Gabbie Routledge's older brother has only one rule: She can not in anyway shape or form get together with their best friend JJ Maybank. But, during the craziest summer ever evolving treasure hunting and murder she feel more and more temped to break the rule. Will she or won't she? If she does, will she end up ruining what she has with JJ? Will they find the gold or will they die trying? (I do not own any character besides Gabbie. All other characters are not my charters. Full credit for those characters goes to the writers and creators of Outer Banks.) **Sequel Paradise On Earth is out now!!**

❝ You know, I have the feeling I'm gonna marry you someday, Oak.❞ - What would you do if you found out murder ran through your own blood? And that, that blood was going to be the reason for the island's biggest case in the history of its existence. Oakley Clifton didn't have any of this in her plans, nor did she have falling in love in the making. But the Outer Banks is full of surprises, and when it comes down to it, most of them turn out to be hunting and unfinished- urging that one group of troubled teens to finish what the island never did. ❝This island is just full of surprises. . . ❞ And when they do. . . Loss and recovery stop sounding so hard to reach. Love and pain make a home in the children's hearts. Death becomes one's biggest enemies. And the story just begins. BOOK 1 IN THE "THE MESS WE'VE MADE" SERIES!

Taylor grew up in the OBX-sunburnt skin, salty hair, and a family she'd rather forget. So most nights, she crashes at her friends that turned family. The Kooks and Pogues. Labels aren't a thing in their groups friendship. This summer was supposed to be just like the others: wild parties, adventures, too much booze, and even more bad decisions. But between the chaos, the chemistry, and the tension that's been building for way too long with both JJ and Rafe... things are about to get complicated. Lines will be crossed. Friendships tested. Hearts broken. The only question is: Who will Taylor do? Oops. I mean what will Taylor do? Or will she lose herself trying to love them both? A messy, addictive, steamy love triangle set in the Outer Banks. ⚠️WARNING: Mature content, smut, drug use. Etc. *started updating and revising as of 8/7/25*

"What the fuck is that on your arm?" JJ asks me with a tear rolling down his cheek. "Oh fuck off JJ. It's not like you cared before everything happened between us." An enemies to lovers book with trigger warnings. Mentions of self-harm, abuse, rape etc.

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐴𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑱𝑱 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒙 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛, 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ. 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑡𝑜𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝐼'𝑚 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦, 𝐽𝑗 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑘. 𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝? 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑠𝑜.. *Completed*

Mayson Pearl Vale. The Sweetheart from Hell. A Kook who had her entire life written for her. A script to follow. Then an unexpected family death throws her for a loop. Guilt, grief, and regret all wrapped into one. Just when it got to be too much to handle, she stumbled upon a certain Pogue whom she couldn't help but be there for. Before she knew it, she was thrown into the group. Created a family of her own. She never would have thought a group of four pogues would have flipped her life upside down. ----------------------------- {JJ Maybank x Fem OC} {Season 1-4... for now} {Happy ending... I promise ;)} {Slowwww burn, my loves}

ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴊᴊ ᴍᴀʏʙᴀɴᴋ ⤷ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴏᴄ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴᴇ

Nora Mendoza llega a Outer Banks desde España con una vida que muchos matarían por tener: dinero, poder y un apellido que lo abre todo. Hija del dueño de la mayor empresa de barcos mercantes del mundo, lo último que debería hacer es mezclarse con los Pogues. Pero lo hace. Seis meses antes de que el Royal Merchant cambie sus vidas para siempre, Nora deja atrás el mundo de los Kooks y se convierte en una más. Una Pogues con dinero. Una contradicción. Una tentación. Entre fiestas, risas y un verano que parece eterno, Nora encuentra algo que nunca había tenido: libertad... y personas por las que vale la pena quedarse. Pero cuando el misterio del Royal Merchant sale a la superficie, los secretos empiezan a hacer lo mismo. Y Nora guarda uno que podría cambiarlo todo. Porque en Outer Banks, el problema nunca es el tesoro... sino quién está dispuesto a traicionar para encontrarlo.

she's a kook princess, his ex-best friend he hates her with his whole heart or that's what he keeps saying at least Elisa and JJ used to be like twins, they did everything together, he taught her to break the rules, she was his voice of reason. However, in the 7th grade he stopped talking to her overnight. She still doesn't know why...

In a world where everything comes in threes, the third time has to be the charm. For the Pogues, it might be their last chance at bringing the treasure on home. Parker Kate Routledge has spent the past year believing her father is dead. So, when he shows up alive and well in Barbados, Parker is thrown for a loop. Adjusting to a familiar yet foreign reality, Parker is haunted by her past. So, when Big John proposes another treasure hunt, Parker throws herself into the chase, no matter what it might cost. JJ Maybank doesn't have much. He doesn't have a house. He doesn't have a job. But he does have Parker. More in love than he's ever been, JJ's content watching his girlfriend reconnect with her family. After all, the cross is still out there, and JJ is determined to take it back. But as the hunt grows more dangerous and JJ's actions more reckless, JJ realizes he can only channel his inner "03' Bonnie & Clyde" for so long. Something - or someone - has gotten it in Parker's head that JJ is better off without her. And if there is one thing JJ is certain: he is not better off without Parker. Two separate treasures lead them two separate ways, and by the time their paths collide, it may already be too late. Parker and JJ have to determine what they're willing to fight for, what they're willing to let someone take, and what true treasure really is.