Love is like a rose. Soft and beautiful, but be careful of the thorns lest you get hurt. It's a lesson Nikky has to learn for himself over the course of his senior year of high school. ⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅ The original Roses Have Their Thorns is no longer published. This is the original book from the Rose Bush series though. --- ***Not BL***

Beck is cold and distant and mysterious. The typical badboy type. Joey is outgoing and sociable. Bright and happy. Beck's complete opposite. So how did they get involved in each other? And where does the loner Zac fit in? ----- I do not own the artwork for the cover of this book, it was found on Google and I couldn't find a source. I do not own any lyrics written in this book, all rights go to their respective artists. (Stereos, Mayday Parade, Seether, Troye Sivan, etc.) Minor Trigger Warning for mentions of drug usage and drug transportation, no depictions of it. Total word count excluding part titled "Thank You:" 60,833 --- ***Not BL***

Five years have gone by since Beck moved to a completely different country, leaving behind Zac and Joey. Beck seemingly moved on with a co-worker named Taylor. One text is all it takes to throw everything out of line though. 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 Please read Butterflies first, as this is a sequel ♡ --- ***Not BL***

Aiden has gone most of his life without a relationship. It suits him fine, he isn't interested in anything long term. A few one night stands, a few shared kisses, a whispered lie of "I love you." That's what he's used to. Aiden isn't interested in love or romance. --- ***Not BL***

The best night of Taylor and Aiden's lives. The night of their wedding. Everything happened so quickly. Now Taylor has to deal with life without his new husband being around. But how long can he stand waiting for Aiden to wake up from a coma? ⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅⑅ Please read Take My Hand first, loves ♡ Sequel to Take My Hand --- ***Not BL***

Zane has had a rough time with romance through his whole life. His first wife left him. His next spouse cheated on him. And every relationship he's been in between and before went south pretty quickly. Now here Zane is at forty-two with two adult daughters and one son who's only six. Everybody in his life seems to be happily married or engaged, except for him. Zane isn't exactly happy, but he's managing, he doesn't mind it being just him. Until Eden came into his life he was fine with just focusing on his son. --- ***Not BL***

Trevor was always the trouble kid. Always getting detention, getting into fights, threats of expulsion every time he'd be called to the principal. Always in the wrong crowd, doing the wrong thing. Simon was no stranger to trouble, but he never quite got into the same level of trouble that Trevor seemed to always find himself in. One fight was all it took though. One fight, a dented locker, and a busted lip. --- ***Not BL***

Kieren Whitmore, everyone in town knows his name. Everyone knows of his ties to a previous drug ring that got taken down. Everyone knows of his leadership of the one that replaced it. And everyone knows of his downfall. But not a lot of people know what happened after he was sent to prison the last time. Not a lot of people know he finally settled down and changed his life. --- ***Not BL***

Avery Paris was always the timid, shy kid who got bullied because his only friends were two girls and the one guy he grew up with because all of their parents were friends. Avery was afraid of pretty much everything from a young age. It didn't get too much better as he grew up either. Everything would change for him overnight after one party he was invited to as a prank though. --- ***Not BL***

Happy New Year 2024! --- ***Not BL***