Daniel Elijah Sanderfer

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....

When Joey's mom, Aurora, is released from jail early, the community of Flatwoods is on top of its head. What should be a heartfelt homecoming ends up being awkward and strained. Joey and Hunter are looking to the future, but Aurora is having trouble adjusting to life as a free woman.

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....

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....

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.

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....

After being shunned, Cyrus sought solace deep in the Appalachian Mountains, yearning for a place where no one could ever judge or hurt him again. Unfortunately, the peace he found came at a price.

Wiley's life is difficult. His living conditions are harsh. After his mother left his abusive father, everything took a turn for the worse. The trailer park where Wiley and his family live has been sold, and the remaining tenants are facing eviction.

When Jeffrey meets the boy of his dreams, his world is turned upside down. He knows he's special, but he never thought he'd meet someone just as cringey and weird as him.

Bradley Bernadet is growing up fast. He lives in an isolated paradise in the backwoods of Virginia with his two dads and brothers. That's where they run a little cabin rental business on Air B&B. He's pretty happy with his life. There's just one thing missing....

It's spring in River Junction, and there's lots to be done. Since coming to the area a year ago, Lake and his mom, Marissa, have really embraced their newfound life and family. As Marissa grows closer to Ben and Carl, Lake and Bradley have fallen even more in love.

When two boys meet at a Labor Day flea market spectacular in Southwest Virginia, fate has other plans. Booe travels from place to place with his aging hippie parents while J.J. and his dad are preoccupied with life.

Martin and Dwain are best friends. Their lives revolve around a mystical lake nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Martin is being raised by a single mom, while Dwain lives with foster parents who could care less that he's alive.

The moment everyone has been waiting for is finally here: Bradley and Lake are about to tie the knot. With this momentous occasion, people are flocking to Powellville and River Junction.

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....

Stuart Ridge has a problem. When his bigoted father discovers he's gay, he tries to kill him. Thankfully, his mom steps in and helps him get away, but what's a 17-year-old boy supposed to do when all he's ever known is home? Listen to find out more....

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....

When Mark's first love, Toby, died from pancreatic cancer a few years ago, he wasn't sure how to go on with his life. He's been living in a state of mourning while trying to make a difference in his new career as a nurse....

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....

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....