Shiloh spent his entire life focused on making his parents proud. He never took the time to discover himself. When he is assigned to protect two famous men who were making extreme progress in the sports medicine industry, they show him a world he never would have found. He discovers many things about himself in the process. Malin and Rhett were attached to the hip since their freshman year of high school. Playing football together all four years, then going to play for the same college, to playing on the same NFL team. All is going amazing until Malin is injured, but the two make the best of it as they work towards designing and creating better equipment for athletes with the goal to decrease sports-related injuries. When they begin exposing other sports companies, the death threats begin. Rhett talks Malin into getting a bodyguard only for them to be assigned a small, petite man who acts more like a robot than the young adult he is. The two refuse to change their lifestyle, bringing Shiloh with them in their normal routine. But everything changes when Shiloh steps in front of a bullet, saving Malin from a fatal injury. Join these three as Shiloh discovers not only himself, but a completely new lifestyle, and the two dominants fight against their instincts to take care of the exhausted man. What will Shiloh discover? How will he respond to the lifestyle of the two men?

After being expelled from his previous school, Jayden Hayes, a boy whose personality is almost as troublesome as his traumatic past, is sent off to an all boys boarding school, where he meets his almost as troublesome roommate, Ashton Creed. As Jayden struggles to get over his trauma, he finds an odd comfort in the daily arguments, or the subtle teasing, that happens with Ashton. Soon enough, he realizes that what he feels might be a little more than friendship. And that scares the shit out of him. (Cover pic is not my pic i don't know creds but pls tell me so I can give credit!!)

Where The Light Doesn't Reach is a raw and unflinching young adult contemporary novel that explores the lingering effects of trauma, mental illness, and the desperate search for connection. Carter has spent years perfecting the art of disappearing-hiding behind oversized hoodies, avoiding touch, and keeping people at arm's length. But when Gray, a persistent and enigmatic classmate, forces his way into Carter's life, the walls Carter has spent years building begin to crack. As the two navigate an unexpected friendship, Carter is confronted with the past he's tried so hard to bury. But survival comes at a cost, and facing the darkness means risking everything. Told in a gripping first-person narrative, Where The Light Doesn't Reach is about resilience, found family, and the struggle to believe in a future when the past won't let go. Content warnings: S/A, neglect, suicidal thoughts, loss/grief, self-harm, homophobia, slurs, physical violence, physical abuse, mental abuse, mental illness, recovery

Eli Parker keeps his head down - at school, he's bullied; at home, he's broken. His father-abusive and an alcoholic. His only escape is the sketchbook he never lets go. Then Rafe Torres shows up. The new kid with a bad reputation and a quiet heart. His aunt isn't much around to care what he does and doesn't. He sees Eli , really sees him - and offers something Eli's never had: safety....and maybe love As their bond grows in silence , Eli begins to wonder if there's more to life than just surviving. But love can't always save you. Not from everything.