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Behind The Limelight

howtosellmysoul

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Reads 4,019,218
Votes 158,373
Parts 51
Time 6 hours, 57 minutes

Wattys winner

howtosellmysoul

Mature

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With his career on the line, Ashton takes a blockbuster role-only to find himself starring opposite his longtime rival, Ryker Cohen. But as tension turns to sparks, hate might not be the only thing burning between them.

***

With Ashton's dying career, his last lifeline was accepting the lead role in a sureshot blockbuster. But the new role had a catch, and the catch had a name: Ryker Cohen, Ashton's sole archnemesis. 

Can Ashton act alongside the man he has spent years despising? Will he give in to the hate? Or will Ryker's soft touch melt Ashton's stone cold heart? 

***

"You're crazy," Ashton whispered.

"Yes," Ryker continued. "For you."

"No. You're just crazy. Period." 

***

[mxm]
[marked mature for sexual content]All Rights Reserved

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Alan Baker hates Max Winters. There's nothing more to say. Max was everything Alan wanted to be. He just couldn't stop himself from hating him so much that it was hard to even look up at the guy. But what happens when Alan realizes that there's more to the perfectness? Then, it also doesn't help that his heart flips and jumps every time. But, of course, he'd never accept that. --- "Get the fuck away from me." Max sighed, shaking his head. "Dude, when are you going to give up? You hate me, yeah, we get it." "Well, I'm not satisfied so hate me back." Max gulped down his snort. "Sure, okay. I hate you too?" Alan pushed past the front doors of the school, not even giving a glance back. "It's not enough. Hate me harder." --- [This book is proudly presented for entertainment. Don't copy. Don't hate. Don't forget to vote and share.] P.S. This isn't edited and there are edit mistakes. For example, you might catch Max's last name being Nights in the blurb inside the story at the first part, but from the start of the story, it's mentioned as Winters, which is why I changed it here as well. Don't hate on it. Don't be shy to point the edit mistakes out. Don't be rude about it. For those who are here to read the heart leaping, stomach turning story between Alan and Max: Welcome to Hate Me Harder! This story contains mature wordings, a lot of it, and mature content and a little bit of violence mentioned. #1 in mxm - 11th of September 2021 #3 in bxb - 11th of September 2021 #1 in lgbt+/bxb - 12th of September 2021 #1 in bxblove - 12th of September 2021 #7 in bl - 22nd of September 2021 #1 in writtenwithpride - 11th of November 2022

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SPIN-OFF TO "FROM THE OTHER SIDE" Having a crush on one of your best friends is already a struggle. Having a crush on one of your best friends, who is overly affectionate and oblivious, is even worse. Marcus speaks from experience. And it doesn't help that his feelings only grew stronger during the year they both took off before college. Now Marcus is away from Ashton, campuses nearby yet just far enough that Marcus believed he could push his feelings aside. And he believes he'll find that in the company of a broody, direct boy named Elliott, but the two opposites only occupy his mind at the same time. started: july 20th, 2019 finished: march 14th, 2020

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Cheaters Not Sinners {COMPLETED✔} by AlphaKelly

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