Voice Out Series by Stella Rainbow

𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲It has been a year since I escaped my three years of hell. Twelve months, and yet I felt just as broken as I had all those months ago. I had a job now, a home and people who cared about me, and yet I was all alone in this darkness that surrounded me. My past haunted me day and night and there was no one who could protect me from it. Until I met Scott. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁Losing every person I loved one after the other made me realise just how much loving someone could hurt... more𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲It has been a year since I escaped my three years of hell. Twelve months, and yet I felt just as broken as I had all those months ago. I had a job now, a home and people who cared about me, and yet I was all alone in this darkness that surrounded me. My past haunted me day and night and there was no one who could protect me from it. Until I met Scott. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁Losing every person I loved one after the other made me realise just how much loving someone could hurt. Without even realising, I made a decision to never love another person again, lest I lost them too. For years, my life revolved around studying and then working and the only person I was close to was my best friend, who wouldn't leave me alone, no matter what I tried. I was content to stay alone. Until I met Luke.𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭? 𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳?(Finding You is a hurt/comfort gay romance full of angst, sweet cuddles and a three-legged kitten you can't help but fall in love with. Finding You is the first book in the Voice Out series, but it can be read as a standalone and has a definite HEA.)Trigger Warnings: Mention of past abuse, brief description of past physical and sexual abuse, incident of self-harm. less

From roommates who barely see each other, to finding their happily ever after, Luke and Scott have a tough storm to weather.LukeEscaping a madman with your life barely intact and your ability to trust shattered changes you. It changed me. I didn't remember who I was before him, my past a murky shadow, and everything in the future looked the same.Until an ad for a roommate led me to Scott. Scott made me feel safe. He made me feel... happy... moreFrom roommates who barely see each other, to finding their happily ever after, Luke and Scott have a tough storm to weather.LukeEscaping a madman with your life barely intact and your ability to trust shattered changes you. It changed me. I didn't remember who I was before him, my past a murky shadow, and everything in the future looked the same.Until an ad for a roommate led me to Scott. Scott made me feel safe. He made me feel... happy. But should I allow myself to drop my walls around him when the last man I let in left me bleeding and scared of my own shadow?ScottBeing lonely was nothing new to me. Other than my best friend and his small family, I had no one in the world and I was okay with that. Or at least, that was what I thought.But then Luke showed up, looking to rent a room, and something about the beautiful man with his oversized hoodie and eyes full of warniness made me want to get to know him better. Something made me want to earn his trust, to see joy and adoration shine in those gray eyes. But should I let him get close when I've lost too many people already?Tags:Luke doesn't trust anyone, Scott doesn't let people get too close, they both break their rules for each other, some angst, but lots of sweetness, roommates to lovers, slow burn, like sloooooow burn, low heat, demisexual Scott, all the hurt/comfort, Tressa the three-legged cat, because Luke is punny with names, Mama D is a force to be reckoned with, Voice Out is a family, nightmares, comfort with cuddles, Scott is Luke's safe space.Weathering the Storm is a 70k contemporary gay romance featuring two men with haunted pasts, reading sessions that include cookies and bonding, a three-legged cat named Tressa, and a beautiful slow burn romance.Note: Weathering the Storm was previously published as Finding You. There are some minor changes in this version, but much of the story remains the same. less

Brady:I thought I was happy with my life. I have a successful business, an awesome found family, a dog who is a bigger princess than me and volunteer work that keeps me busy and satisfied when nothing else does.I was content—and I'd thought I was happy, too—to live my life just like that. No mess. No one to demand things of me I wasn't willing to give. No complications.But then I met Charlie... moreBrady:I thought I was happy with my life. I have a successful business, an awesome found family, a dog who is a bigger princess than me and volunteer work that keeps me busy and satisfied when nothing else does.I was content—and I'd thought I was happy, too—to live my life just like that. No mess. No one to demand things of me I wasn't willing to give. No complications.But then I met Charlie.Charlie:For my whole life, I'd been sure I was destined to live a half-life, to hide a part of myself so I wouldn't lose the only two people I cared about. I was resigned to my fate.But when my dad died of a sudden heart attack, I realized life was too short to keep hiding. I moved to a new city, but I had no clue how to go about finding a part of myself that I'd buried so long ago. And then I met Brady. A man who is out and proud of who he is and a person who has spent their life hiding a part of themselves. Will they be able to forge a path together or would their differences end up pushing them away from each other?(Finding Me is a 60k words long queer romance full of sweet kisses, makeup tutorials and a tiny doggo called Cherry you can't help but fall in love with. Finding Me is the second book in the Voice Out series, but it can be read as a standalone and has a definite HEA.) less

