Coming Of Age category: 7169 books

Haymakers: Part III. How Mister Berkeley like coming back to Hingham after getting the rail out of town. How is our fighter doing in retirement? Anything left on the card? Or is he just in the can? Flying high now? Gonna try?

In this tragicomedy, the hapless Andrew Nowak is seduced by Audra, a bombshell internet bride. Wild adventures await the young man when he follows Audra to Lithuania, but he soon finds himself trapped in her world of illness, regret and sex. Stumbling backwards into a romance he never sees coming, Andy must deal with Audra’s narcissism, a struggle that just might destroy him.

Stacey Ferguson was only six-years-old when he established his independence on Memorial Day weekend back in 1956. The declaration introduced unavoidable changes. Staking a claim on his freedom gave him time to think, and in doing so, made him keenly aware of his flaws, his surroundings, his desires,...

"My fantasies were seedlings that sought a different soil from that in Skokie. I definitely wanted to plant myself in a new place.” So continues the second part of the revolutionary *Scags Series,*which spans a woman's life from age 7 to 45, organized around the seasons of a year. Scags...

Elle is a troubled young girl who encounters a ghost who she wants to help write a publishable novel. A story of over coming emotional trauma and physical abuse and writing.

One In A Billion An unexpected love story Danny McDowell is nine years old on the fateful day that he is forced to go to a party given by the managing partner of the law firm his father works for. Worse, he’s pulled out of a baseball game his team is actually winning just when he’s needed most....

It is the 1950’s and rock and roll is spreading over the world, even in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England - an old coal mining town noted for its beautiful cathedral and Wakefield Trinity – its Rugby League football team. David is a musical genius though he's not fully aware of it. He’s also...

After the great destruction which obliterated the palace cultures of Minos, Ugarit and many cities along the Mediterranean coast, the trade routes that connected the late Bronge age cities were disrupted. Set in the late Bronze age of the ancient middle east, this set of stories follows the...

ALL THAT GLITTERS... When Becki Mowry becomes the public relations manager for the band Alternate Tragedy, she's on her game. Radio interviews and TV appearances help sell out concerts for the up and coming band. The best part, lead singer, Calon Ridge, is her boyfriend, and her success helps...

Beware Your Dreams “Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an...

Morgan McKenna is daddy’s little princess. But his sudden death hits the precocious toddler at the worst possible age: she's old enough to feel the pain, but too young to process the grief. After struggling through special needs classes, Morgan lands a job as a library page after high school. Travis...

Lexie Greene has always had such a pretty face. Unfortunately, that's where it seemed to stop. She's grown up hearing her Mother constantly remind her that she needs to lose weight. And twenty-two-year-old Lexie knows she's overweight. With her younger sister's wedding on the horizon...

**"A very smart, soulful, compelling, elegantly written domestic novel about a wedged-together family, and what can go wrong when teenage children decide they have minds (and hormones) of their own." *—*Nick Hornby “A spry and accomplished comedy of manners.” —The New York...

With an attraction this hot, someone is bound to get burned… Adilah Tazeem, twin sister to Sheikh Hussain, has always been the impulsive one in her royal family. With a successful baking business, she can’t wait to host an upcoming culinary conference and show the world her city. But when...