“The Catalyst” Series
Trying To Be Normal
by

Note: Book 5, “Touring Under Pressure”, will be available for purchase 10/22/2013.

Alex, having returned from New Orleans with a whole new life, tries to become just a normal young man as he returns to school. Can he simply blend in for the next 2 months despite having several women following him around? And will his abilities really be invisible to everyone around him?

   Character List: - List of characters encountered in the story. Not meant to be read, but to be used as a resource if you stumble across a character you don’t recognize.

   Prologue: - Brief recap of “An Unknown Attraction”.

   Chapter 01: First Days Back - Alex returns home in shock over having lost someone and returns to school.

   Chapter 02: Facing the Inquisition of Friends and Family - Alex finally works things outs with Cate.

   Chapter 03: Interesting Introductions - Alex meets the local school bully, but reacts unexpectedly.

   Chapter 04: Awkward Conversations and A Big Send Off - Kitty comes to Alex’s home and meets his ‘girls’.

   Chapter 05: A First Date and a Post-Date Examination - Alex’s first date with Kitty plus an early morning examination.

   Chapter 06: The Second Date, and More Details Than a Mother Wants To Know - Alex gives Chalise an equal chance on their date.

   Chapter 07: Further Complications - Melinda presents her findings to Alex, with a few surprises.

   Chapter 08: Finally! - A long awaited event occurs (sort of).

   Chapter 09: A Compromise Is Offered - Alex discusses the ‘virgin dilemma’ with Kitty and Chalise.

   Chapter 10: A Spiritual Gamble - Cate discusses her new status with everyone, minus Alex.

   Chapter 11: Starting Someone Else’s Hobby - Alex returns to the Hospital for a follow-up.

   Chapter 12: An Interesting Second Date - Chalise and Alex’s second date has a few surprises.

   Chapter 13: A Demented Visit - Alex gets treated in the hospital while still delirious.

   Chapter 14: Sick Time - Alex recovers and catches up on what happened while he was out of it.

   Chapter 15: Check Out with a Few Tears - Alex takes one last trip through the hospital before being discharged.

   Chapter 16: Dinner At Home and a Little Bite To Eat - Alex deals with everyone after his injury and finally has his second date with Kitty.

   Chapter 17: An Unexpected But Well Thought Out Plan - Everyone continues to shock Alex with one surprise after another.

   Chapter 18: Diplomacy - Alex returns to school and deals with Darrell about their various issues.

   Chapter 19: What You Do For Your Friends - Alex makes a difficult decision.

   Chapter 20: Winning the Parents over - Everyone prepares for Alex’s ‘Big date’.

   Chapter 21: The Big Event (OK, the Decent Sized Event) - Alex finally loses his dreaded virginity.

A total of 21 chapters (not including the Prologue).

I'm wrapping the story up today with a double posting.
Book 3, “Normalcy Is Harder Than It Looks”,
begins posting the following Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.

Book 5, “Touring Under Pressure” is available for pre-order.Crumbly

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And if you haven't read it, check out my “Great Death” series as well.

Note: Book 5, “Touring Under Pressure”, will be available for purchase 10/22/2013.
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