teen - Stories

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.

On Halloween night, Mason leads his friend up the old firewatch tower above Wilbur Falls — just to get away from the noise, the beer, and the same faces down by the creek. But something about the night feels different. The wind smells of smoke, the dark hums with electricity, and the space between them glows with something neither can name. High above their small town, mystery and longing blur together, and what begins as a quiet escape becomes a moment that will haunt them long after the night is gone.

A haunting Halloween tale about connection, silence, and the spark between two boys learning what it means to be seen.

A stolen formula, high stakes in the world of GMO's and billion dollar Agri-farm industries.

Alex Alvarez has to find the son of the man who stole it.
Hidden in plain sight in the middle of a small town High School on the edge of the Capital Region.
Armed with his wits, and a plucky side kick turned pastry Chef named Brian, Alex's search begins.
However he's not the only student hunting amidst the sheep.
Play to keep, find the boy. Don't get lost.
Alex is running out of time.

On the edge of adulthood, Noah Jacobs carries the weight of two absences— a father who died before he took his first breath, and a mother who chose to leave. With high school behind him, he intends to spend the summer alone in the quiet refuge of his father’s old room. But life has other plans, and an unexpected arrival soon alters the course of his grief, his future, and his heart.

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?

Poems about my relationship with God

Welcome to Philpott Towers! Ten years apart in age, living very different lives, the Phillpott brothers are not close, but their father’s death sees the two returning to share their grandiose family home. Gray Philpott is a successful poet but rather less successful human being, now living with Vince, his solicitor elder brother in their father’s shadow—what could go wrong?

Close proximity forces both brothers to reassess their lives, and the Summer wreaks remarkable changes as the two settle into a new relationship, with both their lives and their emotional lives going in new directions.

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!

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).