Looking for stories that have a young adult come into a considerable sum of money, like Argon's Suddenly Rich Kid or Too Much Love. Pretty much anything where an inheritance or lost parents with money comes into play.
Looking for stories that have a young adult come into a considerable sum of money, like Argon's Suddenly Rich Kid or Too Much Love. Pretty much anything where an inheritance or lost parents with money comes into play.
Three more of Ernest Bywater's stories might fit
Interesting Times
Kim - Power Play
Life is Change
Mallard Heir
Couple of Jay Cantrell's... The Outsider and Unforgettable Weeks
Then there's Ascension of the Alpha Male by GoldenMage.
For a while a couple decades ago, in the mind control genre it was almost a cliche - kid 'inherits' mind control serum/device/power from older guy who discovered it. (And wealth is usually the second priority of such individuals, after getting all the pussy they want.)
OP should read Unending Night before Unforgettable Weeks,as it sets the stage for the MC's poverty and the rich girl's Mean Girls background, you are right though in that Unforgettable Weeks sees the economic and social status turn around. Both are great books.
OP should read Unending Night before Unforgettable Weeks
And should read Flawed Diamond after The Outsider, obviously.
I wonder if the OP also wants lottery winner stories, or DoOvers like Hindsight 20/20 where the MC starts building wealth fast.
In the 'Unforgettable ...' stories, the MC doesn't actually become rich, it's his parents that are (or become) so that might not be what the OP is looking for. I would include a more detailed explanation, but that would include spoilers.
the MC doesn't actually become rich, it's his parents that are
Yeah? And? Did you read the OP where:
Pretty much anything where an inheritance or lost parents with moneywas mentioned? I'd say that qualified. Remember, one of the stories the OP mentioned was about a child who didn't realize his father was a billionaire.
Yeah I forgot to say that I've read pretty much all of Jays stories, but it was a while ago so I didn't think to mention it. A bunch of the other stories look really good, thanks for the recommendations yalls. And the human Phoenix stories is really good as well.
His long-lost father (ie the guy he never knew, just like in Argon's story) is wealthy. 'Lost' doesn't only mean dead.
First, it might be a good idea to be a little more verbose with your replies to make sure you get your point across clearly. When I first read your response, I thought you were trying to tell DBActive that he wasn't thinking what he was thinking. He said "I think" and you basically No. Instead, it might have been better to specify that you disagreed and that your opinion was different and you based that on what you thought of the examples.
As to what the OP meant by using those specific examples, in Too Much Love, the parent that left the MC the money is dead, so it's a split since in Suddenly Rich Kid, he's moving in with rich father. I haven't read Argon's story and hadn't even looked at the description until today so I only had what was written in the original post as well as my knowledge of Too Much Love to base my responses on. Since in Too Much Love, the source of the money is a dead parent, that's the way interpreted the "lost parents" part of the post. Also, when somebody says they lost a parent, most people will take that to mean they are dead. Since the OP hasn't clarified what was wanted, it could go either way and neither way is necessarily wrong.
But in the Unforgettable stories Andy hasn't "lost parents" they are very much alive.
Notice how I was accused of wrongly including a story similar to 'Suddenly Rich Kid'. Thus the 'long lost relative' interpretation of 'lost'.
I'm sorry I stirred this up. I haven't read Suddenly Rich Kid and didn't know the similarities with Unforgettable.
You should read it. It's pretty good. At a guess, far superior to the not-a-story-yet other example.
. At a guess, far superior to the not-a-story-yet other example.
Too Much Love by Tom Frost isn't a story?
https://storiesonline.net/s/16175/the-billionaire-life
Too Much Love by Tom Frost isn't a story?
Didn't you notice the 'in progress'? It isn't a story until it has a ending.
How about a homeless girl comimg into millions?
https://storiesonline.net/s/17543/the-ranch-by-chris89
Looking for stories that have a young adult come into a considerable sum of money
Human Phoenix by Refusenik
You can't hide from your past forever, but it's easier if you're a foster kid in rural West Texas. Scott MacIntyre was different in more ways than even he knew, but he had a plan.
First Part of the Human Story series.
Jacob's Granddaughters - A.A.Nemo
No lottery, this is completely unique, AFAIK.
https://storiesonline.net/s/13087/jacobs-granddaughters
Shootout at the OK Cradle..!!
They're not toddlers - some of them know from personal experience what conditions were like 600 years ago ;-)
AJ
I suspect it was in response to DS's infantile retort.
But your response to my disagreeing with you was oh so mature?
I acknowledged the fact of, and your right to, your holding an (incorrect) opinion. How is that not mature?
How is that not mature?
Because the way you worded it implies that your bare assertion makes me wrong and you right.
Your response to my disagreement is not the tiniest bit more or less mature than my response that the same applies to you.
Wouldn't that make it awfully sticky if it dried?
Actually, once dried it is no longer sticky.