Nyrae Dawn

Tobias Jackson grew up in Coburn, a town where the gay population equaled exactly one: him....

Jamie Tolland has only ever known his small Oregon town. Same job, same friends, same gay bar....

His whole life Carter’s fought to hold it together: To help Mom run their store. To be there for his special-needs sister, Sara, and be the perfect boyfriend Mel wants. To dominate on the basketball court - the only place he ever feels free....

Lucas Barnett and Gabriel Stewart didn't have it easy as kids. They were only trying to deal with bad situations at home when they became lifelines for each other....

Courtesy of watching his mom’s relationships, Sebastian Hawkins knows what girls need to do to get a guy....

Ezra Greene has made a pretty decent life for himself. He has a nice apartment and spends his days doing the one thing he's always loved - creating art....

Seventeen-year-old Annabel Conway is tired of the Hillcrest High School elite making her life miserable because she’s not a size two. This summer, she's hiring a personal trainer....

Jaden Sinclair knows he'll never amount to anything...so why would he deserve a girl like Priscilla Mendoza.....

Nineteen-year-old Cheyenne tries to portray the perfect life to mask the memories of her past. Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman her freshman year in college threatens that picture of perfection....

Charlotte Gates is tired of being Charlie Rae. She loves the lake she was raised on, their rental cabins, and spending her nights under the stars…but inside she yearns for more....

Brynn had a group of best friends, a boyfriend who loved her, a growing talent for pottery. She had a life. And then . . . she had none....