Afterglow

Bestselling author Phil Stamper takes the Golden Boys from summer fun to senior year in the next installment of his charming duology.


After a life-changing summer, these four friends are finally ready for senior year.


Gabriel is thrilled to create his school's first LGBTQ+ advocacy group, but his long-distance relationship is fading from summer love to something else. . .

Heath feels secure for the first time in years, but with his future riding on a baseball scholarship each pitch triggers his anxiety. . .

Reese is set on pursuing a career in fashion design, but his creativity takes him in an unexpected direction, he isn't yet ready to share. . .

Sal wants to be in politics, specifically local politics. After a chat with his aunt, he is ready for an unlikely path . . .



As graduation nears and the boys prepare to enter the real world, it feels like everything is changing so fast--including their friendships. Can they find a way to make the most of their senior year even as they eagerly look ahead to the future?