Publication date: Aug. 2004
Price: $12.00
Pages: 225
ISBN: 978-0-9755848-0-4

Erik & Isabelle Freshman Year at Foresthill High introduces two best friends who share their lives as they experience romantic crushes, family drama, and growing pains. Sounds like every other teenager, doesn't it? The clincher is, they're both gay.

Studious and polite, Erik is forced to hide his sexual identity from his military family and the gay-baiting bullies at school. Feeling isolated and insecure as the only gay boy at his school, Erik's fortune turns for the better when he meets a new friend on the Internet. Isabelle is a strong willed, out lesbian whose parents embrace her sexuality and self-expression. Her offbeat sense of humor and unique style attracts the attention of a questioning cheerleader. In spite of opposition, they fall in love. Hard. Little do they foresee the difficulties that lie ahead. In spite of their challenges, Erik and Isabelle triumph over the forces against them with resilience and relentless humor.

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The two best friends, a year older and a tad wiser, return to Foresthill to commence their sophomore year. This second book in the series picks up on the first day of school, launching the protagonists into a flurry of new adventures. Erik finds himself at the center of more than one young man's attention as he reaches beyond the closet. Meanwhile, Isabelle continues to propel her conservative town towards acceptance as she exercises dramatic flair to impact the lives around her.

Once impressionable freshman, Erik and Isabelle are now the ones leaving the impressions as they aim to make their Sophomore Year at Foresthill High an unforgettable one.

Publication date: Aug. 2006
Pages: 227
Price: $12.00
ISBN: 978-0-9755848-2-8

After dabbling in theatre her sophomore year, Isabelle returns to her artistic roots by creating a compelling public art project that urges open Foresthill’s eyes. These aren’t the only roots she reconnects with, however; Mandy’s back, determined to recapture Isabelle’s heart. Meanwhile, having developed a secret relationship over the past year, Erik and star athlete Mark Slater tackle one of Foresthill High’s most sacred institutions—the Junior Prom.

Ready or not, Foresthill High will have to reckon with the forces of Erik & Isabelle, ever determined to live their lives with dignity.  Never content with the status quo, the duo chip away at intolerance by never failing to demonstrate the power of love over injustice. If you don’t already wish Erik and Isabelle were your real life friends, then this is the book that will make you turn that corner.

Publication date: Sept. 2007
Pages: 220
Price: $12.00
ISBN: 978-0-9755848-3-5

The final episode of this groundbreaking series about gay and lesbian youth brings readers halfway across the world to experience Erik’s journey into himself as he adjusts to living in a foreign country. Germany proves fertile ground for growth, love, and a destiny Erik could have never foreseen. Isabelle, left behind in Foresthill for her senior year, finds Mandy and herself at the center of controversy. Though no strangers to scandal, this time the girls are forced to face hate head on as a conservative student group actively opposes their nomination as homecoming queens. Though apart by thousands of miles, Erik and Isabelle remain the closest of friends as they step toward the brink of adulthood and their last days of high school.

Erik & Isabelle Senior Year at Foresthill High concludes the highly acclaimed four-book series, leaving readers confident that Erik and Isabelle make the world a better place for all people.

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