teenagers

Six teenagers from different backgrounds - outsider Kate, pirate Patrick, golden boy Teddy, princess Lady, loner Dana, and Dougie, the rebel - all find themselves on a South Coast bridge one Saturday night and decide to face their demons together.

In the 1980s, I was a teenager trying to find my place in the world. Poetry was one of my coping mechanisms. In love: I hoped. I dreamed. I imagined. I experienced. In life: I struggled. I hated. I cried for help. I hoped. I overcame. I could be complex. I could be simple. I could be powerful. Misunderstood. Frustrated. In other words: A confused teenager using words to help cope. There was often beauty in that.

This is the story of a confident young girl who became a lost teenager, wanted to disappear, started to find herself, discovered love, was wild, reckless, and confused, but ultimately found a way to be okay. Told in her words as she lived them through her diaries, journals, poetry, and letters.

Continue into the elite world of South Coast High School as decisions are made and hearts are broken. As the end of senior year looms, Tash Bennett and her friends at SCHS must all face the reality of what their future may hold. The only problem is, Tash has no idea about what she wants or even who she wants. But it might not even be up to her since fate has other ideas. As friendships are tested and relationships end, Tash faces her toughest challenges yet as she navigates her way into the adult world.

There is a fine line between what true love is and what the fantasy of love promises. As term two kicks off for the students at South Coast High School, Tash Bennett finds herself questioning her relationship after confronting her past. With the news of the loss of someone close to her, Tash flies east to say a final goodbye. However, when she encounters her ex, she is conflicted as to whether he should stay with Dean when her feelings for Lucas are only getting stronger.

Affluent teen Natasha Bennett returns to South Coast to complete her senior year at South Coast High School. While some things haven’t changed since she’s been gone, such as her friendship with Brad Hamilton, some are very different. As Tash settles back into her hometown, she catches the attention of the cliquey elite at SCHS and finds herself caught between the affections of two best friends and at the wrath of the most popular girl in school.

Do you know Nora Hadley? Not many people do, and more and more often these days Nora doesn’t know if she even knows herself. A prude raised by strict Catholic parents to her friends, a student mature beyond her years to her teachers, a responsible daughter to her parents – all of these things fall into freefall as Nora finds herself increasingly fixated on her new literature teacher, William Summers.

New England provides the perfect setting for the first novel in The McFadden Series—the story of Dr. Lauren McFadden and her physical therapist husband, Bryan. Together, they combine their professional skills and artistic talents to create a safe haven for a handful of homeless teens. TREATMENT of CHOICE