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Every Book, One Promise

 Coming-of-age stories about identity, acceptance, and finding your voice — across YA and new adult. 
The Boys Who Broke The Script by Sam Whatley, a YA political thriller book cover

The Boys Who Broke The Script | YA Political Thriller | Paper Moon Bay

£11.99
£11.99
If Tomorrow Does Not Wait by Sam Whatley, an upper YA contemporary book cover

If Tomorrow Does Not Wait | Gay YA Romance | Paper Moon Bay

£11.99
£11.99
What Remains Book One by Sam Whatley, a post apocalyptic new adult book cover

What Remains: Book One | Post Apocalyptic Gay Romance | Paper Moon Bay

£11.99
£11.99
Where We Belong Step One by Sam Whatley, a YA book cover.

Where We Belong: Step One | LGBTQ YA Romance | Paper Moon Bay

£4.99
£4.99
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Sam Whatley, author of Paper Moon Bay's YA and new adult fiction

The Heart Behind the Stories

I write the books I needed as a teenager — stories where the "different" kid gets the love, the friends, and the ending they deserve. If you've ever wondered whether there's a place for someone like you, my characters have too. Spoiler: there always is.

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