Primeros reseñadoresWilliam West

Neva Bell attempts to help six troubled teenagers at a halfway house as her own demons lead her down a dangerous path.

Kissproof World tells the story of Neva Bell, a young therapist, who grapples with her past as she tries to help six troubled teens living at a halfway house on the Texas coast. The teens have been committed to Morning House for a variety of reasons, but they all share a lack of trust for a world they feel has betrayed them. As Neva scratches the surface of their problems, she quickly feels the intensity of their lives.

When Alec arrives at Morning House from a psychiatric hospital, Neva believes that her dead twin brother has come back through Alec, and she begins to see her own life being played out as Alec develops a relationship with Emily, another teen at Morning House. Neva tries to protect them from the same fate that lead to her brother's death, but her efforts meet resistance from Alex's mother, a self-proclaimed witch, and Dr. Mueller, the psychiatrist in charge, each with their own agenda. Life at Morning House begins to unravel with deception, revenge and murder, causing the unresolved issues in Neva's past to lead her down a dangerous path.

Kissproof World searches through the complexities of teenage angst, lingering issues of abuse, and a social system which is not always capable of fixing the problems.

The Ascension of Mary tells the story of Mary Hester, a 14-year-old violin prodigy, who moves to a new home near Chicago with her mother and discovers a ghost in her bedroom. Mary believes that the ghost is her father who gives her the power to heal others. When Mary begins to help others with her powers, strangers hoping to be healed show up at their house. Mary’s efforts to help them turn tragic, and Mary must turn to her family and her music to find answers to the losses in her life. The story is told from alternating perspectives of three main characters. Mary tells her story through her diary as she talks to her imagined father about the changes in her life. Mary’s mother, Rachel, reveals to Mary the secrets of their family, and her history with Mary’s father who was killed in what appeared to be a racially motivated drive-by shooting. Jonah Culpepper, who lives next door, talks to his dead wife, Esther, about Mary, and how she has given him a reason to live. The Ascension of Mary addresses relationships, diversity, racism, grief, and discovery in today’s society through the eyes of a blended family which finds strength in its broken parts.

For Joseph Hawking the clock is ticking. The ominous prediction of a palm reader is about to come true, and there is nothing Joseph can do about it. Joseph was born with super human abilities but has chosen to live a quiet life as a high-school English teacher in Austin, Texas. He soon realizes that he cannot hide from who he is. When Joseph teaches evolution in his classroom, he sets in motion events which force him to face unresolved issues over his unique evolution, and his feelings of guilt and anger over the death of his girlfriend. When an old friend, a new lover, and a stalking serial killer enter Joseph’s life, he begins to feel a controlling force outside himself, and he is compelled to decide about using his abilities before the predicted tragic event occurs. text is .pdf