teen - Stories

Noah has spent the last year haunted by one question: what went wrong? Follow him on a relentless quest for answers as buried secrets rise to the surface. Family deceit, betrayal, drama, and unexpected twists await at every turn.

In 2001, at a Catholic boarding school defined by strict rules and quiet expectations, Tommy Harrington expects nothing more than to blend into the background. Everything changes when he meets Brian McFadden, a charismatic, fearless boy who pulls him into a friendship unlike anything he has ever known. As the years pass, their bond deepens through shared secrets, quiet moments, and unspoken feelings. In a world where some truths are too dangerous to name, Tommy and Brian must navigate the fragile space between friendship, love, and everything left unsaid.

Things get even more dangerous than ever for Malik and his friends in the second book of the Hazardous series. Get ready for new characters, new fights, and new places.

Special kudos to my off site beta reader, Hilary. She's amazing.

Life is filled with surprises. We are constantly reminded that we are at the mercy of the universe; from the people we meet, to the events that shape us, to the places we find ourselves in. If we are among the lucky ones we will find our place in the world, and someone to share it with, and life will be sweet. But even then, everything is subject to change, and we either roll with the flow, or find ourselves fighting against the tide, because you just never know what might come at you from out of the blue.

Myles Valentine Paton Fleming - Widower, Father of teen son, Computer Engineer, and owner of a catamaran yacht, based in Adelaide, South Australia, with holiday adventures and unexpected changes to the family group.

Following the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Robbie is forced to move from England to start a new life living with his uncle’s family in Canada. Homesick, confused, and missing his close friend, it soon becomes apparent that Robbie is carrying a lot more baggage than he arrived with.

The Andiol Empire is torn apart by a merciless civil war. In the capital of Dimalos, old allies and unexpected companions navigate danger, betrayal, and brief moments of hope as blood runs through the streets. Choosing the wrong side can be fatal — especially when the enemy serves the Darkness.

"Everything important happens in Dimalos," Ikarr Knobnose once said. So it is on a certain evening, when a mismatched group gathers in an abandoned industrial district, though not all will see dawn.

Far in the north, Franz Landez gazes into the Mirror of Dreams, where a black tower rises beneath a blood red sky. Humanity is running out of time.

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 other, and recognise one another immediately. It is attraction, but also love at first sight, although true love is never easy.

This story is also published under the title Eighteen Years by E K Stokes.

Kintsugi: is the Japanese idea of taking a broken pottery, vase and fusing the broken piece back together with gold

Colt's temper got him expelled. Now he's starting over in a small town where he meets Noah, a quiet, bookish boy next door hiding a terrible secret. As their friendship deepens into first love, Colt discovers that Noah's stepfather has been abusing him for years. Desperate to protect the boy he loves, Colt agrees to a dangerous plan. But the guilt of his choices and the friends he's made over the summer may be the only things that can save them both.