🌙 Between Laughter and Silence They used to be inseparable - the loud, mischievous boy who made the world laugh, and the serious, stubborn one who always followed behind him. Shin Nohara and Kazama Toru were childhood best friends... until one fight in sixth grade tore them apart. One harsh word. One broken heart. And laughter turned into silence. Years passed. Shin became the popular, charming boy everyone adored. Kazama buried his feelings under pride and regret - until he realized too late that what he felt wasn't friendship anymore. By the time he found the courage to confess, Shin was already holding someone else's hand. So Kazama left - left Japan, left his memories, left him. Six years later, he returns as a successful graduate, ready for a new start. But fate has other plans. Because the man waiting to be his new boss - the one behind the polished suit and calm smile - is none other than Shin Nohara. The boy he loved. The boy he lost. And this time, neither laughter nor silence will be enough to hide what their hearts have been saying all along. 💔 Sometimes, love just waits for the right time to begin again.

*** As children, Sky and Nani were abandoned to a cruel orphanage where survival meant silencing your cries. In that nightmare, they built a safe world in each other's arms, a fragile refuge against the darkness. But fate tore them apart. Sky was adopted into a wealthy family. Nani was dragged into the dreaded "Red Room," sold into another hell where cruelty became his only reality. Years of abuse, loss, and blood hardened Nani into someone unrecognizable - cold, guarded, breathing but not living. He survived when others didn't, carrying their memories like scars he refused to let heal. At eighteen, Nani enters university, admired for his beauty but feared for his silence. No one dares approach him - until Sky. Against all odds, Sky finds him again, alive but changed beyond recognition. The boy who once clung to him now looks through him as if they never knew each other. But Sky refuses to let go. He's certain beneath the walls and shadows, Nani still exists - the boy who once made life bearable. This time, Sky will fight to bring him back... even if Nani has forgotten how to be saved. But, In the ashes of trauma, can love still be found?... *** ⚠️Mention of Sexual assult & Abuse. Please be mindful before you read.. ***

Michael Green hates Timothe Moore. Timothe Moore hates Michael Green. Unfortunately, they've been stuck as university roommates for two years and the faculty refuses to separate them. Don't ask why, because it wasn't like they didn't try anything to change that. Michael finds escape in football and meaningless hookups. Timothe finds peace only on the basketball court. They survive by avoiding each other. They stay sane by pretending nothing else exists. Until it does. A forbidden connection. A line that shouldn't be crossed. And a love that threatens everything they've built.

[COMPLETED] Leonel James desperately needed a job. After his boyfriend stole his money and took off, he needed to figure out how to pay his rent. Gideon Hall, CEO of one of the most famous modeling agencies Prestige, is looking for an executive assistant. When he encounters Leonel in an interview for a job at the agency, Gideon signs him on as a model instead. Before he knows it, Leonel's swept off his feet by the glamorous wave of fame, sent to fashion weeks across the globe, and spotted on the streets. He can say the word and everyone will fawn over him. But one thing never changes: the itch he feels for his boss and inspiration, Gideon, every time they get close. Cover created by: @meha-k

Seriously? Are you really planning to run after reaching my home?" Drake's voice cut through the silence, warm and amused, and Alessia froze in his tracks. He turned slowly, his cheeks burning with embarrassment, to see Drake leaning casually against the front door, his arms crossed and a playful smirk on his face. Drake looked effortlessly handsome, as always, his tall frame silhouetted against the soft glow of the porch light. He was wearing a simple white t-shirt and dark jeans, the casual outfit somehow making him look even more striking. His piercing eyes locked onto Alessia's, and the smaller boy felt his breath catch in his throat. "I-I wasn't running," Alessia stammered, his voice trembling. He quickly looked down at his shoes, unable to meet Drake's gaze. "I just... I thought maybe this was a bad idea. I didn't know if your parents were home, and I didn't want to intrude, and-"

How do you get your life back when you have gone through hell? I wouldn't know; it has been two years and a half and I barely survive each day. Oh! I pretend I'm alright, teaching my classes, working on my research, going out with my friends, hiding behind a mask of normality. But this is just a facade. I can barely sleep most nights and often have nightmares that leave me drenched in sweat. My life is just plainly pathetic until I meet one certain student's older brother. My name is Anthony, I am twenty-nine and I am going to tell you how I submitted to the love of my life. I am a Dominant. I love to have total control over my partners, giving commands that they obey, managing every aspect of their life. I guess this is my way of coping with the childhood I endured around my controlling and abusive father. I thought I had found the perfect Submissive but he left me, feeling too oppressed under my dominance - I admit I am excessively strict - so I am still searching for this special someone until I meet my little brother's math teacher. My name is Ethan, I am thirty and I am going to tell you how I subdued the love of my life.

(This book is free. The bonus end chapter is paid) Wait. He was going crazy. How else could he explain the giant brown bear sitting in the large office chair behind his desk?

Falling in love with his polar opposite wasn't something Ian had planned. In fact, the only plan he'd had was to try and save enough money to be able to afford one meal a day on top of his rising rent. Yet somehow, he ended up stumbling across an ad for a video game while browsing online, and in it was one of their more popular streamers. Though, honestly, the guy hadn't looked all that great, and his hair seemed to need a good scrub, along with his wrinkled clothing, but for some reason, he hadn't been able to look away... even as the ad replayed itself over and over and over again.

Felix Moretti was stolen from his family as a baby by a mother who didn't want him for love, only revenge. Raised in a world of violence, fear, and neglect, Felix has known nothing but pain at the hands of his abusive stepfather, Jack. But everything changes the night Jack dies. For the first time in years, Felix is found and waiting for him are the five older brothers who never stopped loving him. Each shaped by power, pain, and loyalty, the Moretti brothers are dangerous men in a dangerous world, but for Felix, they will become something else entirely: Home.

Wade smiled at her, and their eyes met. Aubrey held her breath as she studied his sapphire eyes, so deep and so bold. If only they didn't look as if they were piercing through her soul. "I know that I can grow to love you with all my heart, and I'm gonna make you love me right back... even if it kills me" he whispered. Aubrey Cutshall is a woman who has no idea what she wants or how she wants it, and that goes double for husbands. When a problem with her grandmother's will causes her to have need of one of them by her 21st birthday, she sets off to find one of the two-legged annoyances. What she never expected was to find a God-fearing one, let alone a good looking one. All Wade Dylan knows is that he's in a bind. He is caught between his freedom or keeping his honor, but his worries just begin when the choice is made for him. What starts out as a mere arrangement of convenience turns out to be the worst idea of his life. She thinks she doesn't fit in his world. She is his world. Can faith in their God bring them together?