Coming of Age Stories

A Climbing the Ladder Story
Part of the A Well-Lived Life universe
'Climbing the Ladder' is the story of Jonathan Kane, a young man from rural Ohio, who begins a new life in Chicago in the mailroom of Spurgeon Capital. This is a story in the 'A Well-Lived Life' universe, and provides history and backstory for Spurgeon Capital, the Spurgeon family, the Glass family, the Lundgren family, Anala Subramani, Tom Quinn, and others from the 'A Well-Lived Life' series. The story stands on its own, and does not require reading any other stories in the universe.

Mark takes a Caribbean cruise - unexpectedly by himself, after his girlfriend breaks his heart. Onboard the ship, he meets a teenage girl named Riley and her family. The family asks Mark to participate in a very special tradition, one that he's never heard of. The story covers what happens on the cruise, and what happens in subsequent years, as Mark and Riley try to maintain their relationship. / (Reviews)

A Story in the Growing Pains Universe
This is the twenty chapter book that shows Andy's summer holidays and then as he adapts to College life. He meets the stripper Abi, he has a complex relationship with his classmate while his sister is intent on causing as much trouble as possible. This books shows Andy's sexual awakening and as Abi introduces him to a world he had not seen before. This book starts slow and has little sexual content for the first four chapters.

A story in the Hazelwood High Universe
Not unlike Lolita, a story that looks at the erotic interests of those below legal age, examines the effects of a sudden sex life thrust upon many different types of minors, and a piece that challenges how we psychologically view sex and its consequences, the good and the bad. / (Reviews)

Meet Tommy Matthews, as he navigates the end of his last year of junior high school, in small-town Western Pennsylvania. A recent growth spurt will enhance, but also complicate his life. The choices he makes (and will make) will influence the lives of many people in his orbit and will go a long way towards determining the direction his life will take. It all begins in the year 1981, which will prove to be the most impactful year of this young man's life.

Artist Jett Blackburn's paintings reveal the soul of his subjects. They have the power to change the viewer, the model, and the artist. Sometimes emotionally, sometimes terminally. Join this digital native and his accumulation of girlfriends as they break the ties with their parents and move off to college and self-discovery. All characters are over the age of 18. / (Reviews)

Two tees collaborate on the design and construction of an awesome tree house. While building their creation, they also build a friendship and more.

The Paul Robertson Saga
Part of the Westmouthshire universe
Picking up right after "A Tortured Soul", "A Wounded Heart" follows Paul as he takes on a summer job and then into his second year at university. New Friends. Old Friends. And one special, unexpected, friend who takes a very close interest in helping Paul find his "Happy Ending". Will Paul be able to heal his Wounded Heart and find everlasting love?

A Story in the Naked In School Universe
What happens when the Naked in School Program comes to a high school in Fairbanks, Alaska? Emma and her classmates, using a blizzard of cool tactics, give it a frigid reception as they try to stop it cold. This is a gentle story about the coming of age of a brilliant young woman who discovers her own sexuality while dealing with some unforgiving bureaucracies as she grows up in a world with the Program. Warning: There's romance. And physics.

Maddie and Chloe are two high school graduates on a girls' trip in Thailand. The girls are looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. They meet new friends and get up to all sorts of fun-filled adventures.