Perhaps it was because she'd heard it so often that it had become true. She'd been called a 'good girl' throughout her sixteen years by her parents, relatives, and teachers. Nerd was a term that she and her few friends had often heard used about themselves. But one day someone spotted the naughty girl hidden away inside, just waiting to be let out.
Things get complicated when families implode, but Amelia has always known she can count on Coach Tayvon, her father’s best friend. Now, with his marriage kaput, Tayvon finds that he is relying on the girl he’d always called his ‘porcelain-skinned niece’ to be a rock for him as well.
Adrian's life goes to hell when he is ten. His father is a con man and his mother is in prison. In the next few years he collects a young stepmother and some half siblings. A stepmother where there is an attraction between them. Read how it all plays out.
Ezra was humiliated when his wife cheated on him. Matt was humiliated when Ezra beat him up in front of several people. Bad things happen to both good and bad people. See how it all plays out.
A Story in the STEELVILLE AND ENVIRONS Universe
Young fiancee becomes pregnant by another man. They split as a couple but remain close. Man marries another, then later in life allows his ex to move in with them.