When dreams comes true, they don't always look like you expect

Aaryn
I was living every nerd’s wildest dream — hot tech startup, hot girlfriend — until I walked in on her bent over my business partner's desk.

Back home nursing my bruised ego, my old best friend Errol gives me a shoulder to cry on and a place to stay. But the unfamiliar gleam in his warm brown eyes makes me think he’s got more than just rekindling our friendship in mind.

I was never into guys — not until a surprising, scorching encounter gives me a taste of the sultry submissiveness beneath Errol’s stoicism. When he challenges me to a high-stakes game, the intimate truths we discover about each other make me realize the bond we share goes deeper than just lust or friendship.

Can I be both the friend Errol needs and the partner he deserves?

Errol
When the best friend I haven’t seen since we were teenagers walks into my dive bar, I’m thrilled. But before long, I’m struggling to hide my feelings as I face a painful reality: The geeky goofball with the sunny smile I fell for years ago is now way, way out of my league.

Even after the lines between us start to blur, I know it's impossible. For starters, Ran is straight. And he’s so sweet and protective of me, he’d be horrified if he knew how badly I crave punishment and degradation.

But when one wild night reveals a dark ruthlessness under his poised professionalism, I risk our friendship in the hope that Ran could see me as something more.

Will my gamble pay off, or will it end up costing me everything?

About Ctrl+Alt Submit
Ctrl+Alt Submit is a high-heat, friends-to-lovers standalone MM romance about a loudmouth and a loner who learn a lot about each other — and themselves — when they reunite after ten years. You can expect a bi-awakening, a deep dive into kink, some hurt/comfort and a lot of lace.

This book is appropriate for ages 18+. It contains material some readers might find objectionable, including consensual power exchange dynamics. More detail is available in the book's content information section, which can be viewed in the Look Inside sample.