Coming of Age - Stories

This is a story in the genre of historical fiction. The protagonist is a fictitious Swedish Count living in the early nineteenth century. He is the heir to a large estate in mid-Sweden, pursues formal studies abroad and has contacts with the royal family. His sexual orientation remains an issue throughout his life. This story offers an insight into love relations and friendships at the time. Some actual historical persons figure in the plot in a fictionalized version.

You never forget your first love.

Nor do you forget the traditions you shared.

Maybe that's all you need to bring you back together?

Or is it?

Julian Hayes has it all: a perfect family, a devoted boyfriend, a life of luxury. His world begins to crumble when buried secrets come to light. Suddenly, the life he built, the people he trusted, and even his own sense of self are thrown into chaos.

Julian finds himself torn and he must decide who he can trust—and what he’s willing to fight for. In a house full of wealth, secrets, and lies, survival comes at the cost of everything he once believed was real.

A story about first love, last goodbyes, and everything that still lingers in between. A new city, a new life but somehow, his ghost still follows me. Maybe this time, love won’t leave me behind.

Noah likes to take things day by day, splitting his time between working at a souvenir shop and hanging with friends at the beach. When his girlfriend breaks up with him and tells him she is moving away, he is left utterly confused. Luckily, he has his best friend Leo to help him get through it - whether it’s by taking him out for dinner, listening to his complaints, or giving him some tough love. Why is Leo always so good to him anyway?

Emory had his whole life planned out. Go to college, become successful, marry Danielle. Then one night, he met a boy who took his virginity, and now Emory is about to turn his life upside down and follow the boy across the country. It's time for this boy to meet other boys.

When Matteo Romano, a straight Italian guy, convinces his best friend Adrian to pretend to be his boyfriend to keep his ex away, things get complicated fast. What starts as a harmless favor turns into late nights, lingering touches, and the kind of tension neither of them can keep pretending about.

Cwtch is a Welsh word, translated into English it means a hug, but the meaning is deeper and more profound than a simple hug. When you give someone a cwtch you also give them a safe place and this is what twenty something Londoner Harry gives Welsh farmboy Aled. The story tells how two souls find each over, and recognise one another immediately. It is attraction, but also love at first site, although true love is never easy.

Alpha Zeta Rho .... the cockiest, all-jock frat on campus.
Known for keg stands, locker room brawls, and one secret tradition:
Every year, they pick one pledge to turn into their house toy.

Kismet is a transgressive coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a stifling North London summer. It explores the fragile boundary between childhood innocence and the electric, often terrifying, awakening of adolescent desire.