Beach Stories

***THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON JULY 15t!*** Kelsey Harris, a young chef moving to LA, struggles with work, the glamour of the hollywood scene, and a new romance with mega-celebrity Ethan Glenn. ***** Kelsey Harris is heading to LA to begin her new career as a sous chef, and she's excited to work under a prestigious mentor and feed fabulous celebrities. She also meets Ethan Glenn, a movie star with doubts about his career, on the plane. But when she settles in, she learns that her new job is more intense than she expected, and her roommate is acting strange. When they happen to be on the same movie set, Ethan and Kelsey begin to grow close, though their friendship is immediately put under scrutiny by friends and the media. A romance begins, but the delicate facade of Hollywood is slipping, and Kelsey has to decide if she wants to escape the photographers and screaming fans, or if she wants to be with Ethan and put up with the consequences. [[Wattys 2018 Shortlist]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

Alana has always found comfort in her bedroom, especially now with the Crown Prince of Greece warming her bed, but she never thought it'd spark disaster. *** Alana dislikes change. She's perfectly happy with her life until her father decides to ship her and the family off to Australia. In an act of rebellion, Alana refuses to find a job, instead choosing to spend her time sleeping with Phillip, a man with a body of a Greek God. But when things turn sideways and she ends up pregnant with the prince's baby, Alana realizes she's stumbled upon a lot more change and responsibilities than she has bargained for. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions of violence and abortion [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. The past always resurfaces . . . Five years after almost drowning, Olivia Cathart returns home to Caldwell Beach determined to face her fears and take some risks-not just by swimming but by opening her heart. Hoping to rekindle her friendships, she's excited about a carefree summer with her best friends Keely and Miles. But life in the sleepy town has changed, and no one and nothing is as it seems. When a series of startling crimes threaten Olivia's fragile state, she is plunged into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Her only solace from the chaos is West, Miles's disowned and ruggedly handsome brother, but even he can't answer the question on everyone's minds-is Olivia really in danger or is it simply all in her head?

Stay With Me is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. In this sequel to She's With Me, tensions are high as secrets are unraveled after Aiden's arrest. Amelia and Aiden are strong, but even the strongest can sink under the weight of heartbreak and loss. Will they make it out of this mess together, or will the drama get the best of them? ***** It's winter break, which means Amelia, Aiden and their friends can finally enjoy a vacation at the beach house after all the drama they've been through. But misfortune seems to follow them wherever they go. As truths and lies are spilled and emotions revealed, their vacation becomes more explosive than relaxing. And on top of that, Aiden's biological father is back in the picture, but not in the way Aiden, or any of his friends, could have ever imagined. As events escalate like a ticking bomb, Amelia and Aiden have to figure out a new way to survive. Content and trigger warning: This story contains violence and mentions rape and drug use. Book Two of the With Me series.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When a summer of fun turns upside down, Olivia must figure out whether her paranoid imagination is playing tricks on her or if she's being followed - and by who. ***** It's been years since Olivia nearly drowned in Caldwell Beach, and after moving away, she's back for the summer to reconnect with old friends. However, not everything-or everyone-is the same. Her childhood best friend, Miles, is still sweet and carefree, but his older brother West is not. Disowned and working at the local garage, he's distanced himself from everyone, until Olivia accidentally uncovers the reason why. But as the two grow closer, strange things begin happening to Olivia. She can't stop seeing shadows and hearing voices, but as she slips into a downward spiral of obsessiveness and paranoia, she must fight to uncover the truth behind who is after her, and why. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

ᴊᴊ x ᴏᴄ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱ ʀᴇᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱ1- ꜱ4 (ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ) ⎯ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜱᴀᴠᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɢᴇᴛꜱ ʜᴀʀᴅ ⎯ · 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 ·

