Jayden Lance has been through much difficulties in his life being openly gay; the only reason he was so open about it, was for his 3 year long relationship with his boyfriend Anthony-- he gave his boyfriend everything mentally and psychically possible. 5 years ago his boyfriend moved away to the other side of the country, leaving Jayden alone and crushed. He slowly got over the fact that the relationship ended on bad terms, and the only way to cope with that loss was the development of his addiction; He found healing in tattoos, gallons and gallons of ink was pierced into his skin as a part in his healing process. He receives a letter from Anthony, saying that he will be returning back home. All the emotions he had felt for Anthony come flooding back, but he refuses to let them overtake him, allowing such pain to creep right back up and make home in his heart.

Joe is just, well, Joe. Nothing more and nothing less. Nothing to brag about, nothing to be ashamed of either. He's just living. Here in body but not soul. He has nothing worth anything. Nothing so smile about. Nothing to hold on to. There's just, nothing. Until he meets Ryan. Seventeen with problems of his own.

Hayden Freire has always lived in his brother's shadow. He's never really been one for the spotlight. He's also a closet gay, bound in by fear, insecurity and religious parents, he's perfectly content hanging around in Narnia until his brother drops out of college and comes back with his best friend Ryder. Ryder Thomas is hot, plain and simple. He's probably one of the hottest guys alive, to tell you the truth, and he is utterly irresistable to males and females alike. He has his secrets (like the fact th's he's GAY for one thing) and his sixth sense (I call it gaydar). Hayden is only human, he can't resist. Besides, Hayden loves a challenge... and Ryder turns out to be more of a challenge than Hayden expected.

"This is my first person account of how one small detail destroyed everything for me. " 17 year old Jonesy Westmoreland has always known he's been different, he liked to call it special. He also knew that from the young age of 13 he was gay and he was proud of it. But that's not what he's worried about, in fact its the least of his problems. Leigh being his first, and crushing in him being his second. When it comes to the boundaries of friendship how far does this bond between third grade pals really extend? Read to find out *First person. This is all true and I as the author felt it necessary to share with others to let them see what a struggle this could be. All names have been slightly or completely changed.

Extremely talented artist, Maxus Slayer, was born deaf; refusing to use sign language he reads lips. After being home schooled for the first sixteen years of his life, his mom finally decides to send him to a public high school. High school life doesnt go as he plans and he does whatever he can to try and escape it. He uses his artistic talent to release the emotions hidden inside of him. But what happens when that art is taken from him? Will he be able to survive the long high school days alone? Or will he catch the eyes of someone he thought would be the last person to fall for him.

I stepped towards him, the Mate that was to be mine for all eternity. But before I could leap into his arms, he put his hands up, as if to tell me not to do what was an instinct. I held myself back, it confused me that he wasn't standing in front of me with open arms, and he was closed off. Before I could truly grasp what was happening, he said in a low sexy voice that travelled through my body sending tiny shock waves throughout, "I don't want you."

Katia was in a love with Lev. The heart wrenching, devastation, life altering kind of love. What should you do if the one you love doesn't return the love you need. What does unrequited love do?

Marshall Evans was used to his shitty daily routine at the office and his simple relationship with his wife. But after a drunken rendezvous with a handsome young stranger his life gets a little more complicated when he finds that he had sex with his new boss, Patrick. After their short affair, working together becomes increasingly difficult and it gets much harder for them to keep business and pleasure separate.