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17-year-old Alex is not impressed. He never has trouble getting girls to go out with him but this one is serious about the stupid friend zone thing, and it's not looking as if he is going to get her to change her mind. And if he wants to get to know Jill, he is going to have to hang out in her world, a world he is pretty sure he doesn't ever want to be a part of. But when his world comes crashing down around him in a way he could never have dreamed, Jill is there for him in a way no one else can be.

"Alex on the Edge" is a clean, contemporary Christian romantic story for teens, young adults and anyone else. It contains no strong language, violence or sexual content and is suitable for readers from thirteen up.

"Under the porch roof, he stamped the water off his shoes and the door opened. And there she was, the warm glow of the light behind her. Her hair was longer, lighter, her face older. Her expression welcome, concern, warmth. Genuine honest warmth, and he knew that however crazy coming here might look to anyone else, it wasn’t crazy at all. If his family and his friends thought he was out of his mind, they would be wrong. This was exactly where he needed to be."

"With a combination of light heartedness and weightiness, this book depicts the joys and complexities of living in relationship—with each other and with God. Alex on the Edge not only provides an engaging, enjoyable story set in South Africa and Lesotho—it will also leave you contemplating what is really important in life." Kate Motaung, author of A Place to Land



Alex on the Edge is available on Amazon for the grand price of only .99c. That's a whopping R18 and a few cents with VAT. And it is completely FREE to download on  Barnes and Noble or Apple Books .

Paperbacks are available too from Amazon for $10.50 plus shipping
Or locally in Cape Town from me for R130
R250 will get you a copy delivered to your local Postnet. Click here to email me your order.


Reviews:

"Alex on the Edge is a tender portrait of friendship and coming of age in South Africa.

Kate le Roux skilfully explores the demands on the young: their goals and their relationships. She portrays the unity and principles found among Christians that often baffle those on the outside looking in, and she navigates the often lonely path of wisdom in these rough terrains with healthy, honest realism. This is all in a setting that captures the contentment and the simplicity of life that is found in the quieter corners of southern Africa.

A refreshing, gracious story that is such a pleasure to read. Highly recommended for any teen or young adult, parent, or older adult who is young at heart."

Amazon.co.uk customer 

"This book is beautifully written with believable and likable characters. The storyline is well thought out and the setting brought back lovely memories of Christmas holidays on South African beaches. I really enjoyed reading Alex on the Edge."

Amazon.co.uk customer 

Thank you for giving me an opportunity to read your book. I enjoyed reading your work and thought it was very inspirational. You should definitely write more.Think the world needs more books by Kate Le Roux.

Natasha Davids

High school Biology teacher Jack is getting a little tired of his colleagues teasing him about how perfect he and fellow teacher Amy would be for each other. She’s nice, sure, but for two people to get together mostly because they are both tall is just plain dumb. But when Jack and Amy are given a job to do together, it turns out that they have more in common than he thought. Amy knows she’s naïve, so perhaps volunteering to tutor Shakespeare and English grammar to the troubled teens of the gang-infested Cape Flats is just what she needs to grow up a bit and get the hang of this adulting thing. Besides, she could do with something to distract her from the dark-haired guy on a motorbike, who takes up more of her thoughts than she knows he should.
Join Jack and Amy through a year in the life of Thornhill High, on on a journey of friendship and faith, conviction and opposition, romance, hopelessness and heart-breaking tragedy in this uniquely Capetonian story. 

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Click here to read for free with Kindle Unlimited, or download the e-book from Amazon for $2.99 plus the unavoidable SARS contribution for South Africans :( Paperbacks available from Amazon or locally from me for R150, or R250 delivered to your nearest Postnet. 

Tell Me, Darling

Sadie is on her way to work on a summer camp in the English countryside, half way through a year of adventures and travel before she has to go home to Cape Town to be a real grown-up. She has blue hair and purple shoes, and she can’t wait to meet all the new, interesting people she will live with for the next six weeks.

What waits for Sadie is a red sports car, a grumpy boss, and plenty of unexpected work and opportunities to show what she can do. Over the summer Sadie will sing in the forest, dance with Italians, roller-skate with Venezuelans, and find herself saving the day more than once.She will find heartache and love where she least expects it, and discover that she hasn’t quite left behind the one thing she has been running from.

Two years later Sadie is back home, living in the shadow of Table Mountain, when someone from Camp Bellevue falls unexpectedly back into her life. Now Sadie must wait and see where this new adventure takes her - back to where she started, or on a different journey entirely.

Tell Me, Darling is a Clean Contemporary Christian Romance for Young Adults, New Adults and Regular Garden Variety Adults. Perfect for fans of Robin Jones Gunn and Jenny B Jones.