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At sixteen, I stupidly confessed my love to Zachary Coleman, my best friend’s older brother, only to be shattered by his rejection. In the 10 years since, I’ve made it through college, stayed best friends with Susie, and moved back home to teach five-year-olds how to count and not put pencils up their nose. I’ve barely seen Zachary during this time. According to Susie, he has an aversion to fun, spending time with his family, and Christmas.

Bradley Bernadet is growing up fast. He lives in an isolated paradise in the backwoods of Virginia with his two dads and brothers. That's where they run a little cabin rental business on Air B&B. He's pretty happy with his life. There's just one thing missing. Unfortunately, he's not quite sure what it is yet.

Peter is a call boy from the West Side. Mike is a stockbroker who, by day, plays it straight. However, on the weekend, he prefers to play a different game. Mike has an insatiable appetite for life and beautiful young men. When he spots Peter walking from the Y, he makes the boy an offer he can't refuse. Peter accepts, but what starts as a job and a way for him to escape the ghetto rapidly turns into a burning love for the ages. Can Mike and Peter overcome their differences on a weekend getaway to Fire Island, or will their love be swept away with the tide?

"How long can Zack pretend to belong to Roger’s world? Zack Wright should be happy. He has a hot boyfriend and a mission that will turn him into a vampire hunting legend. All he has to do is put his training into practice. But his charmed life is rife with problems, the greatest of which is Roger’s reluctance to form a plan to tackle their target. Roger is stronger than he’s ever been. Months of recuperation in Taliville have given him a freedom he hasn’t known in centuries. The prospect of taking on his sire is suddenly daunting, but his time in paradise is running out.

Carter and Mateo were inseparable—two boys bound by laughter, secrets, and a friendship that felt like forever. But forever shattered the day Mateo's family was torn from their home and deported without warning. Carter was left behind, heartbroken and furious, determined to channel his grief into fighting for immigrant rights. Years later, fate brings them back together. What began as childhood devotion has deepened into something more—something fragile, tender, and fierce.

Xander and Jameson thought they’d fulfilled their destiny when they brought the worlds of Oberon and Titania back together, but their short-lived moment of triumph is over. Reunification has thrown the world into chaos. A great storm ravaged Xander's kingdom of Gaelan, leaving the winged skythane people struggling to survive. Their old enemy, Obercorp, is biding its time, waiting to strike. And to the north, a dangerous new adversary gathers strength, while an unexpected ally awaits them.

Bar waiter Gabriel Fernandez loves his job. He’s great at what he does and it don’t hurt that he often finds himself helping others find love while serving drinks. But he’s not so lucky in love himself.

Kristopher Putman is in a bind. He’s agreed to spend a week on a family cruise just before Christmas, but he’s led his parents to believe he’s seeing someone when, in fact, that’s not the case. His best friend Izzy concocts a plan to convince a waiter at their favorite restaurant to be his boyfriend for the cruise.

Noel Woodbury is a retired English professor whose one true love was taken from him way too early, leaving him a grumpy, lonely man. Love is the last thing he’s looking for on the birthday/Christmas cruise his sister gifts him with. Joshua Nolan is thrilled to be cruising with his best friends just before Christmas. Then a chance meeting and a love of reading might lead to other things. Can bar waiter Gabe work his match making magic to help a grinch-y guy find love again with a younger man?

Friendly bar waiter Gabriel fancies himself a matchmaker and sees a spark between Jack and Bart at the LGBTQ meet-up. Can he help them find love at first—or second—sight?

Sam Cooper is the definition of an introvert: shy, bookish, and the sort to think a wild Friday night involves ordering takeout. He enjoys his quiet life, but after a bad breakup, he’s been yearning for a change of scenery. Luckily, his best friend and former college roommate has the solution.

When Dewey Preston decides to head west, his parents aren't happy. He's got his eyes set on a songwriter's utopia in the hills above Los Angeles. He wants to follow in the footsteps of other great folk musicians. Is there any more extraordinary place than Laurel Canyon, where celebrities like Mama Cass and David Crosby reside?

Mob boss Gael Pierce has recently taken over the territory of Xavier Trabeaux, better known as Mr. X. While cataloging his acquisitions, Gael stumbles upon a gem he didn’t expect—Silhouette, the headliner for a burlesque club who gives even better performances in the back rooms. There’s just one catch: He is completely untouchable, and Gael vows to get to the bottom of why and how he might change that.

Red is the color of Kia Alcott's hair. It's her temper, which blazes hot and always gets Kia into way too much trouble. And it's the color of fire. Fires that Kia can start . . . just by thinking about them. When her latest "episode" gets her kicked out of school, Kia is shipped off to her grandmother, who works for the wealthy Blackwoods. It's an estate shrouded in secrets, surrounded by rules, and presided over by a family that is far from normal . . . including the gorgeous and insolent Ethan Blackwood.

Will he ever know true happiness and peace? The world of Keller Thorne has been thrown on its head from the moment he was first hounded by the radical human group, the Vigil. He’s not complaining, as that chase led him to his mates: Johnny Oakes, a clever werewolf, and Ashley Whitlock, a former soldier for the witches. Together, the trio has faced down the collective forces of the Children of the Moon, and the Vigil.

Puck Chastin is just your average 16-year-old boy. He's coming to terms with life, school, and the realization that he's gay. Throw in the fact that he's from a long bloodline of witches, and he's got a whole new cauldron of problems. Unfortunately, teenage angst and magic don't mix well.

Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, a handsome, cocky wing man with a troubled past.

Isaiah and Ezra have been friends since they were little boys. They have a special connection neither of them could figure out until now. They're in love. However, in their society, loving someone of the same gender is forbidden. When the community reverend catches them in a compromising position, he decides to out them to their parents and community. What the reverend doesn't count on is that love is stronger than hate.

Too-smart-for-his-own-good Oscar meets fellow fifth grader Timothy, who he discovers has a secret power—mind control to change people’s minds, making them do whatever he wants. Oscar uses his new friendship to get out of detention and ace a history presentation. But when they have a sleepover and Timothy empowers Oscar with a limited ability of time travel, the two figure out how not to use their powers even in the most desperate of moments.

Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers and dreamers. But not for Jon. For him it's the day when anything that can go wrong, will. This year is no exception, until he meets Archer, whose curiosity is piqued by the man who seems to be a magnet for disaster.