Learning to Swim
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Complete, First published Jan 10, 2020
Mature
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After losing his older brother, Jay is determined to bury his grief from those around him. But what happens when his declining mental health starts sabotaging every part of his life including his budding relationship with Jamie Smith, a first-year community college student? 

Will Jay reach out for help or will he sink?
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brothers.

99 parts Complete Mature

brothers. (2021) Fourth Edition (2023) After 12 years of being in foster care, Diana Watson has had enough of the failing system. She is moved into her 23rd family: the Fields, with two parents and four sons. While the parents are kind to her, providing her with a beautiful home and her own room, the sons seem to see her as some sort of pest. Diana's mental strength is crumbling under their hatred, adding on to the past decade of trauma. Will this family be her saving grace? Or will they finally push her over the edge? WARNING: This story contains triggering themes including but not limited to: physical, emotional, and mental abuse; mentions (but no descriptive depictions) of sexual abuse; and suicidal depictions and actions. Reader discretion is advised.

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