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Loving another isn't always easy. When romance first blooms, everything seems perfect, but soon the veneer peels away and trouble sets in.<br><br>The stories in this collection focus on gay men who try to make their relationships work in a world intent on pulling them apart. A young man brings his first boyfriend home to meet his parents, even though he's terrified of his father's reaction. A flirtatious coworker sparks a fight between two committed men. A cam whore is tempted by an online admirer who tests his love for his boyfriend.<br><br>The men in these seven tales are in relationships for the long haul, if they can learn how to make things work. They all want to live happily ever after ... eventually.<br><br>Contains the stories:<br><br><strong>Lesser of Two Evils</strong>: In college, Jared falls in love with Larry but isn't out to his parents. Then Larry asks to meet Jared's family. Jared knows his sexuality will distant him further from his father. Unless he can find some way to soften the blow ...<br><br><strong>I'll Take the Rain</strong>: My boyfriend is the jealous type, and I always seem to say or do the wrong thing at the wrong time. Unfortunately, our roommate only sees us when we're at our worst. I hope her misplaced concern won't come between us. Or maybe it’ll be my own stupidity that tears us apart.<br><br><strong>We're Not Fighting</strong>: Jack is in a committed relationship with Aiden and, in Jack’s mind, no one else matters. So when a new girl in the office flirts with him, he thinks it’s nothing. But Aiden is pissed. Jack wants the whole thing to blow over, but it looks like Aiden’s about to blow up.<br><br><strong>Crash and Burn</strong>: When Chris discovers his lover Aaron is secretly taking prescription drugs for depression, he feels as if he doesn't know Aaron any more. He's afraid to bring up the pills he found, but more afraid of losing his lover. Will he be able to step in and say something before it’s too late?<br><br><strong>Don't Be Late</strong>: Who says marriage is bliss? Blake and Jeremy had more time together dating than they do as man and husband. Working long hours keep them apart, and their schedules rarely sync during the week. They only make love on the weekends. One hectic day follows another. Will they ever get a moment alone<br><br><strong>Wanna Cyber?</strong>: Ritchie is a cam whore; he loves the internet. His boyfriend Doug isn't exactly technologically savvy and is worried about what Ritchie gets up to online. He trusts Ritchie, really -- it's everyone else he isn't too sure about. One evening while Doug is at class, he decides to chat up Ritchie without revealing himself to his boyfriend, just to see what happens. The response he gets surprises him.<br><br><strong>Picture Postcards</strong>: Donny has loved his friend Greg for years but never told him. They shared one brief night together before Greg married Megan and Donny ... well, Donny tried to move on. He thinks he's succeeded in relegating Greg to the past until he receives a postcard from his friend that suggests Greg still thinks of that night, too.

In a mystical, mysterious and colorful world these 7 young but powerful heroes rise up to stop a war from igniting. But first they must conquer there fears of failure, there fears of losing those close to them, and the fear of the unknown. This is the world of Colored Mythos.

Ao Yu is jolted awake from a nightmare in which he drowns following a fierce argument with the teaching assistant, Wu Feng. To his horror, he realizes the grim details of the dream are manifesting in reality with chilling accuracy. Even more terrifying, no matter how he tries to escape—by stealing a boat, feigning illness, or warning the islanders—the deadly tsunami arrives right on schedule, mercilessly dragging him to his death and plunging him into a new cycle of this hellish loop. During these desperate repetitions, Ao Yu witnesses a series of bizarre and horrifying phenomena: a sinister Soul Banner churning the waves, a bloody murder at the lighthouse, and Loong Grandma's husband being twisted by dark magic into a monstrous shark. Piece by piece, he uncovers the truth: a spy named Umimoto from the Doom-Scorned Kingdom has come to steal the Loong Palace's sacred treasure, the Aqua Pura Vase. The Doom-Scorned Kingdom is using the evil artifact, the Soul Banner, to create a countdown to catastrophe—if Umimoto fails to find the vase, the banner will unleash a sacrificial tsunami. To complete his mission, Umimoto ruthlessly harms the islanders. The secret of the Aqua Pura Vase, astonishingly, is hidden within a seemingly unremarkable rolling pin that bears the "East Sea Loong Scenery" painting. Joining forces with Wu Feng, Granny Bao, and Xiao Yi, Ao Yu races against the relentless time loop. They expose Umimoto's conspiracy, endure the agony of failed attempts to secure the treasure, and suffer the pain of seeing loved ones controlled by dark forces. Ultimately, they activate the true power of the Loong Scenery painting in the kitchen's hearth—opening the long-sealed Loong Gate. Storming into the Loong Palace, Ao Yu and Wu Feng feel their dormant Loong bloodline awaken. Confronting Umimoto, who has seized the Aqua Pura Vase, and facing the Soul Banner's violent backlash, Wu Feng—now awakened as a Loong woman—recites a Heart-Cleansing Incantation under Loong Grandma's guidance. This summons a purifying downpour that shatters the Soul Banner's core and critically wounds Umimoto. Though the tsunami is averted, Umimoto's furious roars as he flees signal that the threat is far from over. In the aftermath, the survivors of White Sand Island finally begin to unravel the ancient secrets buried deep beneath the waves and within their very blood

