Derek Clendening: 18 books

Jake Schneider is the king of ordinary, the prince of average and the duke of staying home dateless on Saturday nights. But, suddenly, he has two incredible boys on the go! Rob, who could be a GQ model, and the always handsome Josh both want commitment, but he can’t choose just one amazing boy....

Tyler and Jamal are mortal enemies at the bowling alley except for one problem—Tyler totally has a crush on Jamal. As teammates, they know that they are better together than they are apart, but they still make a bet that will boot one of them off of the team. Only when they are apart can Tyler and Jamal express and pursue their feelings for each other.

Cooper has the hots for Ian. And he knows he can get him. After all, he’s the six-foot-five, hunky basketball player and Ian is totally bookish. It’s supposed to be a ‘slam dunk’ for Cooper—but not so fast. As nerdy as Ian is, he won’t just give in to Cooper’s charms. If Cooper wants even one date with this nerd, he’ll have to earn it.

Sean doesn’t want to just come out of the closet—he wants to do it in style. So, he throws a ‘Coming Out’ party and invites all his friends and family for his big announcement. But really, he wants to let Dusten Michaels, the boy of his dreams, know he’s available. But for all his effort,...

For band mates Kris and Dane, everything changes when they finally kiss. Their feelings are out now and they have to deal with them. But Dane just can’t deal with his. Just before they’re set to compete in a Battle of the Bands, Dane runs scared. Kris knows he has to win Dane back now or lose him forever.

When Russ is approached at school by Ryan, his constant admirer, he remembers his Three Rules for Talking to Boys. Those rules command a boy to be dynamic and confident when asking another boy out. When Russ falls for the masked local teen wrestler, The Cannonball Kid, he puts those rules to good use, only he finds himself wanting to revise his own Rules.

Luke’s friendship with Aaron is about to be turned upside down. When he is chosen to kiss his straight best friend during a round of spin the bottle, he is threatened by the new feelings that have developed for him. Luke must confront his feelings or move on from his lifelong best friend, but he is unprepared for what Aaron throws into the mix.

To Michael and Troy, nothing is more important than kissing Thomas Olsen, the cutest boy in school. In fact, it’s so crucial that they bet on who can do it first. Both boys to go whacky and outrageous lengths to get that kiss while Michael later gains much more than he’d bargained for

When Patrick finds out he wasn’t invited to Joshua’s birthday party, he’s devastated. After all, they’ve been boyfriends for six months. The championship game looms, their relationship takes a sharp turn and Patrick worries he can’t deal with it all. When Patrick must come to Joshua’s defense on the ice, he finds the courage to put their love back on track.

Daniel has a problem and its name is Parker Day. From kindergarten, Parker has been in love with him and won’t give up the chase. When tragedy strikes, Daniel is saddened but, for the first time in his life, he doesn’t have to worry about Parker trying to win his hand. Or so he thinks. When Parker’s...

Connor is sure his dorky glasses are why ultra-stud Will Petrie didn’t notice his love poem. Jock-hunk Ty Grom wishes he could write like Connor to romance Will. After being promised his ‘leftovers’, he agrees to write poems for Ty to anonymously give to Will, knowing he’s writing his love away. Hilarity ensues as Will demands to finally see the boy behind the poems . . . .

Robert Scott and Lee Barker attend a seance with Sharon Wysocki, a local medium, to get inspiration for their next horror novel. Lee thinks she’s a fraud, but he’s willing to give it a try for a tax write-off. But creepiness turns to all-out discomfort when a familiar voice spews out of Mrs. Wysocki’s mouth, a voice that pushes Lee over the edge.

Dallas Maxwell says he can do anything—and he usually can. When sexy southern football player Scott Feltrin comes to town, Dallas faces competition for Scott’s love from his rival T.D. Austin. Dallas goes to whacky and outrageous lengths to not only win Scott’s favor but to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt he’s the king of the school.

Mitchell has a crush on George—a ‘Gigantic’ crush. George might be seven-foot-four, and Mitchell might be five-foot-seven, but that doesn’t stop Mitchell from falling in love with the big guy. The two seventeen year olds are world apart, but Mitchell is not deterred. In this young adult LGBT...