Alex is a newly elected Attorney General with a secret (surprise, he's Gay) and he's trying to figure out how to deal with that while being the success his parents want him to be and that he craves. He looks mostly harmless, with a mop of curly blonde hair and a mass of laugh lines, but when it's come to his career he's always put his work first. He knows what he wants and he'll even punish himself in order to get it. On the other hand is Julian, a successful Chief of Staff who decided to put his heart first. It's still worked out for him, he's very happy at where he is in his career, but he's never imagined hiding himself from the world or being someone else to get somewhere in life. Julian is Alex's weak spot and always has been, but will that weakness topple the empire he's striving to build? Or will a chance meeting and a remembered spark just be allowed to go up in smoke? Super skilled cover made by @aeris-!!

Meet Emma: a 16-year old girl traveling the world alone in order to flee from a traumatic past that she doesn't dare to face. Then meet Brandon: an 18-year old boy who has never once left his home of the city of Amsterdam. After a horrible incident, he now faces the heavy pressures of society as he walks down the road of atonement. And so when Emma and Brandon's paths cross in the city of Amsterdam, they relish in the benefit of being strangers. As curiosity draws the two together, they both decide to hide their past identities and pretend to be someone they are not, in hopes to convince not only each other but themselves as well. However, as their relationship thickens, Emma soon realizes that Brandon is falling in love with a different version of herself, a version she had lied about. What's worse, is that she is falling in love, too. Now, she must make a decision: should she continue on her journey around the world? Or stay in Amsterdam and finally face her fears? A story of love, loss, and self-discovery, I Amsterdam expresses the importance of accepting your past and embracing your future, and explores the lasting impact of finding another after you have lost yourself. Rankings: 7/18/20 - #2 in Amsterdam 7/21/20 - #4 in Sunrise 7/21/20 - #8 in wilderness Excerpt: "This is it, my brain kept scolding me. You've hit rock bottom and there's no way out. You're lying to your lover. He thinks he knows you, but honestly, he doesn't know the first thing about you. He has no idea where you've been, where you'll go, or who you even are. "

They were beastly men, unshorn and unwashed, as if they had been at sea for a year. As they yelled, it was a wonder to not see their veins rupture from their neck, their masculinity exploding through their tight muscles and ancient scars. They stormed in on our tiny and helpless kingdom, if one could even call it big enough to be a kingdom, yelling in triumph and indifferent to any dangers before the fight has even begun...

The year is 1958, Germany. Detective Karl Emmerich is requested to assist in the resolution of a strange case. Initially, the medical team rules the cause of death to be a heart attack, yet further forensic evidence points to something more sinister. Following his notorious reputation for never leaving a case unsolved, he begins to decipher this mystery. Meanwhile, 16 years old Rainer Ringquist, who struggles through school as much as through life itself, finds himself standing at the threshold that would forever change his destiny. What begins as a macabre case for Detective Emmerich and a tragic start of summer vacation for Rainer will soon intertwine their fates, pull them into the darkest depths of the abyss and unveil more about themselves and the world than they could've ever bargained for. After all, once darkness has seized you, it will never let go -- holding you tightly within its unrelenting embrace. Will you take the plunge with them?