Sanctuary Row

1983 Las Vegas. Neon lights. No rules. Until one test changes everything.

Seventeen-year-old Joe just dropped out and walked away from a toxic family that tried to destroy him. His new life? Running a sleazy head shop on the wrong side of the Strip — a haze of Mötley Crüe, weed smoke, coke lines, and endless nights that feel like freedom at last.

This is his sanctuary. No curfew. No judgment. Just raw, reckless possibility.

Then a pregnancy test turns positive.

One pink line and the dream collapses. The party ends. The future he thought he escaped is suddenly staring him down, forcing him to decide what kind of man he's going to become — or if he's going to run forever.

Sanctuary Row is a raw, unfiltered coming-of-age novella that doesn't flinch. Gritty, heartbreaking, and brutally honest, it captures the electric thrill of 1980s youth — and the devastating moment when the party stops and real life begins.

For readers who loved the unapologetic edge of Less Than Zero and the raw honesty of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.