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They say these are the best years of my life. I’m not sure I agree. Sitting on the threshold of not quite a man, not quite a boy isn’t a very comfortable place to be. My name is Jonah, and in 1999 I was 16. That summer was the summer that changed everything. My parents sent me to camp to find God.... I found him in the eyes and actions of a sweet country boy named Neil.

Chevy Durham is the big man on campus, the star quarterback of the football team. He's the guy every boy wants to be like and every girl wants to be with. There's just one problem...he's gay. Nobody knows except James, a cute emo boy who Chevy meets on the first day of senior year. As things heat up between them, his secret is threatened to be exposed by a spurned cheerleader who sees the boys on a date at the county fair. She's been pining after him for years and isn't about to go down without a fight.

What becomes of the forgotten? Where do the lost ones go when they disappear? What if everything you thought were true turned out to be a lie? In the early 2000s, the death of a local boy shook a community to its core and tore a family apart. Now, no one seems to remember the sweet minister's son named Neil, who roamed the camp he once called home—no one except Jonah. Jonah McAlister could never forget the boy he once loved. Even though he's moved on mentally, he's stuck somewhere back in time.

Wyatt Freely isn't anyone special, just a gay 17-year-old boy living with his hippy bohemian parents. They fly by the seat of their pants, and when a rushed decision leads them to sell their home in the city. Wyatt finds himself in the middle of nowhere. They've purchased a house in the farming town of Chrisney, Indiana, but not everything is as boring as Wyatt thought it would be. When he meets a mysterious farm boy whose property borders his parent's land, he is introduced to desires he never knew possible.

In 1973, Spencer Perrin was coming of age with his best friend, Alan. Now, he's an elderly man trapped in the throes of Altzhiemers. When he befriends a nurse at a retirement home, he finds comfort and familiarity. Luke immediately understands Spencer is living back in time, but he's happy to help the man with whatever he needs. In fact, he feels an overwhelming need to protect him from the truth—a truth Luke isn't even fully aware of yet.

Adrian's worked hard to get where he is. He knew once he aged out of the foster system, it was either college or the military. Fortunately, he managed to snag an academic scholarship to USC. Lately, his interests lie elsewhere. A particular distraction that plays on the football team. Beck's had a great life so far. He's got a loving family, friends, and popularity. However, something is missing from his seemingly perfect existence...someone to share it with. The problem is, he's got a secret crush. A beautiful blond boy that he sees from time to time around campus.

Leland Swain is a free spirit. He goes wherever his heart takes him. When he's not catching rays, he's catching waves. All within the magical place of Oak Island, North Carolina.

Brock and Wyatt have returned, and this time, the tables have turned. Brock is tired of seeing his dad Joey sitting at home by himself every night. Now, that the boy's relationship is secure, it's high time they find someone who can make Joey as happy as they are. The solution to their problem might be closer than they think. A friend of Wyatt's mom is in town, and just like Joey, she's unattached.

When Dooley has to visit his dad, he's not happy at all. After some convincing from Walt, he decides to go. What he finds is far from what he was expecting. To complicate things more, he has a good time. Then, on the way home, his mom reveals that they've been seeing one another. They might even give their relationship another go. Unfortunately, that decision triggers a whole new series of problems—problems that may move him away from the love of his life and Dooley Hollow... forever.

Derrick is used to small-town Midwestern life. At 17, he's learned to adjust to about anything. But when his parents decide to move to the small town of Dale, Indiana, after the death of his grandpa, his whole world is turned upside down. Nothing can help him adjust when he meets Timothy, the sexy son of an outdoorsman shop owner. Everything in his black-and-white world suddenly has color and meaning far beyond what he ever could have imagined.

Joey and Hunter have been best friends since they were little. Now that they're in their teens, their relationship is starting to change. Despite their openness, they each have something in common the other never knew. They've been hiding a secret, and neither is brave enough to tell the other. At least not yet.

Gage McCarthy is the bravest boy I know. He's intelligent, confident, and downright cocky. So, when he comes up with a plan to break into the old Moss Street Mansion, how could I possibly say no? He's been my best friend since kindergarten, but lately, something has changed. Our once carefree moments of fun now are filled with awkward pauses and forlorn stares. I can tell something is on his mind. However, getting him to say it won't be easy unless something scares it out of him.

When Cheyanne Tate moves to the Blue Ridge Mountains with his mom, he's not very excited about starting life in a strange new town. However, when he meets a cute and mysterious farm boy named Jackson at a barn sale, things are finally beginning to look up. What they find out about each other creates a spark that ignites something special, but will it last? Unfortunately, in their world, it's not so easy to be different. Can they overcome the challenges surrounding them and live happily ever after, or will their love only last until summer's end?

Walt Ridgeway is a poet at heart. He's not like other boys. He likes to think, write, and dream of life beyond his tiny Appalachian town. When he has to go help his aunts clean out his grandma's house, he's not expecting anything exciting. Until he becomes reacquainted with a local hillbilly boy, he knows from summer's past.

Nikolas Stone is a monster. He's the epitome of toxic masculinity. When a cardiac event sends him to the hospital, he forgets who he was for a short time. Monty is your typical boy. He plays the tuba in band and volunteers after school at his local hospital. But when he learns he has to sit with his bully and nemesis, Nikolas, he's not happy about it at all. However, to his surprise, the Nikolas he knew is not the Nikolas he finds. Could a simple twist of fate change someone's heart?

Andy Wilde is the son of an auctioneer residing in the mountains of East Tennessee. He's been blessed with a great life full of freedom and love. When his mom passes away after a long battle with cancer, he finds himself feeling lost and so alone. Kane Skye is living the good life with his mom in sunny California. He spends his free time surfing and dreaming. Unfortunately, everything in his world is about to change. When his mom lists their house, she gets a same-day offer that requires her to think fast. Her decision leads them to the last place Kane ever imagined.

Life isn't going so great for Irwin Higgins. After losing his parents to COVID-19, he's found himself in a bad situation. He's got plenty of money to sustain himself and a little boutique he inherited from his late aunt. However, he's in a rocky relationship with a gay-for-pay roughneck named Kyle. Kyle is more than just a monster. He's an egotistical control freak who results to drastic measures when he doesn't get his way. After beating Erwin one time too many, Erwin decides to slip away under the cloak of night. But it's not the last he'll see of his abusive boyfriend.

Peter is a call boy from the West Side. Mike is a stockbroker who, by day, plays it straight. However, on the weekend, he prefers to play a different game. Mike has an insatiable appetite for life and beautiful young men. When he spots Peter walking from the Y, he makes the boy an offer he can't refuse. Peter accepts, but what starts as a job and a way for him to escape the ghetto rapidly turns into a burning love for the ages. Can Mike and Peter overcome their differences on a weekend getaway to Fire Island, or will their love be swept away with the tide?

It's Christmastime in Starlight, one of the most magical times of the year. Jacobi and Oliver are busy at the farm and spreading lots of holiday cheer. However, when someone from Oliver's past shows up to reconnect, it leaves him with so many unanswered questions. If that's not enough, Jacobi has a problem of his own, and the boys are going to have to use the same love and determination that brought them together to get through it all.

Life has been a little hard on Waylon Evarts. Growing up in a place like Harlan, Kentucky, isn't easy. His mom is a waitress at a local diner, and his estranged father is hooked on meth. He and his mom live in a rundown trailer they inherited from his grandparents. It's paid for and on some land, but they're not living well. That is until he meets a roughneck boy named Scooter who's just moved in up the road from him. With his ripped jeans, tank top, and a mountain accent as thick as mud, Scooter is the picture of masculinity.