Smalltowns Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

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]]

Kelly just wants her business to succeed, and getting involved with a bodyguard is not part of her plan - but he is the only one who can keep her safe... ***** Kelly Harris is determined to make her antiques business a success. She won't let Tanner, a bodyguard who likes first edition poetry books, interfere with her life. But winning a mystery box at an auction changes everything. With Tanner working alongside her, they decipher the code in a forgotten journal, uncovering a young girl's journey to freedom and a powerful family's secret. Working for a high-profile security company, Tanner has seen the worst that humanity can do. He doesn't believe in love. But when disaster strikes, he finds himself doing everything he can to keep Kelly safe - even if that means letting her into the most vulnerable part of who he is. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.

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?

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

When Hayley falls for a bodyguard whose secret is more dangerous than her own, she must decide how much she is willing to risk for love. ***** Tank has spent his life protecting people. He works for one of the most successful security companies in the world, makes more money than most people see in a lifetime, and has a past that no one can ever know about. Hayley Elliott will do anything to keep her mom safe. Her sister has found a cure for Alzheimer's and their mom is living proof that the supplement works - but hiding from the people looking for the supplement's formula is impossible. When the threat to their lives becomes deadly, she has no option but to trust a man who's living with a secret more dangerous than her own. With more at stake than their own lives, Tank and Hayley have to decide what is more important: protecting the past or risking everything for love. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.

*COMPLETE* Her blood makes her what they hunt. Her scent makes her what they fear. And falling for the one boy she was warned to avoid might be the spark that sets the whole town on fire. Some secrets don't make you powerful. Some love stories don't save you from monsters. They help you survive them. ________________________________ Six months before everything went wrong, seventeen-year-old Kelsey Blackwell moves to her father's isolated forest town after losing her mother. She expects awkward family dinners, old grief, and the kind of small-town boredom that makes every day feel the same. She is very, very wrong. Cold Creek is nothing like she expected. It is a quiet forest town where people stare too long, whisper bloodkin like a curse, and act as if Kelsey has broken rules no one ever bothered to explain. Her father will not tell her the truth. Her grandparents pretend everything is normal. And the woods around town feel alive in a way no forest should. Then Kelsey crosses paths with Ethan Greystone, the one boy she was warned to avoid. Ethan belongs to everything Cold Creek understands: bloodline, instinct, power, control. Kelsey is someone everyone would rather keep hidden. She is human in a place built for predators, and the more Ethan notices her, the more the town begins to turn against them both. Because the danger in Cold Creek does not only wait in the forest. It watches her. It reacts to her. And the deeper Kelsey is pulled into the town's secrets, the harder it becomes to tell whether she is the target, or someone everyone should have feared from the beginning. Because what they don't know is this: sometimes the most dangerous girl in town is the one who never becomes one of them.

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Griffin Tomlin is dead. And Clara's sister killed him . . . Four months after the murder, the entire town of Shiloh is still in shock. For Clara Porterfield, the normal world has crumbled around her in a million chaotic pieces. Now Clara lives in a new reality, where her sister awaits trial for murder, her mother obsessively digs in a dead, frozen garden, and her father lives and breathes denial. At school, Clara is haunted by her classmates' morbid curiosity-and all of the unspoken questions they won't ask. But none of them knows what she knows . . . Now Clara's sister wants something from her-the one thing in all of this that Clara isn't ready to face: the truth about what really happened that night. Because this story didn't die with Griffin Tomlin. There's another story that needs to be told. And sometimes, the lies we're told are nowhere near as deadly as the lies we tell ourselves . . .

