Ryan is entering a stage in his adolescence that his mom simply doesn't understand. Initially, Ryan doesn't like the fact that his mom begins to date Randy. As time goes on, he and Randy begin to form an unbreakable bond.

Nana's death forces college coed Chandra Howard to return to her Third Ward shot gun home and the four-year-old daughter, Lyric, left in Nana's care. Chandra is back where she started, the last place she wants to be.

This is a book about sex, alcohol, marijuana and murder. It is set to a backdrop of cross-country mountain bike racing.

Darcy's boyfriend left her, heartbroken, she wonders whether she will ever love again. She meets an advertising agent, Michael, at a dog park after moving to the big city next door to be with friends. Will their relationship blossom into love?