Inside Series by October Arden

At six-and-a-half feet tall, Luke should be impossible to miss. Instead, he's spent his life being overlooked, dismissed, forgotten. So when brilliant, magnetic Jaime starts pursuing him with unusual intensity, Luke doesn't question it. He's just grateful someone finally sees him.What Luke doesn't know is that Jaime shares his body and consciousness with Alex—his headmate, protector, and the man he's loved for eleven years... moreAt six-and-a-half feet tall, Luke should be impossible to miss. Instead, he's spent his life being overlooked, dismissed, forgotten. So when brilliant, magnetic Jaime starts pursuing him with unusual intensity, Luke doesn't question it. He's just grateful someone finally sees him.What Luke doesn't know is that Jaime shares his body and consciousness with Alex—his headmate, protector, and the man he's loved for eleven years. What Luke can't see is that when Jaime looks at him, he's seeing someone else entirely.Because Luke looks exactly like Alex would if he had his own body.As Jaime becomes obsessed with touching Alex through Luke's skin, their perfect bond begins to fracture. Alex watches helplessly as the man he loves betrays what they've built together. And Luke falls deeper for someone who's using his body to love a ghost.When the truth comes out, it will destroy everything they thought they knew about love, identity, and what it means to be real.An intense, emotional queer romance about the dangerous space between want and need.For fans of TJ Klune's hurt/comfort and Eli Easton's emotional complexity. less

To love them both, he has to stop being afraid of himself.After losing them both, Luke isn’t giving up. He refuses to be just another outsider—he wants to be part of the system, not just orbiting around it, and to do that he has to make himself not just useful, but indispensable. Even if Alex hates him. Especially if he does.But as Luke pushes deeper into their world, he finds the signals are mixed... moreTo love them both, he has to stop being afraid of himself.After losing them both, Luke isn’t giving up. He refuses to be just another outsider—he wants to be part of the system, not just orbiting around it, and to do that he has to make himself not just useful, but indispensable. Even if Alex hates him. Especially if he does.But as Luke pushes deeper into their world, he finds the signals are mixed. Sometimes Alex is distant, even cold, but at others he is understanding, even inviting, and Luke has no idea what to make of that. It doesn’t help that Jaime is fighting him every step of the way. But even rivals can learn to trust. Even enemies can fall in love. And in the middle is Jaime, still struggling to hold on while the two people who love him most finally see each other clearly.A queer psychological slow-burn MM romance with enemies-to-lovers heat, mental illness recovery, and found family bonds that can’t be broken—even by trauma. less

“When one of them breaks, they all do.”Alex was never meant to stay. He was created to protect Jaime—nothing more. Now that Luke is here, devoted and strong and real, what is Alex for?So he disappears.And Jaime shatters.When Luke shuts down from guilt, a new voice rises in the dark. Hunter—born of Luke’s need, desperate to protect them all. As the system tilts toward collapse, it’s someone else’s turn to be the anchor, and Alex must decide what kind of love is worth surviving for... more“When one of them breaks, they all do.”Alex was never meant to stay. He was created to protect Jaime—nothing more. Now that Luke is here, devoted and strong and real, what is Alex for?So he disappears.And Jaime shatters.When Luke shuts down from guilt, a new voice rises in the dark. Hunter—born of Luke’s need, desperate to protect them all. As the system tilts toward collapse, it’s someone else’s turn to be the anchor, and Alex must decide what kind of love is worth surviving for.A gutting, healing, polyamorous conclusion about broken minds, impossible devotion, and the terrifying beauty of being needed. less