Closeted Californian teen, Heath Walter, finds a job opportunity in Oregon, where he discovers two vitalities: His identity and Mark Reyes. It is the year 1993. Closeted Heath Walter was born and raised in California by his extremely conservative and traditional parents. Desperate to escape his narrow-minded hometown, Heath stumbles across a summer job opportunity as a fire lookout in Oregon. Heath's only companion is his supervisor, Mark Reyes. Despite their only means of communication being from a handheld transceiver, both share a special kind of bond throughout the entire summer, one that will question Heath's lifestyle and choices, including his then-girlfriend, Jennifer. Word count: 60,000 - 70,000

When a virus outbreak becomes a catalyst for political divisions and a possible war, Alexander Sommers uses his escapism ideology to seek solace from his past constraints that hurt him, including a girl fell for named Delilah. Dropping out of college and abandoning his family, Alexander settles at a refugee camp in the mountains of Oregon, alongside the Chasers, with the shared goal to hide from the government and build a new post-apocalypse community. As the days go on, Alexander is sent on a scouting mission to investigate a once-notorious ranger park engulfed by a wildfire 27 years ago. Among the ruined vegetation, Alexander finds a watchtower. There he finds an abandoned station and a handheld transceiver, leading him to Jonah Johnson, a refugee from a different campsite who will answer Alexander's ultimate questions of whether he should remain a lone wolf. Or to give himself a chance to open his heart to what has become his new reality. Word count: 60,000 - 70,000

Six years after adjusting to the moving life in Manhattan alongside their stern, devoted Mother, siblings Benjamin and Beatrice return to their grandparents' quiet, childhood house in North Carolina. It awaits them more than just their old memories... Upon reaching, a friend in common, Julia Brooks, had mailed them a farewell gift of a lifetime: A chance at reconciliation. To make the siblings face their biggest insecurities when it comes to love, family, and trust. Eventually guiding them, using her accounts on Kennedy High, on a journey to rejoice and forgive people from the past. Word Count: 70,000 - 80,000

Can even the most fragile hearts conquer love? *** Lan Wright needs to write an article about students who surpass their daily struggles. He meets an anemic student, Alec Hanson, whose condition isn't an impediment to develop a strong bond towards Lan. Throughout Stray Dog Academy, Lan not only must complete the school paper, but he also must surpass his fake friends, threats, and other dangers in order to acquire Alec's heart, and inevitably, make two hearts beat with splendor. Photo by Leslie Lopez Holder on Unsplash and edited with Adobe Photoshop

A post-abusive lifestyle has given Jess Jones life's magnetizing offers: a healthy adulthood, and a stable mindset. And a brain tumor at the age of twenty-three. With sixty days left to live, Jess has made her death wish: to give her youngest, black half-brother, Lucas, the opportunity to grow in a steady, loving home, away from the environment that Jess had to endure. To find Lucas, Jess must find clues in the places of her past: her bigoted grandmother, her negligent father and mistress, and the church that almost abused her. The adventure does not start once Jess finally finds Lucas. And it doesn't end until Lucas is finally safe.