Stories

Oliver's marriage ends and his job disappears on the same Tuesday. So he flies to France, straps on a pack, and starts walking. Somewhere in the French Alps he meets Julien, a man carrying his own weight, and the two of them figure out—slowly, carefully—whether they've got room for each other.

Two grown men, a lot of hills, and the slow business of letting someone in.

It's been said that suffering builds character. And there are few that know suffering better than young Justin. Only 14 years old, he has found an easy way out. A suicidal tendency that he is hoping will bring an end to his misery. But when he meets a mysterious boy at the end of Navy Pier one dark evening...he is given an alternative. One that will give him purpose, and set in motion the events that will lead to his ultimate destiny....in a world not like our own.

Noah Montgomery turned his grief into a phenomenon.

Years after losing the man he loved, Noah writes a bestselling novel inspired by their story.

But while traveling across the country on a sold-out book tour, Noah catches sight of someone impossible.

Matthew.

Alive.

The man Noah buried years ago is standing right in front of him. Only Matthew doesn't remember who he is.

Told across dual timelines, is an emotional, aching queer romance about first love, grief, fate, and the devastating question:

What happens when your soulmate can no longer remember your love story?

Mark is seventeen and has been Sandro's best friend since they were little kids. Until one day, he isn't anymore. After half a year of silence, what’s broken isn't so easy to fix.

Noah Hampton and Ash Reeves have history; bad blood, shared secrets, and too many memories they never finished dealing with.

The football player and the musician. They aren’t friends. They aren’t lovers. They are just two people who know exactly how to get under each other's skin, and into each other's pants.

It was only supposed to be sex but turns into something addictive and consuming. Nothing stays simple forever and “casual” has a shelf life. How much damage are they willing to do pretending it isn’t more?

A spicy gay football drama.

Having crashed and burned after early success as a composer, Alex has managed to rebuild his career and his life. Carpenter Neil is between girlfriends, and his knowledge of music is limited. Yet despite their differences the two come together, and each spurs the other on to explore life further and to take risks. Add in a pair of mothers who are friends and Neil’s fragile younger brother—as well as a manipulative rich uncle and some lively friends—and you have a dynamic mix.

What happens when a thick, sarcastic factory worker walks into a boulder gym and straight into the hands of two men who want him exactly as he is. Very explicit. No fade to black.

Marcus Reed came to Snow Pine to disappear. Then he meets the Calloway brothers. Ryan is kind, steady, and gentle in a way Marcus has never experienced before. But Cameron Calloway is the exact opposite. Wild. Reckless. Infuriatingly magnetic. The older brother carries anger like a second skin, pushing everyone away before they can leave him first. Falling for both of them was never supposed to happen. But in a town like Snow Pine, secrets don't stay buried for long. And choosing one brother could mean losing them both.

The continuing story of Andrew and Ryan Devlin-Major. The tale picks up five years after the end of 'Never walk alone'

Emory had his whole life planned out. Go to college, become successful, marry Danielle. Then one night, he met a boy who took his virginity, and now Emory is about to turn his life upside down and follow the boy across the country. It's time for this boy to meet other boys.