Stories

Every young man in the Mormon Church is expected to give up two years of his life to preach the gospel wherever he is called. Some make this decision because they believe in the message, some do it because they are expected to, some do it out of a sense of duty, and some are trying to escape the real world for a while. Whatever the reason, being gay and being a Mormon missionary is no easy feat.

Colin McCann’s life is about to be turned upside down. After happily chatting to the gorgeous American, Kit Hansen, he thinks nothing of helping drunk Denny Harrison home to his front gate. On Monday morning at school, however, he is summoned to the deputy head’s office to meet two detectives, who grill him about his movements on Friday night before informing his that not only was Denny murdered that night—his body found face-down in Casham Ponds—but that Colin is the prime suspect.

Shekhar is going back home for what would be the most cathartic trip of his life. It could be the making of him or leave him with the deepest of scars. And he knows it.

When confronted with his family’s bigotry, Reece is faced with the first of many choices. He can continue to tolerate the caustic atmosphere or he can walk away and finally focus on making himself happy. His cousin’s friend Dave unintentionally becomes the catalyst that forces Reece to make a choice. He can only hope it's the right one.

Will’s an aberration—the only beta to be born in 100 years. The city used to be powered by a machine invented by the last known beta, Schvesla. The monarchy has employed countless craftsmen for a century, but no one can make it run. The city relies on steam power, but now Will has reached his full potential there's a chance he might be the one to return the city to the golden era. He's smarter than any other person alive, but will that be enough?

CJ has spent his first few months in Washington, D.C. living with his father and surrounded by a group of gay men who have become his mentors.

As he begins his sophomore year in high school at School Without Walls, the traumatic events at the end of summer linger. And over the next few months, he begins to explore his new life with visits to Chicago, Miami, and New York City.

Monsters have banded together and overthrown the most powerful governments in the world. Infrastructure crumbled, and the world was torn apart by war. Tristan Langster and his two brothers are among the many young people trying to survive in a dangerous world. Tristan's life changes when he is captured by the North Wer Alliance for crimes he did not commit.

Stolen from their homes, memories erased, bodies beaten and tortured, the soldiers of Green Squad have never known a life of peace and comfort. Confronted with their own extermination at the hands of the malevolent Corporation, they must make their harrowing escape before, “All go under the green.”

Action, adventure mixed with confusing hormones and quirky social graces. Outsiders fight back against the evil Corporation.

Ryan is only eighteen, but he knows what homelessness is like. When the offer came for a job out in the Oregon wilderness, no questions asked, he jumped at the chance. Three grand for two weeks' work sounded too good to be true. And maybe it is. His new boss is... strange. And Ryan has heard rumors that there were others before him, all of them young, hired to come and work at the manor. The funny thing is, none of them were ever seen again…

Could two young men see beyond their own flaws in order to accept the fact that they deserve to love and be loved?