November's Breeze

By Lawrence W Austin

Some secrets don't fade.
Some truths refuse to stay hidden.

Jesse came to this school for a fresh start.

After a traumatic past he's never fully confronted, all he wants is distance-from the memories, the fear, and the version of himself he barely recognizes anymore. For a while, he finds it. A new routine. A tight-knit group of friends. And Leland-steady, patient, and impossible to ignore.

What starts as friendship quickly becomes something deeper. Something real.

Something Jesse isn't sure he deserves.

But just as he begins to believe he can move forward, the past comes crashing back.

A single message.
A hidden video.
And someone determined to tear everything apart.

As secrets surface and the truth spreads across campus, Jesse is forced to confront the one thing he's spent years avoiding-not just what happened to him, but what it means for who he is now.

Through betrayal, fear, and the weight of being seen, one question remains:

Can you build a future when your past refuses to let go?

At its heart, November's Breeze is a powerful coming-of-age story about survival, identity, and the courage to stop running.

It's about the people who stay when everything falls apart.
The kind of love that doesn't ask for perfection.
And the strength it takes to stand still when every instinct tells you to run.

Because sometimes... healing doesn't come from forgetting.
It comes from choosing whom you fight for.

This might be the end of one story... and the beginning of everything else.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GWHV2J3C
• ISBN13: 9798241133946
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"