Böcker utgivna av Left Coast Lit

"Reinventing Jenna Rose," propels the reader on a fast-paced journey through the life of a young girl who's determined to realize her self-worth and overcome the trauma of a childhood where she was forced to be the "muse" for her child photographer father's "art." Left alone after her parent's divorce, Jenna uncovers evidence of a grandmother living in New York City. Jenna resourcefully takes herself across the country and lands on the Upper West Side of Manhattan doorstep of her affluent maternal grandmother. A street-smart New York neighbor girl, a quirky therapist, a white German Shepherd, and a story-telling grandmother join forces to help Jenna overcome the hardships of her past and the shattering family secrets that soon come to light. This moving, funny, quirky novel, is infused with humor and literary references while relating a multi-generational family saga and legal thriller in the voice of a courageous young woman.

Four young men, four motorcycles, one open road. Adventure and tragedy await a group of friends as they ride along the desolate, small-town landscape of the American Southwest. Leaving their cell phones behind, the group makes a decision to live in the present and embrace the open road and all it brings. Not always getting along between themselves, or with others, each member of the group struggles over the question of what really matters in life, and when secrets come to light the pressure builds among the riders to stay together as a group.The riders-Jordan Wryte, a driven man determined to build something of his life with his own business; his brother, Steven Wryte, just out of college who cannot decide what he wants to do now; Michael Case, Jordan's best friend who hides a childhood background of abuse; and Derek Connor, wild and unpredictable, driven by a horror that makes him contemplate dying every day-roll through California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada.The four young men reach a breaking point near the end of the trip, and when it seems everything might work out after all, a tragedy strikes that changes all four forever.