An Arranged Setup that Sparkled into a Love Story of Its Own. »»---♡---«« 'His nose is crooked!' 'I think he has some gray hair!' 'He looks too mature for his age!' 'Nah! He is seven years older than you!' 'One of his eyes seems smaller!' 'Don't you think he is smiling too much in this photo?' 'God! I wonder how, even after looking at hundreds of biodatas every day, none could catch my parents' attention. With every biodata they see, they manage to point out some flaw or another.' »»---♡---«« An Indian Arranged Marriage Story. Modern-day marriages are no cakewalk, and arranged marriages are certainly not. Set against an Indian backdrop, "Love Unrushed!" explores not only the complexities of an arranged marriage but also the pursuit of individual happiness within the confines of societal norms. If you are up for a simple and subtle blooming love story, ponder-worthy thoughts with social stigmas and taboos effortlessly slipped in here and there, and some real, relatable characters, then this story is definitely for you. You will find a part of Riya and Aditya hidden within you as they navigate their arranged marriage, unveiling the hidden layers of their personal and professional insecurities. There will be no unrealistic villains or overdramatic plots, but this story will undoubtedly highlight the true version of how marriages are arranged in India. Thus, this book tends toward a realistic portrayal with a touch of fiction. Please be kind. This book is under editing and the chapters with (•) are recently edited. Rest are in progress.

Eddie Peters is your typical boy next door, with just enough chaos pumping through his veins. Born and raised in Gunner, Tennessee, everyone loves him. But it's all skin-deep. He knows how to navigate small-town courtesies and polite talk just fine-it's real connection that's hard. A tragic string of failed romantic attachments taught him he might be good for a fun time, but not a long time. Cody Hill works at the Rolland Horse Ranch. He's always been no good with people, but horses he knows well. He's a man meant for a simple, quiet life. And if that doesn't include love, that's fine by him. He's made peace with it-or so he thought. When Eddie and Cody meet, the chemistry is undeniable. But chemistry is not real connection. That takes effort, and the courage to let yourself be seen. Companion sequel to "Fight or Flight". Can be read as a standalone, but characters from the previous book are present.

Set in the summer of 1980. Angel Victoria "Ava" Lennox is a brilliant but cynical sound engineering major, interning at the top studio company in a little town in California. She had one plan: to graduate with flying colors and dominate the music industry as a female sound engineer. At the back alley of a hotel suite, she collides with 21-year old rising star Michael Jackson, who was in town for an exclusive three-week all expense paid project with his brothers. She didn't recognize him at all, and he is completely (and dangerously) intrigued. Both are fighting for their future: Ava's dreams, internal rigidity, familial rules, and industry struggles; and Michael's untold journey to being eventually: the biggest star in the world. In the fleeting, stolen hours between dusk and dawn, Ava and Michael discover a connection that the world isn't meant to see. What secrets could possibly unfold in one fateful, and starry night?

Ian Lourd Zafra is the ultimate contradiction. In the sleepy coastal towns of Bohol, he's a dedicated high school teacher by day and a devout Roman Catholic church volunteer by weekend. But behind his neat polo shirts and respectable reputation lies a incorrigible prankster with a mischievous streak that keeps his students-and his parish priest-constantly on their toes. Bored one quiet evening, Ian creates a profile on a dating app, expecting to meet someone local. Instead, he matches with a lively, witty girl whose banter matches his joke-for-joke. She's funny, unfiltered, and perpetually complaining about her grueling "work workouts" and "overseas business trips." Ian assumes she's just an overly dramatic college student who loves fancy sports aesthetic photos. He has no idea that the girl on the other side of the screen is Alysa Liu-fresh off winning an Olympic Gold Medal for Team USA, currently running away from global press circuits, and seeking a quiet place to breathe where nobody treats her like a superstar. To Alysa, Ian is a breath of fresh air: a guy who teases her, keeps her grounded, and doesn't care about podiums or press releases. To Ian, Alysa is just a charmingly chaotic girl who somehow makes his heart race over text messages. When Alysa decides to take a low-key vacation to the tropical shores of Bohol to escape the post-Olympic madness, their digital banter meets real-world chemistry. But how long can a global sports icon stay hidden in a tight-knit provincial town-and what happens when a playful small-town teacher realizes he's been flirting with one of the most famous athletes on the planet? DISCLAIMER NOTICE: All book covers and text are prompts created by artificial intelligence. Furthermore, all characters are purely fictional, and any resemblance to real persons, places, or events is purely coincidental.

