SPIN-OFF TO SOMEBODY ELSE People talk. Axel Brown knows this, and he's gotten so used to it that he's learned not to care. So when rumors go around that he hooked up with one of the players on their school's basketball team, he isn't that affected. But, of course - when someone else is thrown into his drama, he's going to have to give at least one shit. Especially when it's someone as desperate as Jonah Moore. started: january 5th, 2020 finished: november 24th, 2020

Sara kann ihren Nachbarn Lukas nicht ausstehen. Seit Jahren liefern sie sich einen erbitterten Streit, indem sie Zettel mit Beleidigungen in ihre Fenster hängen. Dumm nur, dass ihre Eltern gut befreundet sind und die beiden vor ein Ultimatum stellen: Es dürfen nur noch ernst gemeinte Nettigkeiten ausgetauscht werden, ansonsten müssen beide mit in den gefürchteten Campingurlaub. Zum ersten Mal müssen die beiden sich mit dem Leben des anderen auseinandersetzen. Sara wehrt sich gegen die Gefühle, die dabei in ihr aufkommen ... bis zu jener Nacht, in der sie eine folgenschwere Entdeckung macht und ihr bewusst wird, dass es nicht nur ihr Herz ist, das auf dem Spiel steht. Denn Worte können töten. Triggerwarnung: In dieser Geschichte werden sensible Themen behandelt, die für Menschen in psychisch belastenden Situationen triggernd sein können.

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

[This story will become free on DECEMBER 13TH, 2024] Isaiah always had his focus set on school and baseball, but when he meets August, he suddenly begins questioning more than just his lack of a social life. ***** As the star of his high school baseball team, Isaiah Carr is looking forward to senior year. While not the most popular of guys, he's got his friends, he's a shoo-in for a baseball scholarship, and he's perfectly content sitting on the sidelines when it comes to his social life. However, when he meets August, a strange but cute boy with a prosthetic leg, there's no denying the connection between them. From friends to more, the two begin to grow a relationship that balances the troubles of their pasts with the hopefulness and acceptance of a future. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Eva I. WATTY'S 2020 YA WINNER

SPIN-OFF TO "FROM THE OTHER SIDE" Having a crush on one of your best friends is already a struggle. Having a crush on one of your best friends, who is overly affectionate and oblivious, is even worse. Marcus speaks from experience. And it doesn't help that his feelings only grew stronger during the year they both took off before college. Now Marcus is away from Ashton, campuses nearby yet just far enough that Marcus believed he could push his feelings aside. And he believes he'll find that in the company of a broody, direct boy named Elliott, but the two opposites only occupy his mind at the same time. started: july 20th, 2019 finished: march 14th, 2020