Patches: A YA Coming of Age Novel

Michael Bull Jr. is best friends with the most popular guy in school, his father is a famous politician, and he’s just started his last year in high school. He is the perfect student with the perfect life … except for his face.When you’ve got a disease that changes the color of your skin, turns your hair grey, and threatens to blind you, high school can be tough. It also doesn’t help when your crush decides to blackmail you and expose your secret. But hey, what can you do except try to survive.

About the Author:

Valicity Elaine is the owner/creator of The Rebel Christian Publishing. She is an avid reader and loves to write just as much! She grew up in upstate New York in a beautiful Christian family and loves using her writing and illustrations to express her wonderful faith. When she isn’t writing, she is spending time with her family or helping out her church. Random fact; Valicity LOVES pasta, haha!

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Book Excerpt:

I wake up to hear birds singing outside my window on Saturday. Joy, what a beautiful way to start off the weekend except it’s about to be seriously ruined. The smell of coffee lets me know my father is home before I even crack open my bedroom door. He may have woken up early just to brew a pot, hoping the smell would alert me of his presence so I’d know to put on my face before stepping out. Good planning, because it actually works. 

I stroke on my makeup, fill in my eyebrows, and throw on a shirt and slacks before entering the kitchen to get myself some breakfast. Much to my surprise, my father isn’t the one who made the coffee, it’s Regina Michaelson—Bradford’s mother. 

“Morning, Mikey,” she purrs. I feel like she’s been waiting there for me, the way she’s standing, her hip pressed against the counter as she lazily stirs a mug of coffee. That’s innocent enough except she’s wearing nothing but a see-through nightie and no underwear. The fact that she knows where my dad keeps the coffee, sugar, and cream only means she’s been here enough times in the morning to figure that out. Bradford’s mom has had a cute little affair with my dad since we were kids. It’s always been an on and off thing … I guess they’re on again. 

“Morning, Regina.” I yawn and accept the mug she offers. I don’t much like Regina, but she does make good coffee. 

“Oh, come on, sweetie, you know me well enough to call me Mom.”

“Except you’re not my mom, you’re my father’s mistress,” I reply, grabbing a doughnut from the big box on the counter. I don’t care about being polite to Regina because she’s a terrible person—as terrible as my father is, yes, but he could actually punish me for being so blunt. 

It’s also worth noting Regina is a tease; she would easily become my mistress given the chance. She’s basically naked at 7:30 in the morning, in front of her son’s best friend. The woman doesn’t even try to hide the affair from anyone except her stupid husband. 

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen her like this. Some mornings Regina just walks around stark naked, but only when she knows my father won’t be around. He’ll share his fling with another man, but he will not share them with his son. Not that I’ve ever been tempted by her. Just … yuck.