An Unexpected Turn is a fast-moving coming-of-age novel that explores secrecy, identity, and the ripple effects of our choices — poignant, comical, and moving.
For 13-year-old Ricky, compulsive behavior has always been part of his world — hidden, unspoken, carefully managed — until the day his mother walks in on him dressed in his sister’s clothes during her weekly ladies’ lunch.
Shock turns to panic. But her greatest fear isn’t what she’s seen — it’s what her friends might think. In a desperate attempt to contain the fallout, she scrambles to keep the secret hidden, only to set off a chain reaction she cannot control.
As Ricky and his mother’s choices spiral, their once-stable reality unravels into a tangled mess of cover-ups, blunders, and revelations — some comical, some painful, and others deeply unexpected.
This revised second edition is coming soon. In the meantime, the original first edition eBook is available now on Amazon — read excerpts free or buy the 1st edition here.
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