Built On Lies: An M/M Romance

Jax lives his life behind a fortress of muscle and silence. In a small, suffocating town where his peers equate masculinity with casual cruelty, he keeps his true self buried deep under iron plates and the safety of fleeting, meaningless encounters. His only confidant is Pickles, a sassy rescue cat who doesn't demand he be anything other than who he is. But the carefully constructed walls Jax has spent years fortifying start to crack the moment Eli strolls into his life. Eli is the antithesis of everything Jax has been taught to fear. Patient, magnetic, and effortlessly genuine, Eli offers an intimacy that is both intoxicating and terrifying. As their private, scorching chemistry deepens into something resembling a real connection, Jax finds himself caught in a spiral of desire and self-loathing. He finally feels seen, yet every touch is tainted by the looming threat of exposure. When a devastating betrayal threatens to tear his world apart, Jax is forced into a heart-wrenching confrontation with his own reflection. Balancing raw heat with poignant vulnerability, Built on Lies is an unflinching look at the courage it takes to stop running from your own humanity and finally own the truth.