Watty's 2024 shortlist, Watty's 2024 Best Characters winner A story of boxing, drugs, and love Tyreek Nixon is a 26 year old underground boxer who goes by the alias Pretty Boy. He's known he was attracted to boys for as long as he could remember, but one man really catches his attention during one of his fights. All he wants is even the chance to get to know this man better, no matter how many fights he has to win to impress him. DeAndre Kingston is a 28 year old New York native who is known around the city for his product- weed and pills. One day when DeAndre is selling at an underground boxing event, he finds himself suddenly enraptured by one of the fighters. DeAndre may have never felt an attraction for a man before but that sure didn't stop him from wanting this "Pretty Boy" The two embark on an intertwining story of romance, blood, and drama, enduring it all for the sake of being able to call each other "mine"

HIGHEST RANK: #3 IN ROMANCE 18 year old, Liam Spencer's life changes drastically when a sexy, mysterious man shows up to take him away from his parents. He discovers his parents debt and how it had to be paid with his life. But Liam isn't succumbing without a fight. 25 year old mafia boss, Enzo Di Mercurio, gladly takes Liam as his own, but soon realizes that taming this feisty boy will take more than just his physical strength. He will have to use and discover emotions he didn't even realize he had. With pasts coming back to haunt Enzo and inner demons haunting Liam these two, although they would never admit it, need each other more now than ever. *** The lovely cover was made by @xXAwkward_BoyXx

Tyrell is living to make money, the only thing on his mind is making millions. He's definitely not focused on love. When Tyrell meets sweet Bassir all of that changes for him.

Killian King; cold, distant, dominant, and possessive over what's his is top dog at school and known as the bad boy, so what happens when Finnick Green, the nerdy shy and socially awkward boy, trips into his life and creates an uproar that leaves his alpha wolf trembling.

Marcus moved out of the neighborhood years ago. He got a nice condo in the city, a nice job working with kids. I mean, he can't keep a girl but he was living good. All until his brother ends up in the hospital, bringing him back to the hood and right into a childhood crush he forgot he had.

❝ ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜱᴜᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʟʟ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ❞ STARTED: FEB 19TH, 2024. ENDED: FEB 4TH, 2024.

19 year old Genesis, doing nothing with his life since graduating from high school, works with his father at his casino from time to time while also selling. Rich men and women all over country pass through the casino. But what happens when he catches the eye of a dangerous man named Lorenzo, a mafia don, he saw doing business with his father? Lorenzo also wants to wed Genesis. But the biggest issue at hand is , Genesis isn't gay!

He suddenly pulled me roughly against his muscled chest, smiling as he knew that he had the upper hand,"Why won't you meet my eyes, Charlie?",he asked with that oh so sexy voice of his that sent shivers down my spine. Good shivers. "L-let me go",I pleaded,"I've got work to do". "It'll take only a snap of my fingers and you'll be unemployed". "I know that",I cleared my throat,"I'm gonna be late". His hold on my waist tightened and he rose his brow,"Why the rush? You are mine". "I'm not yours". He chuckled,"I love this stubborn part of you but let's face it, you belong to me". He leaned in, his breath brushing my neck lightly. I gulped down the immense pleasure that shot through me just from having him close. He was right. I was already too deeply involved with this annoyingly good looking man. I couldn't help it. I guess I do belong to the billionaire after all. • Charlie Garrett is a twenty year old man who works at his family's bakery during the weekend and at an art studio during the week. He doesn't like troublesome things. He's a guy with an easy-going and peaceful life but everything changes when he finds an injured man at the back of the bakery one Saturday night. Charlie belongs to the billionaire. If you touch him, you'll get your hands chopped off. Literally. #1 in lgbt [ 23rd December, 2019 ]. #1 in age gap [ 09 January, 2020 ]. #1 in gaycouple [ 21st January, 2020 ]. #1 in gayromance [ 25th January, 2020 ]. #1 in gaylove [ 04th February, 2020 ]. #2 in mature [ 11th February, 2020 ] #6 in possessive [ 25th December, 2019 ]. #3 in boylove [ 30th December, 2019 ]. #2 in bisexual [ 30th December, 2019 ]. #10 in gay [ 23rd January, 2020 ]. #16 in manxman [ 29th July, 2020 ].

Luis Williams has self-esteem issues about his weight and a vicious childhood bully. Dominic Hernandez has a short temper and a checkered past. All they want to do is explore the connection they see in each other, but of course, life doesn't let that happen. Instead, it sends anxiety attacks, unrequited loves, and a vengeful older brother.

❝ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ɪꜱꜱᴜᴇꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴄʜᴜ' ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ❞ STARTED: MAY 10TH, 2024. ENDED: JUL 1ST, 2024.