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When Joey's mom, Aurora, is released from jail early, the community of Flatwoods is on top of its head. What should be a heartfelt homecoming ends up being awkward and strained. Joey and Hunter are looking to the future, but Aurora is having trouble adjusting to life as a free woman. Meanwhile, Hunter's dad, Garrett, is coming into his own. With a newfound love, he's got high hopes. Will his loyalty to his son and late wife hold him back? He has to make a decision. One that could threaten Hunter's relationship, as well as his.

Joey and Hunter have been best friends since they were little. Now that they're in their teens, their relationship is starting to change. Despite their openness, they each have something in common the other never knew. They've been hiding a secret, and neither is brave enough to tell the other. At least not yet.

Martin and Dwain are best friends. Their lives revolve around a mystical lake nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Martin is being raised by a single mom, while Dwain lives with foster parents who could care less that he's alive. Their mutual support and the sanctuary of their hidden oasis are pivotal to their well-being. However, the arrival of Dwain's unconventional Aunt Mazie for her annual visit has the potential to alter the boys' lives indefinitely.

They say these are the best years of my life. I’m not sure I agree. Sitting on the threshold of not quite a man, not quite a boy isn’t a very comfortable place to be. My name is Jonah, and in 1999 I was 16. That summer was the summer that changed everything. My parents sent me to camp to find God.... I found him in the eyes and actions of a sweet country boy named Neil.

Walt Ridgeway is a poet at heart. He's not like other boys. He likes to think, write, and dream of life beyond his tiny Appalachian town. When he has to go help his aunts clean out his grandma's house, he's not expecting anything exciting. Until he becomes reacquainted with a local hillbilly boy, he knows from summer's past.

Every night, from the window of his room, Danny wishes for someone to call his own. He gazes toward the horizon as the gentle glow of the moon shines overhead and wonders if there's life beyond the stars. David Lee is a dirty blonde country angel just taking life one day at a time. He's not in a rush to grow up or fall in love. But when a chance meeting happens between him and Danny, it ignites an awakening in them that only happens once in a lifetime.

When two boys meet at a Labor Day flea market spectacular in Southwest Virginia, fate has other plans. Booe travels from place to place with his aging hippie parents while J.J. and his dad are preoccupied with life. Back home in Tennessee, life isn't so grand, but they make it. Sweet serendipity intervenes when the boys' parents end up as vendors side-by-side at the event.

Bradley Bernadet is growing up fast. He lives in an isolated paradise in the backwoods of Virginia with his two dads and brothers. That's where they run a little cabin rental business on Air B&B. He's pretty happy with his life. There's just one thing missing. Unfortunately, he's not quite sure what it is yet.

When Jeffrey meets the boy of his dreams, his world is turned upside down. He knows he's special, but he never thought he'd meet someone just as cringey and weird as him. JP and his dad have been through some rough times. After his mom died, everything changed. However, on the journey to discovering himself, he also finds something about his dad. Something that makes him realize they have a lot more in common than he initially thought.

When Dooley has to visit his dad, he's not happy at all. After some convincing from Walt, he decides to go. What he finds is far from what he was expecting. To complicate things more, he has a good time. Then, on the way home, his mom reveals that they've been seeing one another. They might even give their relationship another go. Unfortunately, that decision triggers a whole new series of problems—problems that may move him away from the love of his life and Dooley Hollow... forever.

Adrian's worked hard to get where he is. He knew once he aged out of the foster system, it was either college or the military. Fortunately, he managed to snag an academic scholarship to USC. Lately, his interests lie elsewhere. A particular distraction that plays on the football team. Beck's had a great life so far. He's got a loving family, friends, and popularity. However, something is missing from his seemingly perfect existence...someone to share it with. The problem is, he's got a secret crush. A beautiful blond boy that he sees from time to time around campus.

Chevy Durham is the big man on campus, the star quarterback of the football team. He's the guy every boy wants to be like and every girl wants to be with. There's just one problem...he's gay. Nobody knows except James, a cute emo boy who Chevy meets on the first day of senior year. As things heat up between them, his secret is threatened to be exposed by a spurned cheerleader who sees the boys on a date at the county fair. She's been pining after him for years and isn't about to go down without a fight.

Kenny's had a hard life. His parents didn't want him, and now he's been laid off from his job. Desperate for change, he decides to leave the town he's always known. Unfortunately, when his truck breaks down on a deserted back road, he's not sure what he's going to do. He's out of money, out of hope, and out of time.

Leland Swain is a free spirit. He goes wherever his heart takes him. When he's not catching rays, he's catching waves. All within the magical place of Oak Island, North Carolina.

What becomes of the forgotten? Where do the lost ones go when they disappear? What if everything you thought were true turned out to be a lie? In the early 2000s, the death of a local boy shook a community to its core and tore a family apart. Now, no one seems to remember the sweet minister's son named Neil, who roamed the camp he once called home—no one except Jonah. Jonah McAlister could never forget the boy he once loved. Even though he's moved on mentally, he's stuck somewhere back in time.

Dylan is not looking for love. When his family and he are forced to move into a seedy trailer park after they lose their home to foreclosure, he has to start life over in a new town and school. It's not long before a promiscuous boy picks him to be his new best friend. They are totally different people, but when he meets Cody, a sweet southern boy from Waco, Texas, his BFF DJ gets jealous. DJ finds himself harboring feelings for Dylan.

Peter is a call boy from the West Side. Mike is a stockbroker who, by day, plays it straight. However, on the weekend, he prefers to play a different game. Mike has an insatiable appetite for life and beautiful young men. When he spots Peter walking from the Y, he makes the boy an offer he can't refuse. Peter accepts, but what starts as a job and a way for him to escape the ghetto rapidly turns into a burning love for the ages. Can Mike and Peter overcome their differences on a weekend getaway to Fire Island, or will their love be swept away with the tide?

Jack and George have just turned 14, and they can't help but reminisce about Halloween's past. They've been friends since they were in kindergarten, but as they cross the line from boys to young men, they've come to realize they may be more than "just friends". Tonight is Halloween, their favorite night of the year and they have a crazy idea...to go trick-or-treating one last time. However, what starts as a night of tricks and treats ends up being the most important night of their lives...the night they learn what it means to be in love.

It's spring in River Junction, and there's lots to be done. Since coming to the area a year ago, Lake and his mom, Marissa, have really embraced their newfound life and family. As Marissa grows closer to Ben and Carl, Lake and Bradley have fallen even more in love. In fact, Lake has an important question for Bradley. A question that could change their lives forever. However, he's going to need some help to make the occasion spectacular. After recruiting Bradley's parents and his mom, everything is set to make it a moment Bradley will never forget.

Puck Chastin is just your average 16-year-old boy. He's coming to terms with life, school, and the realization that he's gay. Throw in the fact that he's from a long bloodline of witches, and he's got a whole new cauldron of problems. Unfortunately, teenage angst and magic don't mix well.