Eden Finley

RyderWhen I quit the biggest boy band on the planet, I was supposed to get my life back.It's not that I wanted to leave the spotlight. I felt like I had to for my daughter. Her picture shouldn't be splashed all over the tabloids.I thought I could do this parenting thing on my own, but it's obvious I need help. I just didn't expect to find it in the form of a gorgeous guy I meet by chance.I can put my attraction aside for my daughter's sake. I've put my whole life on hold for her.If only he wasn't so tempting.LyricWorking as a nanny is my backup to my backup plan. My first plan is fame, but something always holds me back.When I randomly run into Ryder Kennedy and end up becoming his daughter's nanny, I figure it'll be a short-term thing.But then Ryder finds out I can sing. He wasn't ready to give up music, and now he's found a new way to have it: through me. He wants to produce my demo and make me a star.He says I was born to be in the spotlight, but I think I was born to run from it.It doesn't help that each day I'm with him and his daughter, the deeper I fall into fantasies of being part of their family. And not just as the nanny.

ThadFailing to make it in pro ball left me absolutely devastated. Baseball has been my life, my dream, but it's time to move on.Becoming a sports agent was always my back-up plan, and now that I'm interning at the biggest queer-focused firm in the country, I'm doing my best not to let my bitterness toward baseball affect my future. That's really difficult when I'm assigned to babysit Kelley Afton, hotshot rookie pitcher for Philly. He has everything I ever wanted, and he doesn't even appreciate it. I didn't become an agent so I could soothe the ego of diva athletes.His constant need for validation from others frustrates me to no end, but that's probably a good thing. Because if he didn't have that, I'd find him irresistibly my type.Attraction could lead to crossing lines which would put my position at King Sports in jeopardy, and I can't have that.I don't have a backup for my backup plan.

EastonYou know what's the worst feeling in the world? Being in love with someone since you were twelve years old, knowing they only see you as a little brother type.Not even becoming an NHL star has made him realize I'm all grown up now.All of that changes when I ask my brother's best friend to ref a charity match and we spend an entire week in each other's pocket.Being close to him is torture, but for the first time since my adolescent crush started, I begin to feel hope. I swear Knox looks at me the same way I look at him. Or so I think. When I throw myself at him and get utterly rejected, I never want to see him again.Yet, shaking him is impossible, because he and Connor are always around, and my older brother is suffocatingly protective. Every time I look at Knox, I'm reminded of how he turned me down.Can't I just die of embarrassment in peace?KnoxThe Kiki brothers are legendary in the NHL world. Thick as thieves, unstoppable on the ice, and the kind of family nothing can come between. Or so I thought.For the last ten years, I've successfully hidden my feelings for the middle Kiki brother. Easton is snarky, determined, and the prettiest guy I've met. Ever since we stumbled across each other on a gay dating app and shared our secrets, I've felt a connection to him that I haven't had with anything else.But Connor is my best friend and when it comes to his little brothers, "protective" doesn't cover it. I'm determined to take my feelings for Easton to the grave, but after a week in close proximity to him, my willpower is ready to break.All it takes is one charity hockey match, a drunken night out, and a forbidden kiss for me to know that Easton Kikishkin is it for me.And unless I want to lose Connor, Easton will never be mine.

Brady: Our quick hellos are followed by drawn out goodbyes.What started out as one fun night turned into a regular thing none of us ever planned for.I can't walk away from Kit and Prescott. Kit is the stern nurturer I need. He's the caretaker, the solid presence. Prescott enables my wild ways. He's someone I can have fun with. They couldn't be more perfect for me.But come graduation, I have to move across the country, and geography isn't our only obstacle. Being in a relationship with two men isn't good for my public image, my brother's NFL career, or the media frenzy that surrounds my famously queer family.We have a plan to meet up once a year, but with every reunion, every brief visit, we fall deeper.There has to be a breaking point, something that will end it for us, or soon it will be impossible to say goodbye at all.

EMMETTMy twin brother and I have gotten ourselves into a lot of messes growing up. We would constantly switch places to escape consequences while protecting each other at every cost.But sleeping with Ben's professor is a whole new level of mess, because there's something Jonah doesn't know. He might have been Ben's professor last semester, but the person he was lecturing wasn't Ben. It was me.JONAHFrom the moment I meet Emmett, I know he looks familiar but I can't pinpoint where from. It's not until I see his twin brother in the quad that I put two and two together.Dating the sibling of one of my ex-students isn't a huge problem for me, but I can't help thinking the twins are hiding something.The more time I spend with Emmett, the more I fall for him, but as my insecurity grows, so does my worry that I'm being played.When my heart and my gut tell me two different things, I don't know which to trust. My gut tells me to cut and run, but my heart won't let me. Even though I've been telling myself to hold back, it's too late. I'm already in too deep.

Bilson The idea of moving away from Seattle was a joke at first. I have too many failed relationships here. Too much baggage. So when I find myself signing with Nashville and leaving everything behind, I'm hopeful a new start will cure me of my attachment problems. I fall fast and hard, and I'm quickly realizing it's not so easy to escape my emotional damage. That follows no matter where I go. When my new teammate, rookie goalie Miles Olsen, attaches himself to my side, the media are excited to exploit our bromance. Little do they know, he's doing me a favor by keeping me away from making mistakes with women. That's the deal we made at the beginning of the season, but as time goes on, and we're both going through a dry spell, Miles suggests a different arrangement. One I've never contemplated. One I shouldn't consider. One I can't stop thinking about.MilesMy first day as starting goalie for Tennessee is made mildly more terrifying by coming face to face with NHL veteran Cody Bilson. Hero worship? Me? Never He reminds me of my old frat buddies; loyal, kind, easy to trade banter with. But my dude is lost and trying to find himself again--without getting married this time. I want to help him, and while my suggestion might not be conventional, it sure as hell is effective. The only way to make sure he doesn't marry a woman again? Blow off steam with a man instead. We're both straight, we're both single, and we're both down for a good time. After all, what are teammates for?

CALLIEAfter constantly looking over my shoulder as I run for my life, I'm on the brink of giving up.On happiness.On love.On life.Which is why, when a familiar face shows up where I'm hiding, I shock myself by running again. Though, probably not as shocked as Zeus is when I run him off the road with my car.For some reason, my survival instinct is stronger than my mind is, and I find myself fighting for the life I'm not even sure I want.On the run and nowhere to turn, I flee into the arms of the last person I should. Suddenly, I find myself involved in one of the worst crime syndicates in Las Vegas, and no way to get out.ZEUSWhy would Callie run away from me? I'm delightful, damn it. I mean, sure, he probably thinks I'm trying to kill him, but I'm not. I've been hired to make sure he's okay and that he's surviving after escaping an abusive relationship, making mistakes, and putting multiple people's lives in danger.He screwed up, but he doesn't deserve to die for it. And now, because of me, his life is at risk yet again.Technically, my job is done. Callie is still breathing. That's all I was supposed to find out. But I can't sit by knowing he's selling his soul. His body. I need to get him out, and I'll go to any lengths to do it.**Mike Bravo Ops Zeus deals with some sensitive topics. Please check the Look Inside feature for trigger warnings**