It's The Small Things

Ingrid Auclair had her senior year of High School perfectly mapped out, until she discovers she's unexpectedly pregnant.

A promising ballerina with hopes of one day attending medical school, Ingrid finds herself lost in the storm that follows heartbreak and uncertainty. The boy she trusted, Jayce Castillo, disappears behind a wall of silence, and the mother she aches to be close to slams the door in her face.

Now pregnant, overwhelmed, and living in Jayce's household, Ingrid is forced to find strength in quiet places no one else sees. In morning sickness and midnight prayers, in unanswered questions and the rhythm of tiny kicks, and in the surprising tenderness of Caleb Anderson, her first heartbreak, who might not be ready to let her go just yet.

Jayce is suffocating under pressure, the perfect son, the perfect High School quarterback, with a future riding on scholarships and GPA. Admitting to the world that he's the father of Ingrid's baby means risking everything he's worked for. But he also isn't ready to risk losing the one girl who might still believe there's something good in him.

Caleb just wants to fix the heart he broke. But love isn't about showing up when it's easy, it's about staying when it's not. And this time, Ingrid might not be his to save.

It's The Small Things is a raw and tender coming-of-age story about first love, fractured families, and the moments that quietly change everything.

Because sometimes, love grows not in grand gestures, but in whispered promises and the tiniest of heartbeats.

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Warning: Includes teen pregnancy, eating disorder, mental health issues, physical abuse, and alcoholism