Maya Bennett has spent years being told what she can and can't do. After a life-changing diagnosis, her family has built a world around keeping her safe-so when she's sent to the small Italian coastal town of Bellavento for the summer, everyone expects her to rest. Maya has other plans. For once, she wants to make her own choices. Then she meets Luca Moretti-the stubborn boat mechanic with a crooked smile, a complicated family, and far too many secrets. Bellavento is supposed to be her escape. Instead, Maya finds an old photograph, a mysterious cassette tape, and a connection between her family and Luca's that nobody wants her to uncover. The closer she gets to Luca, the more the past begins to unravel. And suddenly, the summer that was supposed to teach Maya how to live... might be the same summer that changes everything. Because some secrets don't disappear. They wait. And when the summer ends, Maya will have to decide what she's willing to leave behind-and what she's willing to fight for. One summer. One secret. One love neither of them saw coming. Somewhere between the sea and the truth, Maya finally finds herself.

After inheriting her grandfather's old farm, Alora leaves the noise of Zuzu City behind for the quiet charm of Pelican Town. With nothing but determination, she sets out to restore the overgrown land and build a new life from the ground up. Life in the valley isn't as simple as it seems. Between learning to farm, befriending quirky townsfolk, uncovering long-forgotten secrets, and finding comfort in a place that slowly begins to feel like home, Alora never expected two very different boys to turn her world upside down. As friendships deepen and feelings become impossible to ignore, Alora must discover whether home is a place... or the people who make you want to stay.

Were Zaviyar and Mahnoor meant to find each other, as if their paths had already been written by fate? Or were they simply two strangers whose lives became tangled through a series of unexpected events? They came from two completely different worlds, yet circumstances forced them into each other's lives. Neither of them knew what awaited them. Somewhere between misunderstandings, difficult choices, and the battles they fought with the world, they slowly became something neither had expected- each other's safe place. This is the story of Zaviyar and Mahnoor-two souls who were brought together by fate and became saviour and protector to one another.

❝When you are young, they assume you know nothing.❞ Post-Breaking Dawn. #15 in #teenager (09/07/2026)

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9BDP9VD (Kindle, paperback, and hardcover versions) Every October 9th, Wren breaks her own rule and lets herself remember him. She goes back. Not in memory - really back. An ordinary Tuesday, a decade gone, and he's warm, and breathing, and reaching for her hand like no time has passed. She's always believed she was traveling back to save him. She's about to find out who's actually been on the other end of the door the whole time - and it isn't who she thinks. A grief that won't stay in the past. A love she never let herself see coming. And the brother who's spent ten years showing up, one impossible coincidence at a time.

Basma Alami just wants to survive senior year, get through her chem test, and maybe get a decent night's sleep, none of which is possible when Julian Vance's bedroom window faces hers. He's the middle Vance brother: soccer star, effortlessly charming with everyone except her, and apparently allergic to turning his music down before midnight. She's sworn she's over him, not obsessed, completely fine, she just can't stop noticing him. Or being noticed back. Between chaotic best friends, a beach town full of gossip, and two sets of curtains that keep getting pulled back at exactly the wrong moment, Basma is about to learn that some things are a lot harder to ignore once you've seen them up close.

"i'm not the type of girl a guy like you goes for." "but you drive me absolutely f**king crazy, I fell in love with you the moment I laid my eyes on you."

Four months ago my best friend went off Widow's Step and the whole town agreed to call it a choice. I never did. Then, on the night Juno should have turned eighteen, my phone lit up with a number that stopped existing in March. don't let them tell you it was the water. I thought it was a prank. Then I found out Cass Rhee was getting them too - the boy everyone says killed her. His messages are the other half of mine. Neither of us can read them alone. So we started following them. Through her locker. Through the flooded cannery. Through a report somebody paid a lot of money to lose. And somewhere between the ninth text and the tenth, they changed. They stopped telling me what Juno knew. They started telling me what I was doing. Right then. In that room. Dead girls don't text back. Which means somebody very much alive has her phone - and now they have my number too. ⚠ Mature: grief, death, violence. No explicit content. 🏷 #mystery #thriller #enemiestolovers #slowburn #smalltown