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A vacation in Central America. A stop for one week in Bocas del Toro, Isla Colón. A night of too much to drink and a few tokes too many. Phil Colbert wakes up in a big round bed. There is a nude, very handsome Indio laying next to him. He is nude. He groans and turns over. There is a beautiful woman peacefully sleeping on the other side He doesn't remember much. Did he do anything with the guy or with the woman – or both? He seemed to remember.... Part...

Near-blind without his glasses, regarded as a burden to his family, Tyri left his clan to attempt a career as a runescribe in the city, taking his mute sister Vess with him so she doesn't grow up tormented as he was. But finding a job proves more difficult than he anticipated, and his last hope to avoid being thrown out on the streets depends on the interview he has that morning. A morning that comes crashing down on him by way of a thunderstorm...

First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz, with his sister and the Veep's genius granddaughter, are the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. Then photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids. The plan for damage control: stage a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. Alex soon discovers that beneath Henry's Prince Charming...

Drawing inspiration from the life stories of ExJW youths, Hail Santa! is a coming of age tale set in the restrictive boundaries imposed by the Jehovah's Witnesses.Hezekiah "Kai" Whitman is an average teenage boy, with just a few exceptions. He's a second generation Jehovah's Witness, freshly baptized, and like so many others caught between religion and reality, he's struggling with his sexuality.When his first job under a freedom-loving agnostic boss...

An addictive fantasy romance from TikTok sensation Piper CJ, now newly revised and edited. Two orphans grow into powerful young women as they face countless threats to find their way back to each other. Farleigh is just an orphanage. At least, that's what the church would have the people believe, but beautiful orphans Nox and fae-touched Amaris know better. They are commodities for sale, available for purchase by the highest bidder. So when the...

Girl Crush has been re-edited with over 9k added to it. friend·ship/ˈfren(d)SHip/noun the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends. a relationship between friends. "she formed close friendships with women" What happens when the definitions of said friendship are tested? When one feels something...more for the other? What if the feelings aren't reciprocated? Girl Crush is the story of that one time... This novelette is catered...

Aaron isn't looking for love, but it finds him – and it has a few surprises in store…A laidback man who goes with the flowAaron is happy for his friends who've found love, but he's starting to feel as if he's an endangered species – a single guy. Not that he's looking for anyone. But if someone were to turn up, he figures they would be female, younger than his twenty-seven years, and as disinterested as he was in searching for a soul mate.He's...

Their love might've started with a deception... It might've deviated from its initial course... But their story will end with a devotion that will grant them a forever. Ieyasu Tonagawa had never imagined he'd end up with two lovers, police detectives who both kept dark secrets from their colleagues. But now that he has them, Ieyasu is never letting go and will do anything to protect them... Even if it's at the cost of his own life. However,...

One summer, two men chasing a fresh start, and three meddling Bears. What could go wrong?ELIFairytales are overrated. At least, I'm tired of experiencing their dark side. Must be why I hate my nickname: Goldy.My summer vacation is the perfect excuse for a fresh start. Sea. S*x. Sun. The irony isn't lost on me when I meet three burly, colorful, and furry men-known as Bears-who quickly become friends and confidants. Yet, it's a bi-curious voyeur who...

Isabel meets Derek at exactly the wrong time… or is it exactly right? A slow burn, hurt-comfort bisexual romance.Freelance editor Isabel needs a refund on this sucky year. Her blackmailing ex-boyfriend is threatening to tell her bigoted family she's bisexual, and she's running on fumes trying to meet his demands. Sadly, she hasn't invented time travel to un-make the mistake of trusting her ex that created this mess.Derek is an out bisexual man with...