Simon Smith: 3 books

Clay Conover was a middle school history teacher barely covering half the rent on the beat-up old house he shared with his wise-cracking, counterculture teacher friend. Recently dumped by his girlfriend because he “just wasn’t marriage material,” he was beginning to wonder at what point just hanging...

Troy Goldman’s first real job out of college was a disaster. Yeah, it totally sucked. And it wasn’t just the mind-numbing work: He also had the mother of all despicable bosses. But Troy also had his first real girlfriend. Jena was perfect, he was in love, and she really wanted him...

Quincy was an extraordinary eleven-year-old girl facing an extraordinarily difficult, life altering situation that was gradually turning her entire world upside down. Drex was a grown man still battling demons from a past life, still trying to figure things out, and still trying to cast-off...