, but his history of mental illness and blackouts makes him an easy target. With the help of a determined lawyer, Ren uncovers a web of lies, betrayal, and corruption that runs deeper than anyone imagined. But in a town where everyone has something to hide, the truth may be more dangerous than the lies. { In the shadows of Black Hollow, no one is innocent. } By @_Landladycrime. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Losing her memories in a car crash, Eleanor Hills quickly starts to trust a man who claims to be her husband, at least that's what the pictures show. Darren Thornes was a mystery to her, yet she quickly became attached to the only man she knew. A man who had no voice but showed her love endlessly. As life gives her a chance to rewrite her story once more, will she embrace her present as it is, or chase her forgotten memories?

Lost and confused, Mason is struggling to make sense of his world. Raised in a broken home, he's been left to face a cruel, unforgiving world on his own. Finding himself literally running from problems he can't escape. Well until... Ethan. Strong and impossibly handsome Ethan... (but don't tell Mason we said that). His unlikely saviour, a presence that brings forgiveness, compassion, and care into the chaos. The kind of protector Mason never knew he needed. The ideal Dadd-