The Bookworm Next Door Stories
HAVE YOU MET THE BOOKWORM NEXT DOOR YET?
The Bookworm Next Door stories was inspired by the late 1990’s and early 2000’s teen movies and how over the top they could be combined with some realistic scenarios.
The Bookworm Next Door Stories
The High School Collection
David has been protecting his bookworm next door neighbor ever since their freshmen year of high school. Delilah has been trying, unsuccessfully, to avoid her former best friend and neighbor ever since David picked popularity over her.
But the mask that David has been wearing is getting tight and all he wants is his former friends back in his life. Make matters worse is the deal that he made with Aimee as a means to protect Delilah and her friends from this Mean Girl and her friends.
Things change when Delilah’s sisters decide to give her a make-over than nobody will be able to miss. Suddenly the bookworm is the center of attention and the self-proclaimed Queen Bee and resident Mean Girl doesn’t like how everything is beginning to slip away. When Aimee breaks their deal, it’s David’s chance to get his best friend back.
Does Delilah decide to let David back in her life? Can David win back Delilah’s trust? Will their surrounding cast and crew of friends be able to handle the changes taking place in their own lives all because of the Bookworm Next Door and David’s decision?
Stephanie Makes The Match
Brady Johnson has no luck with girlfriends thanks to a meddling little sister. And he’s okay with that until he meets Stephanie Blake.
After dating for several weeks, Stephanie realizes something important: her and Brady are not compatible. In fact, she knows exactly who is a better match for her boyfriend: Hannah Stanfield.
Will setting up her boyfriend be as easy as she thinks it is, or will Brady’s little sister create some complications that might destroy everything before it can really begin?
** This story was previously released in 2015. This edition includes editorial changes and expanded scenes. The storyline remains the same. **
Stephanie Makes the Match is a Bookworm Next Door prequel short story featuring Stephanie, Hannah, and Brady. Hannah and Brady’s story continues in Along the Road, although they appear or are referenced in all the stories except The Summer After Graduation. Stephanie’s story will continue in Stephane Meets Her Match (scheduled for release in 2022.)
The Party
When David is manipulated into throwing an end of the school year party, he reluctantly goes along with it. But it’s okay because his older brother John reminded him of the Carver brother’s fail safe plan for whenever they host a party.
Aimee has the best plan ever to get David to get back together with her and this party is the very thing that will help her set that plan in motion. All she has to do is wait for when David decides to hide from the party he didn’t want to throw.
Whose plan will work: David or Aimee’s? Will they get back together or will other events cause David to realize that some of his friends aren’t really his friends.
** This story was previously released in 2015. This edition includes editorial changes and expanded scenes. The storyline remains the same. **
The Party is a prequel very short story in the Bookworm Next Door series. You can read it before or after The Bookworm Next Door. Some events from Stephanie Makes the Match are referenced. Events from The Party are referenced in The Bookworm’s Makeover and The Bookworm Next Door.
The Bookworm's Makeover
How exactly did Delilah (from The Bookworm Next Door) manage to get trapped into a makeover from her sisters?
The Bookworm's Make Over is a prequel short story (about 20 pages) about Delilah's make over and takes place shortly before The Bookworm Next Door. It is not necessary to read the short story before the novella, but it adds some additional information to some of the characters.
This is the third (and final) short that is part of the Bookworm Next Door Prequel stories. The Bookworm Next Door stories was inspired by the late 1990’s and early 2000’s teen movies and how over the top they could be combined with some realistic scenarios.
The Bookworm Next Door
A Forced Make-Over
Delilah Davis does not know what to expect after her two older sisters forced a make-over on her right before her senior year starts. She just wants to read her books and pretend that she does not want the attention of her next door neighbor. Nothing could change the fact that he had publicly rejected her their freshmen year of high school.
A Heart Filled with Regrets
David Carver is growing tired of the image that he feels he has to maintain to keep his place in his school’s social order, including the people that he hurt along the way to get there. Filled with regret, he is not certain how to change the past or if he even can. Is being popular really worth dealing with the negativity from his so-called friends?
Mix Them Together
Is David prepared for his first glance at the “improved” bookworm next door or will his friends ruin everything for the neighbors? Can Delilah trust David to not destroy her heart a second time? Was the make-over even worth it?
Note: There is strong language use in the book by one of the characters. If you don’t like strong language then please don't buy/read the book. (less)
This is the primary novella of the Bookworm Next Door series. It can be read alone without the accompanied short stories. The Bookworm Next Door stories was inspired by the late 1990’s and early 2000’s teen movies and how over the top they could be combined with some realistic scenarios.
Along The Road
What happened to Gloria and Brady after the reveal of her pregnancy in The Bookworm Next Door?
Faced with the unknown, Gloria and Brady are faced with telling their parents the big news and taking this next step in their relationship. How will they handle her father’s ultimatum, Aimee’s mean-streak, and the various milestones connected to being pregnant?
Find out how their story ends and how Gloria handles the rest of her Senior year.
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It is recommended to read Stephanie Makes the Match (also available in The Bookworm Next Door Prequel Short Stories collection) and The Bookworm Next Door before reading Along the Road.
This is fifth story in the Bookworm Next Door series. The Bookworm Next Door stories was inspired by the late 1990’s and early 2000’s teen movies and how over the top they could be combined with some realistic scenarios.
Near the Finish Line
Prom and Graduation are just around the corner and Jennifer is preparing herself for the last few months of her senior year including finding a prom dress – a nightmare for this tomboy – and competing in her last track and field season.
Wesley has to find the perfect way to ask his ex-girlfriend to the prom and try to figure out how to win her back. Is it possible or does he decide on another course of action.
Follow the Bookworm Stories friends as they deal with the last months of their Senior Year.
Plus, find out who won the title of Class Valedictorian.
This is sixth story in the Bookworm Next Door series. The Bookworm Next Door stories was inspired by the late 1990’s and early 2000’s teen movies and how over the top they could be combined with some realistic scenarios.
The Summer After Graduation
What happens after the Bookworm gang graduates from high school? What information causes Aimee to realize that following her sister’s example is not for her? What happens when the Davis sisters’ mother comes in town for Samantha’s wedding?
This is seventh and final story in the Bookworm Next Door High School stories series. The Bookworm Next Door stories was inspired by the late 1990’s and early 2000’s teen movies and how over the top they could be combined with some realistic scenarios.
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Stephanie Meets Her Match
After making several successful matches, Stephanie wonders when it’ll be her turn.
At the end of the semester, returning to her parents’ house feels weird. Her mother is insisting on a curfew and knowing where her daughter is at all times. Stephanie, feeling caged after months of freedom, doesn’t know how to handle her mother’s overprotectiveness.
Despite Mrs. Blake’s protests, Stephanie gets a job at a local cupcake bakery. Even though she’s mostly behind the front counter, occasionally getting to help in the back fulfills Stephanie’s love of baking.
During her first bible study back, Stephanie meets James. With their summer jobs located in the same shopping center, they spend what little time they can together, getting to know each other and slowly falling for each other.
Has the matchmaker finally met her match?
Stephanie Meets Her Match is best paired with Stephanie Makes the Match. It isn’t necessary to read the rest of the series to follow Stephanie’s story.
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