The Newbie (Temptations and Troubles in Downers Grove Book 1) Kindle Edition by J. Haney & , S.I. Hayes Ha

Book Synopsis:

"Homecoming is gonna get complicated…

It’s not easy being a single mom, and for Jennifer (Jo) Delgado, it’s sometimes a doozy. The new school year is already off to a rocky start. Her fifteen-year-old is having sex, with the new girl down the street, who’s a dad is the new English teacher. What’s worse is every woman in Downer’s Grove is salivating over him. Sure he’s hot like makes your thighs go squish kind of hot, and he looks good in shorts and all wet… but who’s got time for that? Certainly not Jo… Right?

New town, a new set of problems for English Teacher, Nico Grant. His daughter Kyra is bedding the locals, and already the vultures are circling. But there is a couple of moms that seem sorta reasonable. Maybe he can make a friend? You know someone to talk to besides the kid? She’s excellent but adult time would be nice too.
What happens when the kids take over, and the parents lose control? It’s time to hold on tight and go along for the ride. That’s life with a teen when you find yourself the newbie in town."
*Trigger warning
*Violence

Title: The Newbie
Authors: J. Haney & S.I. Hayes
Publisher: Haney & Hayes
Series: Temptations and Troubles in Downers Grove Book 1
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"The Newbie" by J. Haney and S. I. Hayes

My Rationalization:

I found this story really quite interesting. The way it started out and the way it ended was quite a good read. When you are dealing with teenagers who are having sex at fifteen, and it seems like it's OK with the parents, you know something is missing in this story. Definitely, someone needs someone to talk to as it was for poor Kyra Grant, who had already gone to something quite horrible in her young life. I was stunned that her father had not caught any of this and that they both needed some help. I will say I wasn't surprised by the turnout of suicide that did come into play. Thank God maybe there will be help for not only her but for a few others in this story as it seems there will be a countenance from this story. Be ready for a little bit of it all from 'trigger warnings, violence, and sex' from this story. In the end, the reader will be left wondering how things will go from the English Teacher[his job] and his daughter Kyra. 

Jordan's Confessions: A Short Story...Book 2 By: Charmaine Galloway

Book Description....

Jordan was a very outspoken teenager, until she lost a very close friend of hers. She began carrying a lot of grief and sorrow in her heart. All she wanted was someone to comfort her and tell her that life would get better after the loss of someone special.

Jordan thought she could trust, Darnell, her mother’s boyfriend, until he deceived her. See how he pulls Jordan into his web of deceit, leaving her hurt, broken and confused. Can she build the courage to confess to her mother the secret that she had been holding onto? Will anyone believe her?

Title:  Jordan's Confessions:  A Short Story....Book 2
Author:  Charmaine Galloway
Publisher:  Charming Gal Publications
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Jordan's Confessions:  A Short Story"...Book 2 by Charmaine Galloway

What I enjoyed from this novel.....

This was a good short story that this author gives the reader ...of a young girl that has been hurt more than one way...a friend's death[Heaven] and from then from her mother's boyfriend [Darnell].  I really enjoyed how this author was able to give the reader a complete story of how this teen, Jordan was put into certain situations and yes the question is will she be able to make it through the trials that had been set before her.  I really liked how this author brings out the situations to issues that this young teen had to faced as well as so many others... showing that there is someone out there to help and listen to  you even when it looks so very dark. Why did Jordan feel like she couldn't tell her secret to her Mom?   I don't want to tell the story other than say you will have to pick up this novel to see for yourself how well it is written.  You will not be disappointed with this good read of a teenager in trouble and needing help. Thank you to the author for another good 'Book 2' read.