Valerie O'Conner has a pretty good idea of how her summer will go, and it revolves around three very simple activities: sunbathing, working at the local ice-cream parlour, and daydreaming about a world where Logan Mathews doesn't get his way. What she isn't exactly prepared for is a British tourist with a habit of pushing her out of her comfort zone. It doesn't take long for Alastair Sullivan to decide that his entertainment in sleepy Sandy Cove will be helping the town cynic find love. When Valerie's life is turned upside down by a series of promises, she's forced to battle with what she really believes in. A Young Adult story of personal growth, conflicting feelings and a whole lot of romance. Highest Rank: #37 in teen fiction.

Ashley moved to Outer Bank from Australia when she was 14 with her abusive and alcoholic dad. 2 years later and she is 16 and has found herself being friends with the pogues. But what will happen when her ex boyfriend and ex best friend come to Outer Banks to surprise her for the summer? *This will not follow the plot of Outer Banks* ⚠️Warning⚠️ Serious topics that are mentioned in the story include: - Abuse - Alcoholism - Smut - Self Harm - Sexual Assault If you are uncomfortable with any of these things please do not read this book. Date Started: 11th of September 2021 Date Finished: 8th of January 2022 Hit 1k🎉: 4th of October 2021 Hit 5k🎉: 20th of October 2021 Hit 25k🎉: 14th of November 2021 #1 - obx (24th oct)

Fourteen-year-old Rain lives in a small town in North Dakota. It's the end of August, the days are getting shorter, and summer is winding down. Rain isn't happy that school is starting, but she is getting excited about the upcoming volleyball season. It means spending more time with her teammates and friends, and playing the sport that she loves. This story follows Rain through her first three weeks of eighth grade. During this time, Rain learns that she has an admirer. As the days go on, she finds out that one of her teammates has a crush on him. To make matters worse, the boy has ties to a man that hurt her mother. Will Rain choose friendship and family, or will she choose love? 🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐 Please comment and vote. It will motivate me to keep writing. Thanks!

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

Preppy (noun, adjective): A ​young ​person from a ​rich ​family who goes to an ​expensive ​school and who ​wears ​expensive, ​tidy ​clothes ( Cambridge Dictionaries Online). Nicholas Jermain Preston is a black young man in Richmond High School and in contrary to most prejudice around, he is neither a drug dealer nor a thug. He is intelligent, athletic and open minded. To receive either an academic or athletic scholarship for a good college is all he wish for. He wants to make something out of himself and not be part of any negative statistic. Blaine Niles Buckley is a student in the prestigious Saint Edmunds Academy. He is from old money, very well spoken and comes from a long line of aristocrats. He might come off as lightly snobbish and cold. The say opposites attract. If that is true then I guess we might have the right ingredients. He is white and I'm black. He is from old money and I am from the middle class. We are both boys so that must be a hell of a recipe for falling in love right? Follow these young people as they deal with fear, rejections, prejudices, pain, heartbreak and love. **Frequent updates so give it a chance! Disclaimer: This book is about the love story of two boys. It will later contain mature content!

"Who are you?" I spat. "I don't know you nor want to be near you." "And ion' care." He shrugged, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "I guess we both have opinions." Preppy Princess _______________