Miles to Manhood Book 1 is a story of a boy on the edge of becoming someone new.

Nineteen-year-old Matthew Alistair Bradford the Third has done everything expected of him - star athlete, good son, the "nice guy." But when his first love shatters his heart and the future mapped out for him suddenly feels like a cage, Matt does something no one saw coming: he books a one-way ticket to Europe, alone.

Armed with a journal, a passport, and more questions than answers, Matt leaves behind the security of his safe home on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota for the unknown, searching for who he is beyond the names others gave him. From the snow-laced peaks of the Italian Dolomites to quiet breakfasts with strangers who become guides, he begins to confront the truth he's been running from: growing up means learning to stand on your own, even when it hurts.

Tender, searching, and deeply honest, Miles to Manhood Book 1 is the beginning of a journey not across just continents and cultures, but into identity, heartbreak, healing, and the courage it takes to discover who you were meant to be.