Coming of Age Stories

The people of this once remote valley in the Andes have new prospects. They now have phones, internet and contact with people. They can finally buy the basics. The group of twelve-year-old girls abducted to Peru are integrating better and better. They often look enviously at the pregnant teenagers and want to have their first sexual experiences too. Above all, there is one important task: to track down the billions of dollars belonging to the dead criminal Rus and put them to good use.

A Life in Paradise Story
David's parents are rich. His dad is a famous retired NFL football player. The girls in ninth grade think he's dreamy and cute. The fourteen year old feels awkward and unsure of his place in the world. The one great thing he has going that does not involve his famous father is his girlfriend of two months, Mia Siano. David was delighted a week and a half ago when he was invited to a New Year's Eve party by his swim team teammates. This is his and Mia's first real teen party.

A young man inherited a nudist resort and a pile of money. Then the bad guys stepped in and the dream became a nightmare.

Embracing Autism Gleefully is the first story in the life of Robert A. "Glee" Gleason, an amazingly intelligent young man afflicted with a unique brand of autism that allows him to communicate in a startling way, culminating with a graduation speech for the ages. Winner of CAW #24 writing competition, he becomes romantically involved with his tutor, Barb. The follow-up story is The Life and Times of Robert "Glee" Gleason. You can view reader's comments over at Bookapy.

The location is true, an amazing inland waterway of slow tidal rivers and shallow interconnected lakes. The places mentioned are mostly true, the bridge definitely is. I've renamed some things and moved one or two around. Three teenage girls and one boy go sailing. At first it genuinely is for the sailing; clearly three girls will be safe with only one boy, unless of course they are the hunters and he is the prey.

Coming of Age in 1960s New Zealand. My father's much younger brother guided and mentored me from early adolescence through my teenage years and a series of girlfriends. While each story can stand alone, readers will get most out of this series if they read chronologically starting with Andrea, and progressing through Bronwyn and Robyn to my adventures with Pauline

A story in the The Windy Pines Universe
The Conclusion of The Windy Pines Saga Sam's now at Camp without his family. After what happened with Mom right before he left, he's got a lot of thinking to do, and a lot of wondering about what the future holds. Between the other campers and some visiting friends from his parents' youth, it might be a wild summer...

Jasper is a fourteen year-old genius who hooks up with a classmate to work on a high school biology project. He falls in love with her, but she's four years older and he's frustrated that she'll never appreciate the depth of his feelings. Elmer, the man who raised him and his brother gets involved with his biology teacher and sets a lot of interesting adventures into motion.

Karen Reynolds spent the first 13 years of her life on cruise control. Starting at her 14th birthday, things grew more interesting. She had her first period, her first crush, her second crush and then she learned that when you screw up, the nail that sticks up gets hammered.