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Smoke on the Horizon by reeseweston
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Cooper Price is part of a dying industry. With civilization moving further and further west, honest, hardworking folk get left in the dust. The family farm's going under, and all Cooper can do is tread water until it pulls the whole family down with it. But his father has other plans, ones that involve a gang of outlaws and a price too high for any man to pay with coin alone. The whole affair is kept secret, and Rhett refuses to tell anyone what the terms of the agreement with Miss Clara were, even when it's his family caught in the middle. Cooper's suspects the new ranch hand, John, might have more to do with his father's deal than a man in need of a job, but they need the help, and John's a hard worker. The West is changing, and maybe Cooper ain't afraid of it, but civilization breeds secrecy, and it's already invaded the Price family.
Plains, Ether, Hearth by Myhusbandsasemni
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Magic is a complicated thing. Especially when whole planets get involved. Taali and The Fen are constantly on the verge of destroying each other, only stopped by three spiraling moons Balancing the two. These moons are inhabited by the Castaways, the criminals that had performed terrible crimes with powerful magic and were thus cast from Taali, who have no memory of their pasts or what they had done to get Cast Out to the Balance, giving them a clean slate and another chance to discover who they want to be. Steve is one such Castaway who finds himself alone on one of the moons for several years. He encountered no one, growing more and more lonely and hopeless, until an amber-haired woman he vaguely recognizes steps from the shadows of the forest. A woman that stares at him with unfathomable loss and hatred before vanishing into a portal where he cannot follow. While searching for her, he discovers the Castaways of the darkest moon first, who take him in upon realizing his avid desperation to avoid being alone. Meanwhile, the people of Taali begin invading the peaceful moons to capture Steve's newfound family, bent on using Castaway magic for Taali's gain, no matter the consequences.
Baked Love by theCuppedCake
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Chip Honeycutt has a girly name. That's not the problem; his real problem is hiding the fact that his family owns a bakery. And that he loves to bake. What will happen when a new guy comes along and finds out his secret? Will he tell everyone? Or will he keep it? © 2015 by theCuppedCake. All rights reserved.
Healing Gabriel (BoyxBoy) by ciannnna
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Haunted. Terrified. Alone. Those three words seem to be the only emotions that seventeen year old Gabriel Adams knows how to feel. At the age of thirteen, when other boys were chasing after pretty girls and playing in the dirt, Gabriel had been kidnapped and molested. Now, several years later, Gabriel still can't return to the normal life he'd lived before the Incident. He's terrified of the dark, and even the daytime gives him anxiety attacks. Gabriel hates being touched. A simple brush against him will set him off into spasms while panic quickly takes over his mind. It seems as if nothing will relieve Gabriel from the constricting, painful claws of the man who'd done him harm, and Gabriel is becoming desperate. That's when Evan Ricci steps in. Evan, a stubborn yet surprisingly selfless teenager, moves to the small, quiet town of Clydesdale Heights. When Evan sees a small, awkward blond haired boy carrying pop boxes across the street while he's bringing moving boxes into the new house, he decides to help him. Things don't go exactly as planned, though, and their relationship begins with a rather rough start. The two eventually learn to bond, and Evan helps Gabriel learn to deal with the psychological consequences of being molested, which eventually blooms into an understanding so deep they can't imagine themselves with anyone but the other. A hint of infatuation sparks up, but not quite yet will the love blossom out like most. Their love will take time. And lots of patience and persistence, too.
A Game of Attraction by Chennelle
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[BoyxBoy - Ongoing] Benson Jacobs was your average English man, living in the city. He had a job in an office and the cheapest apartment he could possibly find, living each day the same as the last. But when his finest friend, Shane Newark, gets dumped by his boyfriend, the two of them find themselves wrapped up in a game of attraction. The aim? To bed as many men in the office as they possibly could. It didn't sound like such a good idea, and almost certain to get the two of them in trouble. Did that stop them? Of course it didn't. When one is abruptly dumped by their boyfriend, one tends to go a little crazy.