"I tell the sea secrets. I spill out all the things locked deep inside me that I can't say to anyone else. And I know it listens to me. I can't explain how or why, but it listens and it understands." Seventeen-year-old Lennon has always lived by the water with his eccentric mother in Melwyn Bay. He is inexplicably drawn to the ocean (despite nearly drowning in it many years ago) and often swims out to an offshore grotto so he can talk aloud to the waves. The ocean never judges him for the emotion he keeps bottled up in everyday life. Like the fact he wants to stay in Melwyn Bay rather than leave for University. Or how he doesn't know who is father is or have any idea where he comes from. Or the fact his best friend Keiko seems to have a crush on him, whereas he is much more interested in the cute new boy in town... One emotional evening, as he hides away in the grotto, another teenage boy washes up on the rock, naked and confused. His name is Kye and not only does he seem to recognise Lennon, but he is clutching a note with his home address written on it. Perhaps someone besides the sea has been listening to Lennon all along. Someone from a place beyond his or anyone's wildest imagination. And as Lennon and Kye's two worlds collide, in a most beautiful and dangerous way, nothing will ever be the same again... --- COVER: By-gozi-

[Book 1 of the Taste Series] Julian White doesn't say his real name in self-introductions. Hiding behind his middle name and a pair of overly round eyeglasses, he tries to get through the tenacity of attending a competitive culinary school under his uncle's influence. Amidst his learning of crust structures and the nutritional value of bananas, he meets an old friend.

[LGBT+, Short Story, Teen Fiction, Romance] [Completed] "If I was a flame, he was the whole damn fire" A story of friendship, young love and tragedy. The story of Noah and Casimir Part 1 published - 1st January 2018 Completed - 15th February 2018

Everything in Jules Hatcher's life is going well: he has a girlfriend, a job and pretty decent grades. That is until he (literally) stumbles into Hunter Adams, the bad boy and player that everyone knows. Soon Hunter has managed to turn Jules' entire world upside down- and make him discover a side of himself, that Jules never knew of. And it all started with that damn hoodie. Trigger warning: this story includes depictions of homophobia and mentions of suicide.

(Wattys2018Longlist) Childhood friends, Luka and Dakota, commit the ultimate drunk mistake and have one unforgettable night that changes their friendship in ways they never imagined. But is it for better or for worse?

Every Tuesday during football practice, sixteen year old Sem Bolton finds himself stealing glances at the gorgeous college boy jogging down the path next to the fields. He was his dirty little secret. His guilty pleasure. His unobtainable fantasy: safe and distant on the other side of the chainlink fence. Then, through a series of unpleasant events including being forced on a camping trip, it turns out his unobtainable fantasy is not so unobtainable after all. Not only is gorgeous college boy gay as well, he also wants to date Sem. Now, Sem was never one to play it safe. But outing himself was in a whole different league than testing his mother's patience or taking hits in the boxing ring. Was he really ready to date a guy, all consequences included? As if internal struggles weren't enough, count on girls, friends, and an estranged brother, to complicate stuff even further. Photo on the cover by: https://unsplash.com/@nickkarvounis

Alejandro is what you would call a prodigy, a musical genius. Growing up as a blind student of the piano had always been hard. He'd had to prove time and time again that he was worth the effort and eventually clawed his way to the top. But his handicap threatens to shatter his future dreams and aspirations. How on earth is he supposed to play in a symphony if he can't read music? There comes help, there comes hope, and there comes the biggest compromise in the form of love from another man. - Cover by @Anzella

Book three of the Billionaires series. Lorcan is the smart ass, teaser of the Wallace brothers. He doesn't take life too seriously but loves his family, blood or not, with a passion. Love is out of the question for Lorcan. What happens when real like comes knocking and brings an annoying man that claims he loves Lorcan with it? Can Lorcan face it or will he close the door?

Ben has loved Darius since he was twelve but there is an age gap of eight years. Add to that the fact that Darius is his bigger brothers best friend and it leaves Ben with no hope of having his love returned. Now at nineteen Ben is determined to move on with his new boyfriend and live his life without loving Darius Grey. Will it work out? Who knows but he's going to give it his best try.

With the arrival of two new students, all hell breaks loose for kind, caring Kevin Smith. If it isn't bad enough that he's another closet-case, he has to deal with the 'peer pressure' he's getting from his friends to 'let loose.' But, to cautious Kevin, he has an image to uphold; after all, he is school-body president. Aaron LeBeau is in a similar situation, being a common closet-case. The difference between the two is that Aaron lives life to the fullest. Skipping class, partying, and being quarterback for the football team all add up to his everlasting popularity, along with having an easy-to-talk-to personality; and with that great personality, it's his duty to teach Kevin to let loose. But who knew that a simple lesson in life could result to a budding relationship that was there since the beginning?