Teenagers are having sex. But is it always raging hormones or are there other reasons why young people are making this choice? Author Katrina L. Burchett wanted to go deeper than the teen sexually active and teen pregnancy statistics. In her debut novel she explores reasons why some young people make the choice to become sexually active and why others choose to abstain. Choices is the story of five teenage girls making tough decisions about boyfriends and premarital sex Shauntice Johnston lives in a world of domestic abuse. She has faith in God but since her dad beats her mom she has no faith in guys. Angel Nichols has always felt neglected by her workaholic mother she has no idea who her father is and she could care less about the heavenly Father. She became sexually active for the attention at a very young age. LaKeeta Wilson is a Christian but instead of doing it Gods way and waiting for marriage she got pregnant on purpose. Bridgette Anderson feels very strongly about abstinence. She plans to lose her virginity on her wedding night just like God wants and no one is going to change her mind. Hope Patterson is a plain dressing timid Christian girl who lives a sheltered life because of her mothers very strict rules. The word sex wasnt in her vocabulary until she suffered a loss.