Erin, a girl from the slums, meticulously planned an identity substitution. After her twin sister Olivia "accidentally died", she took her place and became the fiancée of Sean Rockefeller, a shipping tycoon, and launched her revenge plan. However, the secrets of two men plunged the revenge into a bloody whirlpool. On the surface, Sean, the fiancé, is violent-tempered, but in fact, he hides a vulnerable soul on the verge of collapse. Behind his family lies a multitude of crimes such as smuggling and murder. Moreover, Sean's emotions are affected by long-term medication, and he sometimes loses control. As for Carl Howard, the mysterious gallery owner, what is reflected in his gentle pupils is actually the bloody iris birthmark that repeatedly appears in Erin's midnight nightmares. It turns out that Carl is Erin's uncle, and he also harbors the obsession of avenging the Rockefeller family. As Erin delves deeper into the investigation, she discovers that her own background is closely linked to the family curse. Her mother, Isabella, used to be the family's mistress, and the birthmark on her right shoulder is a symbol of the inheritance of the family's sins. In this story full of lies, power struggles and revenge, Erin has a continuous emotional entanglement with Sean, and she evolves from an ally to an opponent of Carl. In the end, Sean sacrifices himself to protect Erin, and the truth about Olivia's death also comes to light. It turns out that it was a conspiracy between Carl and the elder Rockefeller. In a desperate situation, Erin embarks on a new journey of self-redemption and revenge.

In the high-end gallery on Fifth Avenue in New York, the up-and-coming painter Evelyn Archer is cutting the ribbon for her iris series exhibition. When the beautiful woman wearing a serpentine diamond ring on her left ring finger splashes red wine all over the shirt of Daniel Rothschild, the heir of the investor, no one notices that the hideous burn scar under the fabric on her right shoulder is getting hot. The file of the chemical plant explosion that killed her entire family twelve years ago is now locked at the very bottom of FBI agent Lucas Carter's filing cabinet. When these three people, each harboring their own secrets, are ensnared by the blood-colored irises and plunge into the abyss of desire, the lies that have festered in the ashes will eventually bloom into poisonous flowers on a stormy night in Manhattan.

Meet Maori Hitachin.She is like your average girl going school going home.What happens when it all change and she gets transfer to another involuntarily? At Rosewood Academy, everything is but normal.All she sees a supernatural creatures left and right.But why is she here?

Barry Dunning is a pet stylist and a gentle soul. Animals love him and he adores them. And while he would love to have a dog or cat of his own, the lease on his tiny studio apartment doesn’t allow pets. So, he paints miniature cats and dogs on rocks, instead.<br><br>Hurt by an ex-boyfriend, Barry doesn’t date. But his sister Trixie is always pestering him to get back out there, though he doesn’t think anyone would want him or his baggage.<br><br>Not so. Sheldon Svenson, the owner of the animal shelter where Barry volunteers on weekends is attracted to Barry and asks him out on a date. Barry -- for once taking his sister’s advice -- accepts.<br><br>Dinner ends in disaster, but Sheldon, undaunted, pursues Barry and asks for another chance. Will Barry decide to risk losing his heart?

Other than his nightmarish dreams, Melo's life is nothing but perfect. However, what if this surreal life that he is living isn't even reality but fragments of a reality he wished he would have lived in.

Today the corona pandemic has caused outcry all over the world. Even superpowers are not spared from this pandemic. This epidemic has told man that whenever there has been atrocities with nature, he has taken his revenge by sending his servant. Today's man has become selfish and abominable in nature. He has started considering himself as God, who also respects God. They are also enjoying the fruits of their actions like mites.

Hello! Author here, please keep in mind that this is my first time publishing my work online. If you have any suggestions or tips I’ll be happy to read them! Hope you enjoy the book~ ————————————————————- Theo is a boy with a kind heart and also who seems to radiates positivity towards the people around him. He and his family are traveling from kingdom to kingdom with reasons Theo really isn’t sure of. ————————————————————- Marius a child who’s an orphan due to the death of his parents which was caused by the current king, later on it was discovered that he was being taken into the palace as an adopted child by that same king. [ Theo’s childhood friend ] ————————————————————- Lionel a child of “no” emotions and crown prince in his kingdom due to the mysterious deaths of his older siblings. Once meeting Theo his whole world seems to just come alive!