"Does this feel real enough?" He grabbed my face delicately in his hands, the rain runs down our foreheads to where our lips meet, each of us tasting the cold drops. Sparks flew in every direction, but instead of detracting from the intensity of the moment, it brings us to new heights. Caiden pushes his lips against mine more firmly and the wave that runs through me is intoxicating, making my head swim. And we all know how much I love to swim. ---- Caiden Hurley is one of the boys most girls would swoon over. But the new girl isn't most girls. Each year, Caiden and his friends make a bet to sleep with a different girl. This year, the short-tempered, star surfer: Kennedy Dyline is Caiden's lucky pick. (Caiden's pov & Kennedy's pov) - 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘖𝘯𝘦 -- i'm so sorry it's terribly cliche... #3 in Surfboard 13/4/20 #2 in Surfboard 4/6/20- #1 in sport 10/5/20 - 4/6/20> 2nd #1 in senior 15/8/20 #1 in player 19/10/20 #1 in surfing 26/10/20 #1 in boyxgirl 27/11/20 #3 in teenromance 3/12/20 #1 in surfing ,again 17/12/20 #1 in surfing 2023 #1 in players 2023 #4 in sport 2024 #1 in surfboard 2024 #2 in newgirl 2024 All rights reserved to the author: Kate Thomas under the username Murffiee

❝would you ever bet your life on 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬?" ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘♤༓♡∘∙⊱⋅•⋅⋅•⋅⊰∙∘◇༓♧∘∙⊱⋅•⋅ arisu x fem oc started; june 5th 2022 ended: april 3rd, 2023

This is my prediction for outer banks season 5! The second half of the book is mostly Jarah, but I can write any other characters or ships! I hope you all enjoy reading! Sorry if my writing and grammar are not the best, I'm very new to writing! !!I don't own any of these characters!!

Author Note: This fanfic is based on the movie 'Top Gun: Maverick'. I do NOT own anything that I use from that movie, this is a fanfiction. The credit of those scenes and character dialogue from the movie goes to the creators. This book contains: - Maverick x reader (ongoing) - Oc x reader (ongoing) 1# in fly (April 2025)

She didn't know how to get her best friend back. He didn't know how to tell her that he loved her. Sophie has been going to Cousins Beach with her family since she was little. They and the Fisher's and Conklin's were like a big family. She hoped for an amazing summer to get her ex boyfriend out of her mind but the loss friendship of Conrad and her made the summer difficult. The summer was going to be a back and forth with good but also bad days, with arguments and deep talks. Sophie was going to realise that the right person always had been right in front of her.

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Lydia St. James has spent years building walls no one knows how to climb, in a town as small as BlueBell Bay secrets are easier to keep than feelings and she prefers it that way. Keep your head down, guard your heart and don't let anyone close enough to see the cracks but it gets harder as each day gets heavier. Golden boy of BlueBell Bay Nicholas Martin, messy haired, quiet eyed and carrying demons of his own, yacht parties, expensive cologne, surfing, he's living the dream but underneath the perfect son with a bright future is a boy drowning with pressure, be the best, be the smartest, wear the Martin name right. Strangers who know nothing of each other, soon can't get enough of each other. Each from two different worlds form a confusing friendship. Late night phone calls, Lingering looks, beach walks all begin to turn into something neither of them are brave enough to name. But when two guarded hearts begin to open, the truth is impossible to ignore. Some people don't just walk into your life, some people find you....

Summer was supposed to be simple. Instead, it became the season that changed everything. Between beach days, smoothie shop shifts, school drama, first loves, and friendships that are constantly tested, six teenagers discover that the ocean has been hiding something impossible. Some secrets can change your life. Others can change the world.

