Friction Fiction Series by Elliot Kyle

Derek and I have been best friends since we were kids. Now we’re halfway across the world on a gorilla-watching expedition in the Congo, and I’m finally working up the nerve to admit what I’ve been feeling for years. Somewhere amidst the jungle hikes, one bed, and far too many lingering touches, the lines between us start to blur and things start getting a little... slippery.The jungle is wild, but admitting my feelings for him? That might be the real adventure... moreDerek and I have been best friends since we were kids. Now we’re halfway across the world on a gorilla-watching expedition in the Congo, and I’m finally working up the nerve to admit what I’ve been feeling for years. Somewhere amidst the jungle hikes, one bed, and far too many lingering touches, the lines between us start to blur and things start getting a little... slippery.The jungle is wild, but admitting my feelings for him? That might be the real adventure.Ripe & Ready is a friends-to-lovers, low-angst, 19k-word novella with a HEA and the wildly questionable use of a banana. It is the first novella in a series of queer love stories full of big feelings and extremely unconventional lube choices. Because who says silicone and water-based are the only options? less

My life’s all busted engines and keeping my heart in neutral. Then a gorgeous stranger named Andrés rolls into town with a broken-down BMW and eyes that read me too easy, and suddenly everything’s falling apart. It was supposed to be one night. Just a tow job. But things heat up fast and get a little slick around the edges, leaving me face to face with something I’ve spent years avoiding.I’ve always been good at helping people leave. Never figured I’d want one to stay... moreMy life’s all busted engines and keeping my heart in neutral. Then a gorgeous stranger named Andrés rolls into town with a broken-down BMW and eyes that read me too easy, and suddenly everything’s falling apart. It was supposed to be one night. Just a tow job. But things heat up fast and get a little slick around the edges, leaving me face to face with something I’ve spent years avoiding.I’ve always been good at helping people leave. Never figured I’d want one to stay.Grease & Grips is a 22k-word, low-angst, one-night-stand-to-HFN novella where motor oil gets used in ways the manufacturer definitely didn’t intend. It is the second novella in a series of queer love stories full of big feelings and extremely unconventional lube choices. Because who says silicone and water-based are the only options? While the unconventional lube ties these books together, each one’s a total standalone. You can read them in any order, and the characters don’t cross over. less

One night with Knox Everett was never enough, but the second I rushed Mu Lambda Nu he shut me out. He’s the fraternity president, I’m the pledge, and after our summer night together he pretends I never happened. I’ve always gotten what I wanted because of my family name, but tonight I’ll be whoever he needs me to be if it means having him again.He’s spent too long denying it, and tonight what we began in the shadows comes into the light... moreOne night with Knox Everett was never enough, but the second I rushed Mu Lambda Nu he shut me out. He’s the fraternity president, I’m the pledge, and after our summer night together he pretends I never happened. I’ve always gotten what I wanted because of my family name, but tonight I’ll be whoever he needs me to be if it means having him again.He’s spent too long denying it, and tonight what we began in the shadows comes into the light.Slick & Spooky is a second chance, high heat romp featuring glow-in-the-dark Halloween makeup used in ways your dermatologist would not approve. It is the third entry in a series of MM romance novellas with big feelings and even bigger lube risks because let’s be real... silicone and water-based are boring.While the unconventional lube may tie these books together, each one’s a total standalone. You can read them in any order, and the characters don’t cross over. less