Showing titles in Coming of Age

Amber Walker and her older brother, Jake, have an abusive father. One night, her brother's best friend, Liam, sees her crying and climbs through her bedroom window to comfort her. That one action sparks a love/hate relationship that spans over the next eight years. What happens when Amber starts to view her brother's best friend a little differently? And how will her brother, who has always been a little overprotective, react when he finds out that the pair are growing closer?

Ruby Bell thought that she and James Beaufort had something special. She’s never had such strong feelings for someone. And after his betrayal, she’s also never felt this much hurt. Ruby just wants her old life back before she knew anyone at Maxton Hall, before she knew James. She used to be able to rely on her studies to keep her focused, but school is no longer a refuge—not when she sees James everywhere. But she has to stay on track, especially with university looming over them and the uncertainty of what the future holds.

2000. Benjamin’s world is turned upside down the night he meets Clara. Instinctively, he knows that they are meant for each other, but a devastating mistake on their last night at university will take their lives in very different directions. 20 years later, Clara has a high-profile job and a handsome husband. But despite the trappings of success, she isn't happy, and she knows that a piece of her heart still belongs to Benjamin, the boy she fell in love with years earlier. The boy whose life she fears she ruined.

Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to make a scientific breakthrough when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Before she knows it, Asha has abandoned her lab, exchanged vows with Cyrus, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia to develop an app called WAI — “We are Infinite.”

The quiet 1960s midwestern life of the Land family is upended when son Davy kills two marauders who have come to harm the family. The morning of his sentencing, Davy (a hero to some, a cold-blooded murderer to others) escapes from his cell, and the Lands set out in search of him. Their journey is touched by serendipity and the kindness of strangers, and they cover territory even more extraordinary than the Badlands, where they search for Davy from their Airstream trailer.

Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed.

It was only because of the cramps from hell that I discovered my boyfriend cheating on me. Who knew that I would find my forever later that same day? Because of You is a sweet, new adult romance short story: 4,000 words.

Eight years ago, I was supposed to marry her. Instead, I destroyed her family and then abandoned her. Broken and hurt, she delivered me a savage blow in return. Naturally, that should have been the end of us. Except that I still want her. Even after all these years, memories of her linger in a mix of pain and desire. And now the sassy girl who once set my world on fire is suddenly in my city, curating art she has no idea that she inspired. Her body still ignites under my touch, but her eyes hold a cold, hard resolve to never re-engage with her family’s arch-enemy. To prove to Sabrina that...

What would happen if schools closed due to lack of interest? Time passes and technology is forgotten.Marc runs away from the family farm at the age of thirteen determined never to turn into a man like his father. He finds himself a small building with a fireplace in an abandoned city, determined to plan his own destiny. His destiny appears in the form of a small, undernourished boy named Justin. Marc’s home is a bookstore. He eventually stops using the books for kindling and teaches himself to read.He and Justin gather a small group of rejected and orphaned children and move into an empty...

Lila Moreau always believed that friendship could survive anything—until the person she trusted most betrayed her. Caught between family pressures, heartbreak, and rising self-doubt, Lila must find the strength to defend her dreams and her voice. Amid the rain-soaked campus of the University of Victoria, she rediscovers hope through her passion for environmental science and unexpected new friendships. Broken Bonds is a deeply emotional coming-of-age story about resilience, self-worth, and finding light after loss.

La novela está basada en una historia real, que sucedió en Centroamérica, no estoy seguro si en Honduras o Nicaragua, en los ochentas. A mi me la contaron en los noventas. El real suceso es mucho más simple que el novelado. Sirve de base, de inspiración, y de referente, pero no tiene la complicación que yo he inventado.

Un asesino a sueldo cumple impecablemente sus contratos, teniendo perpleja a la policía, que imagina que jamás le podrán capturar, a no ser que cometa un error. Y, efectivamente, lo comete, pues mata a la persona equivocada, al padre de un verdadero cazador de hombres. Éste, un oficial del ejército, usará métodos nada convencionales, y, por supuesto, ilegales, para encontrar al asesino de su padre. Y cuando lo encuentre… se llevará una gran sorpresa. Aurora se desnudó, y Marino comprobó que era idéntica a su hermana. Al parecer, también comían lo mismo. Estaba bien, aunque, ...

Livet går så fort. Och så långsamt.är en roman om hur man formas som person, om de där händelserna i livet som är avgörande för vem man sedan blir.

Här möter vi Morris föräldrar: mamma som skickar runt Morris bland alla barnfamiljer i bekantskapskretsen för att han ska smittas av påssjuka, pappa som har en förmåga att få det lilla att kännas stort och som berättar om indianer och äventyr. Morris trivs med kompisarna på lågstadiet, tjejernas favorit Linus, grannen Henke och Ubbe med de nyaste leksakerna och alldeles speciella lekregler. Motvilligt flyttar han till det gula tegelradhuset och en ny skola och en ny tid, mellanstadiet.

Forever young är en både rolig och vemodig roman om att vara ung och fri i en föränderlig och emellanåt obegriplig värld. Det är också en betraktelse över ett Sverige då och nu.

The Possession Of Jessica Kind, Teen Cheerleader (A novella. approx 20,000 words). Tagline: LOVING hard on Jessica will KILL YOU.... Part 1 Sixteen year old Great Lake State High Cheer Captain Jessica Kind has just awakened from a coma, which was the unfortunate outcome of a snowstorm car crash one week earlier. The girl who awoke in the hospital isn’t quite the same girl she was before the accident, not even close. This is her actual eerie account of her near death experience. 10,600 words approx. Part 2 After Justine takes ‘possession’ of Jessica, those around her have been put in ...

The country collapses and a new leader emerges known only as "The Maven". Book one of a dystopian trilogy starts with a civil war dividing the country. Hundreds of thousands are killed or go missing. Mave, a young woman, flees the violence. Now a refugee in her own country, with ingenuity and the help of incredible indigenous friends, she walks over 600 miles looking for a safe haven. Soon to be the new leader of the free world, this is the beginning of her journey through what is now called The Reclamation War.

“It’s fine if neither of you can see her. I’m just tired of having all this bad energy around.” Beth has always been a bit different than the other children. Her parents have accepted her, but society still hasn’t. Instead of letting it get her down, Beth decides to try and solve a murder mystery that happened over a decade ago in her newly acquired home. With the aid of a new friend, Beth is determined to find out what happened to the Maydale family, and why they have yet to find peace in the afterlife. They say seeing is believing, but Beth is wondering how much she should ...

Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me. He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse. And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes

Charlotte Conroy, Juilliard-trained violinist, was on the cusp of greatness when tragedy swooped down on dark wings, crushing her hopes and breaking her heart. The music that used to sing in her soul has grown quiet, and she feels on the verge of setting down her violin for good. To pay the bills, she accepts a job as a personal assistant to a bitter, angry young man who's been disabled by a horrific accident....