coming of age - Stories

The story of a teenage art prodigy named Aedan Jackson as he grows up bisexual. He has a best friend named Jake Grant that he becomes close with. (Previously known as "Aedan's Story". This is a polished, updated, and rewritten version!)

18 year old Oliver (Olly) is gay and going through the process of discovering himself amongst his group of close friends as they navigate their senior year in Northern Minnesota. This is a coming of age journey about friendship and love with over 50 chapters to come!

Swing for the Fences is a coming-of-age LGBTQ+ romance about Nick, a shy freshman at an elite boys’ boarding school, who unexpectedly falls for his mysterious and troubled roommate, Jack. As their friendship deepens into love, they face mental health struggles, family rejection, and the chaos of teenage life. With the help of their quirky, loyal friend group, Nick and Jack fight to hold onto each other—and discover that first love, no matter how messy, can be real, raw, and worth it.

Studying psychology while getting firsthand experience from his ‘college boyfriend’ isn’t the college experience Ace wanted. Luckily, a frat leader Carter hates offers to help break the abuse cycle Ace’s been gaslit into. Leo's only rules?

"Tell me if anything changes, or if I go too far."

"Don’t go back to Carter. If you need toxic, call me.”

Messy hook-ups are to be expected in a frat. When a chaotic freshman drags Leo into his on/off relationship, Leo uses a little consensual tough love to help Ace leave Carter. Ace's only rules?

"No sex.”

"No kissing."

Will the unspoken rule be broken first?

Don't fall in love.

This is book 2 in the annals of Stephen Zamora and Michael Inness, begun in ‘Love Truly Is Blind.’

It will pick up with the young lovers graduating from junior high school. Also along for the ride will be Stephen’s brother Leon, Michael’s brother Jeff, and a select few of their friends. And enemies?

Every town has a history. Every town has stories that have been handed down through the ages . . stories that tell of people or events that may, or may not, be real. Thompsonville is no different. In fact, this town probably has more than most. Here’s just one of them!

Benjamin Amber is an ordinary boy… mostly. He attends high school, works part-time, and has typical teenage interests, like high fantasy. However, Ben’s life takes an unexpected turn when he's suddenly transported to a new world through his very own bathtub. But in a world filled with magic, monsters, and countless dangers, the only thing Ben can't seem to wrap his head around is how on earth he's supposed to keep himself from falling in love with Nari, the cutest boy around. Little does Ben know, a grand adventure that will shape the very fate of this magical world is about to begin, threatening more than just his own precarious love life!

Joel's day has been completely normal until he comes home to find his younger brother sitting out on the front steps. After a word of warning, his life abruptly changes when a careless mistake reveals his one secret to the rest of his family.

*Originally part of the 2023 Secret Author Contest: Secrets (Only chapter One)

This story is a stand alone saga but also a "sidequel" to "The Making of a Slave.” It explores Andrew's relationship with Connor, Patrick's younger brother (first appears in Chapter 9 of The Making of a Slave).