Gracie Maureen Summer―walked away from a thriving corporate career in Chicago to chase a quieter dream: owning a beachside café in Las Vegas. Far from the life and the love she left behind, she finally found something she hadn't had in years. Peace. Then everything changed. A devastating diagnosis tells Green that time may no longer be on her side. As her world begins to fall apart, two men find their way into it. Cyan―the ex who suddenly returns, determined to care for her as though they had never fallen apart. And Trec―the brilliant lawyer whose own life is quietly unraveling, yet becomes the reason Green learns that healing doesn't always mean going back. Now, with time slipping through her fingers, Green is forced to confront a question she thought she had already answered. When everything is coming to an end...do you run back to what feels familiar, or do you keep choosing the life that finally taught you how to heal? Because before she loved a place...before she built a dream...before she called anyone home...she belonged to herself first. Disclaimer: This story is in English Status: Ongoing

The brothers were overworking themselves. Even Alfred and Bruce started getting genuinely concerned- Tackling exams and crime-fighting was taking a toll on them, so.. they went for a vacation to the Bahamas! Simple to say since their rich of course. Meanwhile, The girls were stuck in their dorms, doom scrolling with nothing to do. Exams just finished. Vacations? Hell yeah. The money came for their part time jobs. They didn't know they'd have an unexpected meet with the Wayne brothers on their trip. And thus chaos shall occur.

After a breakup by her high school sweetheart, eighteen year old Eden Grimm leaves everything behind for the quiet coastal town of Driftwood, determined to start over. She keeps her head down, buries herself in work at a quirky toy store called The Memory Box, locks herself up in her room to draw, and convinces herself she's happier alone. Then River Fischer walks through the front door of the toy store as its newest employee, and Eden is assigned to train him. He's everything she expects to avoid: a surfer with an easy smile, sun-kissed curls, and a heart far kinder than she's willing to believe. Between toy-store shifts, beach sunsets, and late-night adventures, the two become unlikely friends. But as Eden slowly begins to heal, she realizes that opening her heart means risking another heartbreak, because some wounds are harder to leave behind than an entire hometown. She's the girl dressed in black with storm clouds in her eyes. He's all sunshine, saltwater, and smiles. Black cat and golden retriever. Moonlight and sunshine. Emo Girl and Surfer Boy. **This story includes a bonus chapter at the end! Keep an eye out for it!** A QUICK NOTE: When the Tide Found Me is still in its early stages, and this is just the first draft. There may be grammatical errors or parts that may change as the story grows. Thank you so much for taking a look and joining me on this journey! I'm excited to share this with you all!

Carolina Porter Maybank, AKA "The Fish" of the Outer Banks. JJ Maybanks's younger sister by a year. She runs the OBX. A true pouge, with saltwater running through her veins. She carries her anger like the tide carries rotting driftwood, creating the fire that builds the surfer she is. After a summer of discovering her brother's treasure hunting secrets, breaking the law with her best friend, Lucy, and getting too drunk at bonfires, Porter runs off of adrenaline and impulse. But only weeks into her sophomore year, a shark attack changes everything. SEQUAL TO "FISH: UNDERTOW"

After Riven's life fell apart losing friends, family, and the person he thought he was - he ends up in the quiet beach town of Windlow, living with his uncle Nick. His parents failed him in ways that can't be undone, and he's trying to forget, to start over, to be someone new. Then he meets Vinnie. The captain of the hockey team, hard to like and just as hard to really know. Everyone sees confidence and charm, but Riven sees something else - a kind of loneliness that feels too familiar. Vinnie's the type of person who carries his past like it's stitched into his skin, pretending it doesn't hurt. As the two of them grow closer, secrets start to surface - the kind that don't stay buried no matter how far you run. Will they save each other from drowning, or will the tide pull them under?

"CONRAD AND CALISTA?" The question on everyone's mind as the two went inseparable to not being able to stand each other. Secrets don't stay secret forever. Only one knew what truly happened, and it wasn't either of them. Whatever happened was enough for them to turn into strangers, but what happens when you stay with a stranger for a couple weeks though? (Plus we all need a little distraction) ( the writing improves after the third chapter I promise ) Conrad Fisher x Original Character Originally named Twisted! #1 :#conradfisher #1: #enemiestolovers #1: #conrad #1: #camcameron #1: #christopherbriney (2) #1: #cousinsbeach #1: #bellyconklin #1: #gavincasalengo #1: #thesummeriturnedpretty