When reality shatters him, Gleam creates a world of his own. As a form of escapism, 17-year-old Gleam Wuthrich paints a world of his own. A place to comfort himself of all the pain the past left him. A room only he is allowed to see. That is until his step brother's baby sitter is greeted by those same for walls. With his secrets shared with another, Gleam decides to avoid Elaine at all costs. But his father doesn't make this easy when he forces him to go with them to Switzerland for their family vacation. The worst part of it all, he finds himself lost in Switzerland with Elaine. With each adventure they have, Gleam feels himself getting closer to Elaine. Will he take a leap of faith for love? Or will he let the past destroy it all?

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

[Caffeine is out now in paper back and Kindle!] "Medium black with three sugars, please." Isaac Hensick was your typical popular high schooler. He had tanned skin, girls on each arm and lungs full of cigarette smoke. But what most people didn't know was that he had a passion for drawing and a taste for black coffee. Most people, that is, except for Aspen. Highest rankings: #1 in fiction, teenromance and smoking, #2 in player and teen, #3 in mentalhealth and chicklit, #4 in young adult, #5 in anxiety, #8 in love!! completed: 09/07/20 word count: 110,579