BOOK ONE Coming out was supposed to set Julian free. Instead, it left him with a broken arm, a mother who won't stop preaching, and a silence that grows heavier every day. High school feels like a cage, and Julian is certain he doesn't belong anywhere-until Paul crashes into his world. With his inked skin, effortless charm, and a following that makes him untouchable, Paul should be the last person Julian lets close. But in Paul's arms, Julian feels something he's never known before: safe. As their connection deepens, so does the danger. Loving Paul means risking exposure, rejection, and heartbreak all over again. Worse, it means facing the cruelest voice of all-the one inside Julian's own head. Tender, raw, and unflinching, Open is a story about first love, first heartbreak, and finding the courage to believe you're worthy of both. ::: I could feel it when his body finally went slack, when he'd fallen asleep and soft snores emitted. And I thought I was getting better at this breaking down thing... I honestly did but when I was alone, I seemed to fall apart. Endless serenades of how worthless I'd been and how destructive I was; I was a disappointment to literally everyone and I hated it. My breathing became shallow as I cried for the second time that day, finally feeling content being immersed in guilt. A shudder wracked through my body, tears escaping and Paul pulled me closer as he woke silently. Mumbling soft nothings against my skin and kissing it to slow my breathing, he tried to lull me to sleep, "It's okay, you're okay." Refusing to speak -my voice failing me- his arm came up to wrap around my shoulder and I held him there, placing a small kiss to his tattooed skin in a broken sign of gratitude, I must've run out of tears. And I felt at ease.

Valerie cree que Maia tiene una novia, pero no le pregunta porque no es de su incumbencia. Además, es la mejor amiga de su hermano. Y la conoce desde que eran niñas. Y sus padres la tratan como si fuera de la familia. Incluso para la última navidad, Maia compró calcetines iguales para todos los integrantes de la casa. Valerie siente curiosidad por Maia desde los catorce años, y por si fuera poco, ahora tiene que toparse con ella todos los días en la escuela. ¿Y qué si tiene una nueva novia? ¿y qué si tiene que toparse con ella todos los días en la escuela? Valerie sigue siendo su canción favorita. #1 en novela temática lésbica 18/10/2020

"You're lying." Zavier spoke so low that even he barely heard his words himself. "Huh?" He picked up the volume of his voice this time, "You're lying." "No I'm not." "Okay, so if I was to come this close-" Zavier lifted Isaac's face by his chin and brought his face close to his. "- You would feel nothing." Isaac's nerves began to rise a bit, but maybe it was because of the alcohol that he wasn't terrified, "Yes. Exactly that." He agreed. "Even if our lips-" Zaviers lips brushed his, increasing his heart rate rapidly. It didn't last long, but it was enough to send Isaac's mind into a frenzy. "-brushed like this, you wouldn't feel anything." Isaac couldn't trust his voice, so just nodded, being full aware of the fact his cheeks were most definitely glowing red. "You lie a lot Isaac." Zavier whispered against his lips and leaned closer, making it look like he was about to close the gap. Isaac's eyes closed, expecting a pair of lips to meet his, but he was instead met with a bit of breeze from Zavier leaning backwards. A story where two boys find they have more in common than they'd like to think.

"I didn't know you had friends like Isaac," Willa said in greeting. "I don't," muttered Jared. Isaac rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you don't. You have //one// friend like Isaac." His voice turned into this stupid mock whisper and he leaned towards Jared conspiratorially. "It's me, by the way."

Biel Orionov es un adolescente sin propósitos ni sueños. No conoce el significado de la amistad, su familia nunca le ha demostrado afecto y, por mucho que le pese reconocerlo, jamás ha sentido el calor de un verdadero hogar. Para Biel, el amor es una utopía, un sentimiento tan inalcanzable como una estrella y, la felicidad, una gran mentira en la que solo creen los necios. Por esa misma razón, se ha resignado a vivir con la cabeza gacha, despreciando y envidiando a todos aquellos que son capaces de sonreírle a la vida a pesar de las adversidades. Sin embargo, todo su mundo cambia una fría tarde de otoño en la que su camino se cruza con el de un misterioso chico lleno de propósitos y sueños. Él le ayudará a entender que el amor no es una mentira y le abrirá las puertas de una casa donde por fin se sentirá en paz. Porque si luchas, los monstruos no existen en tu cielo. Su nombre es el de la estrella más brillante de Orión: Rigel. Karlen Rigel.

❝Never knew loving could hurt this good.❞ When ordinary and boring Sebastian Faze meets Niko Salinger, a boy set on burning his lungs and ruining his future, Sebastian knows his whole life is bound to go somewhere different. This is a tale about two haphazardly irrelevant fucked-up teenage boys in the middle of suburbia trying to make the best of their adolescent angst-ridden years and attempting to navigate through the monotony of their dead-end lives, hoping for a once-in-a-lifetime shot at meaning something. warning: MATURE SCENES.