Everything seems perfect when Ebony meets Chresanto - but is falling in love around secrets even possible? ***** True love can be scary when you're still hurt and disappointed by past relationships. So when Ebony and Chresanto first meet, they both feel like what they have is too good to be true. But between vindictive exes and dangerous relatives threatening to pull them apart, they still can't escape the sinful feelings growing between them. Will they be able to trust each other and learn to love again - or will they give up in the face of their dark pasts, before things even get real? « One plus one is equal to two But me and you, we are equals to one. » - Me & U by Bracket Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of sexual activity and violence, and mentions suicide, sexual assault and sexual abuse, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 300,000-350,000 words]]

***WATTYS 2017 WINNER*** When the newly single, 40 year-old Jeff Dempsey suffers an agonizing humiliation at his high school reunion, he comes to realize he has accomplished almost nothing with his life. Armed with this new found insight, Jeff charges headlong into the bold new adventure of becoming the man he always wanted to be. With the help of Ashley, his enthusiastic life coach and guide in this new journey, Niko, his best friend and legendary womanizer, and Louie, the schlubby lord-of-the-idiots, Jeff commits to embracing all the daring life experiences that passed him by. Because 40 doesn't have to mean that your best days are behind you. 40 doesn't have to signify the countdown to the end. For Jeff Dempsey...40 is The New Twenty.