When Kiera's friends decided to prank her by switching her preference to 'women' on Tinder during a world cup soccer match, they had no idea how right on the money they were.

Tara Miller has the boy everybody wants in the palm of her hand; Jay Harris. But, she is constantly plagued by the feeling that something isn't right. Suddenly, when a new somebody shows up, Tara's whole world is shaken and turned around... And to her surprise, that somebody is Jay's sister.

brooks and hale should be perfect. the sparks are there, the lingering looks and secretive smiles, the chemistry essential to any perfect romance. the only problem? neither of them are willing to drop the pretence of heterosexuality anytime soon.

COMPLETED [boyxboy] After his religious mother kicks him out for being gay, Elijah Ellis moves in with his father, where his step-mother, step-brother, and half-sister also welcome him. Elijah aspires to continue doing what he loves and play hockey for his new school, but his past hookup with the closeted hockey captain, Fox Ridley, complicates things. While Elijah just wants to get through the season unscathed, Fox is hellbent on hating him. Elijah is unsure whether he will ever overcome Fox's hatred, or if he will remain on thin ice. ~171k words

COMPLETED [boyxboy] Mason Maloney has lived his whole life in the shadow of his twin brother, Nathan, star quarterback of the football team. While Nathan impresses everyone in town with his athleticism, Mason spends his afternoons working at the local bakery. His rather mundane life becomes more interesting when his brother's rival quarterback, Sam Knight, gets a job along side him at the bakery. The rivalry between their two schools should keep them apart, but does it? COVER BY: @Grand_ ~166k words

WATTYS WINNER When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley. ***** Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Connecting to Video Chat... "Hi!" "Oh. Oh my god. Oh god." "What?" "I thought you were a boy." --- all characters and situations in "i thought you were a boy" are works of fiction. highest rankings: #2 in Short Story (07/15/17) #1 in "girlxgirl" (06/11/17) #1 in "freethelgbt" (09/06/17) #1 in LGBT+ (06/15/17) #1 in "shortstorycollection" (09/30/18) #22 in "story" (10/06/18)

Two assassins, a young man with white eyes and an ancient N'aian set out on a journey to find the one who can save the world or become their ruin. They seek Io -- he who returns. However, finding him seems to be the lesser of their problems. A world in chaos, a world at loss... where minds are weeping and children lost. A raging heart, a raging soul, a hero reluctant to save them all. -Willow scrolls, third passage- This is the story of a journey through the dark, a mission to find hope where none exists. It is a story of how to find what is worth living for when no one longer dreams of the light. The Earth is shaking, the Fire is raging, the Wind is wailing and Water is flooding the lands, while everyone awaits the savior -- the one man who can save them all. Come along now... let the story begin.

Ethan tries to leave one life for another: probable death for a possible life. But what he leaves behind doesn't necessarily want to let him go. Shackles from the past bind his wrists while promises of a better life scare the hell out of him. How could someone possibly want him to be a part of their life and their family? What he thought was his chance for salvation, in the form of the firm roles of a BDSM relationship, proves to be a very different story altogether. Marc Matthews, a Dom at a local club, turns Ethan's life upside down without the help of a whip. While Matthews tugs at his heart, Ethan remains determined to raise the walls inside his chest to protect what is left of a hollow existence.

Nev, the youngest vampire in Stockholm, fails the simplest of missions by falling for the guy he's stalking. Now, his sanity is both in question...and in danger. ***** Nev had one mission: keep watch of the building! Much to ambitious (?) for his own good, he decides to leave his post and go after the intriguing guy who must be the true assignment. Raven, the suave hellion who introduces himself as a lowly accountant, seems devious as well as devastating. Surely, Raven must be a Council Agent or something equally sinister, which means Nev is caught between a rock and a hard place--or possibly between reckless infatuation and any form of rational thinking. Afraid of admitting he's in over his head, he keeps digging his grave just a bit deeper, and risks falling all that much harder. Tag along as I write and update this romantic novella with crazy twists and turns, featuring a clueless but cute vampire, his demonic friend, his scary maker, and last but not least, his potential forever after.