Firsts: A Novel

About this book

Seventeen-year-old Mercedes Ayres has an open-door policy when it comes to her bedroom but only if the guy fulfills a specific criteria: he has to be a virgin. Mercedes lets the boys get their awkward fumbling first times over with and all she asks in return is that they give their girlfriends the perfect first timethe kind Mercedes never had herself. Keeping what goes on in her bedroom a secret has been easyso far. Her mother isnt home nearly enough to know about Mercedes extracurricular activities and her uber-religious best friend Angela wont even say the word "sex" until she gets married. But Mercedes doesnt bank on Angelas boyfriend finding out about her services and wanting a turnor on Zach who likes her for who she is instead of what she can do in bed. When Mercedes perfect system falls apart she has to find a way to salvage her own reputationand figure out where her heart really belongs in the process. Funny smart and true-to-life Laurie Elizabeth Flynns Firsts is a one-of-a-kind young adult novel about growing up.