From strangers to friends who discover the joys of life with each other, Brady and Charlie are set to watch the sun rise together. BradyFor years, building my café and working at the Voice Out charity had been the focus my life. But when a maybe-stalker seeked me out with his puppy eyes and dire need of fashion advice, I found something—someone—new to focus on.Charlie needed me in ways no one had ever needed me before, and helping them soon became the best part of my day... moreFrom strangers to friends who discover the joys of life with each other, Brady and Charlie are set to watch the sun rise together. BradyFor years, building my café and working at the Voice Out charity had been the focus my life. But when a maybe-stalker seeked me out with his puppy eyes and dire need of fashion advice, I found something—someone—new to focus on.Charlie needed me in ways no one had ever needed me before, and helping them soon became the best part of my day. CharlieAfter hiding a part of me my whole life, my father's sudden death reminded me just how short life could be. So what did I do? I moved to a new city where I knew no one, intent on finding my true self, even though I had no idea how to do that after hiding myself for so long.Then, I saw Brady. Beautiful, vibrant Brady, who struck a chord in me the moment my eyes fell on him. One conversation with him, and he promised to help me discover myself. I never expected that one promise to lead me to find everything I'd ever wanted in life. Tags:Genderfluid MC, toppy twink, self-discovery, make-up tutorials, Cherry-the-Maltese, Charlie loves cooking, white sugar balls are delicious, not those balls gutter mind, Brady teaches self-defense, Mama D is everyone's hero.Watching The Sunrise is a 65k words contemporary MX romance featuring a genderfluid MC, a man who loves make-up, a cute little dog called Cherry, and make-up tutorials galore.Note: Watching The Sunrise was previously published as Finding Me. There are some minor changes in this version, but much of the story remains the same. less

From pseudo-co-workers to roommates to something more, Jo and Rohan will have a tough time weaving the stars of their romance with danger lurking in the background. JoI've been involved in Voice Out for years, first as someone looking for a place to call home, and then as someone who helped others like me. In all that time, there has been one constant in my life... moreFrom pseudo-co-workers to roommates to something more, Jo and Rohan will have a tough time weaving the stars of their romance with danger lurking in the background. JoI've been involved in Voice Out for years, first as someone looking for a place to call home, and then as someone who helped others like me. In all that time, there has been one constant in my life. One man who has made me feel safe even though he probably doesn't even know my last name: Rohan Saxena, or as she was known on the stage of Zimmer, Rowena Sequins.When my homophobic stepbrothers started stalking me, Mama D insisted on moving me somewhere safer. What I didn't expect was to end up living with Rohan. I was scared of my stepbrothers, but I was also scared of what I might do if I was around Rohan twenty-four-seven.RohanBeing Rowena Sequins is a part of me, and I fought hard to claim it, and lost a lot in the process. It was why I now volunteered at Voice Out as much as I could, because I wanted the kids there to have what I never did: unconditional love and support.Jo is special, though I wish they weren't. When they first came to Voice Out, they were a kid too. But now they're all grown up, gorgeous, and in danger. When Delilah asked me to give my spare room to Jo, I couldn't say no. But Jo is pure temptation, and they're too young and free to want to be with someone like me. Nevertheless, I'd do everything in my power to keep them safe, because above all, a safe space was what they needed most.Weaving The Stars is a 60k MX romance featuring a genderqueer MC who loves dresses, a forty-something drag queen with some hidden insecurities, homophobic stepbrothers who really need to be shown where they belong, a found family that makes you feel all warm and cozy, and a well-deserved HEA.Weaving The Stars is the third book in the Voice Out series, but can be read as a standalone. less