At the height of his fame and just one victory away from a Grand Slam, Gwon Jaekyung is the undisputed star of international swimming and the embodiment of the perfect alpha. His unexpected decision to sign with an agency sends shockwaves through the industry and ignites a fierce bidding war. Yet instead of choosing a top-tier firm, he reaches out to a small agency called ProEdge. There, he reunites with Jung Jiheon—a former national swimmer forced into early retirement by injury, and some...

In the Shadows is a collection of topical stories offering different perspectives that transport the reader.The Impersonator tells the story of an ordinary Russian man who gets a breakthrough posing as Putin. Trans-Atlantic follows a young Russian-American couple after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, The Ice Cream Woman relates the slow awakening of a loyal citizen whose son is arrested in the protests of summer 2019 in Moscow, and Bicycle Sum...

Some battles are won with bullets. Others with the truth.When Benjamin is kidnapped, the fragile balance between Isaac and Felix shatters, setting the stage for a desperate search—one that could cost them everything. Isaac, revealed to be a former Navy SEAL now a fugitive, is ready to do whatever it takes to bring his son home, even if it means striking one last deadly bargain with Felix, a hyper-dominant alpha who is unknowingly Benjamin’s father.As they navigate a web of ...

Taekjoo and Zhenya's uneasy journey to uncover the truth about Anastasia continues. Though Taekjoo remains cautious of Zhenya's every move, Zhenya shows no signs of backing off, provoking Taekjoo at every turn. His impulsive actions, driven by amusement, constantly threaten to jeopardize Taekjoo’s mission. But Taekjoo doesn’t retreat—instead, he meets Zhenya's provocations head-on.“The more it is coveted, the more precious it seems.”

Zhang Yuwen's luxury villa has become a haven for his found family of out-and-proud gay men. Yet, while his personal life may be thriving, Zhang Yuwen's writing career is stuck in limbo, with his novel facing rejection after painful rejection.To make matters worse, Zhang Yuwen is keeping a secret from his new boyfriend, Huo Sichen--yet he's not the only one with something to hide. As Huo Sichen, Zheng Weize, Yan Jun, Chen Hong, and Chang Jinxing navigate their issues surrounding love, fami...

In the fractured world of the Astrolabe, where humans are but shadows of their former selves, the City of Steel is ruled by androids and their man-made deity, Father. Humanity lives on the brink of annihilation, and A-Ka, a young slave shackled by oppression, clings to a fragile hope of escaping to a legendary land across the sea.When A-Ka crosses paths with Heishi, a mysterious raven-haired man awakened after thousands of years, his life is upended. Bound by destiny and an unspoken connec...

Ed Talbot is a man shadowed by misfortune. Working as a bodyguard in New York, he finds himself drowning in loan shark debt that his day job can barely make a dent in. By chance, he stumbles upon the world of adult entertainment through GlennMcQueen.com and discovers that even solo amateur content can bring in serious money. Initially, he has no intention of stepping into full-scale gay porn. But when Glenn McQueen, a porn industry mogul who controls an empire of adult production companies...

WARNING: SEMANTIC ERROR ALERT! Computer science major Sangwoo Choo lives by the following tenets: reason, routine, and rules. So it makes perfect sense for him to delete his group members’ names from the project they contributed nothing to. If that inadvertently destroys their immediate future plans…Well, it’s not Sangwoo’s problem, right?Award-winning visual arts major Jaeyoung Jang is aghast to find his dreams of grad school in the United States put on the back burner—all because some sn...

Tasked with investigating the brutal murder of a dozen people overnight, detective Yuan Feng Liang is surprised when 18 year old Jin Xi Cheng confesses and is sentenced to life in prison.Seven years later another bizarre murder takes place, and the special ops team sent in to investigate simply vanishes. Brought back in to investigate the case, office Liang is asked to speak with someone who may be involved; Jin Xi Cheng. Making an agreement to take responsibility for him, Liang ta...

Chiba's kind manner, clear guidance, and pretty face make him easily the favorite driving instructor of every female student at the school where he works. But, while he'll play up his charms to get good reviews, Chiba is diligent about politely but firmly rejecting all romantic advances. Yet his well-crafted persona will be put to the test when he's matched up with the mysterious Yaotome, a new student gaining a reputation of his own as the “Sharp-Suited Prince,” because he comes to every ...

Kei Kitahara, a visionary screenwriter who has taken postwar Japan by storm, has made the difficult decision to lay down his pen for good after he realizes the people he’s been basing his characters on have all met unfortunate ends. He spends his days in misery, waiting to die, until a reason to live finds him in the gutter, too drunk and beaten to move. Kei can’t help but be attracted to his savior’s bewitching innocence, and the urge to write about him grows stronger by the day. Knowing ...

Once a catamite to a noble, Jean grew up and returned to the imperial capital of Joachim as Duke of Erhardt. In the dying days of the empire, Jean Erhardt paves the way for a new world. All the while, he searches for his Little Pearl, the mysterious benefactor who granted him freedom and altered his fate. At a grand banquet filled with the empire's elite, Crown Prince Maximin recognizes Jean's hidden past—a secret that could destroy Jean's plans.“I wonder how m...