"I was wondering... would you ever want to go out, Noelle?" "Me?" "Yeah. You." "S-sure..." A beat. Then laughter. "Alright, joke's over. She said yes!" "What?" "It was a joke." The bonfire burned. So did the humiliation. And Noelle Buono never forgot it. Three years later- "Holy shit... am I tripping, or is that you, Noelle Buono?" "Unfortunately." "First shift? Bar's over there. Get me a beer." "I don't work here." "Then what the hell are you doing here?" "I'm here with my father." A pause. "You're a pogue." "Was."

All three of us were drowning and we didn't know how to save each other, but there was an understanding we were all drowning together. (rafe cameron x oc) (eventual!jj maybank x oc) Cover by: -dscowing 1st in Rafe Cameron (03/12/2023) 1st in JJ Maybank (23/01/2024)

"the sunkissed ones, they leave a sweetness with you that changes the air you breathe forever." Blair Dalton was the Queen B of Figure Eight -perfect on the outside, always playing by the rules. But everything changed when JJ Maybank came into the picture. His wild energy, ocean-blue eyes, and dangerous charm pulled her into his chaos. And then there was Rafe Cameron, a storm she couldn't escape. He was everything she told herself she shouldn't want, the one who could destroy her life with one careless move. But the tension between them, the pull of forbidden desire, had Blair questioning everything. Living on the edge of the wealthy Kooks and the reckless Pogues, Blair was torn between two worlds-one of luxury, the other of lawlessness. JJ's fiery passion offered an escape, but Rafe's dark allure called her back to what she couldn't resist. In the world of treasure hunts, family feuds, and endless betrayals, Blair was caught in the chaos. And though she tried to keep control, she knew that sooner or later, she'd be drowning-whether by Rafe's recklessness or JJ's fire. OC x JJ Maybank OC x Rafe Cameron "Lift up your head princess, if not the crown falls."

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐎, Pogue Princess turned Kook Princess' sidekick, becomes the biggest hypocrite of them all when she falls for the blond Pogue she's hated since kindergarten. or 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... 𝐉𝐉 𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊, who planned on hooking up with Tourons and catching waves all summer, falls in love with the girl he didn't know he had so much in common with. 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 | 𝙎𝙇𝙊𝙒𝘽𝙐𝙍𝙉! (jj maybank x fem! oc) (kiara carrera x male! oc) 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙉𝙀: COMPLETED 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙒𝙊: PREWRITTEN (currently publishing) 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀: PREWRITTEN 𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂: this book contains drug/alcohol use, sexual content/innuendos, swearing, grief, depression, eating disorders, physical, mental, and verbal abuse, and murder.

"I hope you feel what I felt when, you shattered my soul"

The Outer Banks is a place where storms never stay on the horizon for long. Maisen Jade Lewis has always felt them coming, whether it is weather patterns, secrets, the way danger hangs in the air before it finally crashes down. She grew up on the edge of the island's wealth, full born Kook as they say, caught between the gold-plated world of her father's estate and the saltwater freedom of the Pogues. For years, she's managed to ride both currents, until now. When Big John's tape resurfaces, the hunt for the Merchant gold isn't the only thing dragging the Pogues deeper into uncharted waters. Big John left a message not just for his son but for Maisen too. A cryptic warning about her father, Alexander Lewis, and truths that could tear open everything she thought she knew about him... and herself. Maisen isn't the type to let anyone fight her battles for her. Not even JJ Maybank, the reckless, sharp-tongued Pogue who somehow keeps finding his way past her defenses. Together, their story unfolds in the riptide-pulled between loyalty and lies, love and survival, treasure and betrayal. The deeper they dive, the more dangerous the water becomes. Because storms don't just break on the Outer Banks-they uncover everything buried beneath. #1 in P4L 11/7/25 #1 in katiedouglas 12/27/25 Book One of the Riptide Series-Season One of Outer Banks.

Welcome to the world of Lillie Banks.

---------------𝑨𝒏 𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒕--------------- --------------𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒐-------------- ----------𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓----------- ----------𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕----------- ----------------𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕------------------ ⚠️warning:mentioning of:language,threat.murder,drugs,abuse,suicide,selfharm,blood,weapons,sex⚠️

Adelina Hughes- a Kook with a Pogue heart. She sees the Outer Banks through a different lens, embracing those who feels like they don't belong. Her world is vibrant, filled with butterflies and the unwavering love of a father who supports her every dream. But one day, everything shatters. With no one to turn to, she's left with only one person who understands her pain- the one she despises most. Will this be the start of a new world for Addie? Or was betrayal inevitable all along? - He tenses, eyes flashing, but he doesn't fight back right away. Instead, he leans in slightly, lowering his voice just enough that only I can hear. "Easy, sweetheart," he murmurs. "At least let me buy you dinner before you try to kill me." I tighten my grip on his shirt and jerk him forward-not enough to actually hurt, just enough to keep up the illusion. "Shut up and make this convincing," I mutter. He grins, a devilish glint in his eye. "Oh, I plan to." - (forced proximity trope) (enemies to lovers trope) (best friend's brother trope) 😘 started writing: October 8 2024 ended writing: March 12 2025 *RATED MATURELY BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE* *COMPLETE* 🥇 rosecameron (03-10-25) (03-06-26) 🥇 enemiestolovers (03-27-25) 🥇 cleoanderson (04-09-25) (05-22-25) (07-05-25) 🥇 cameron (05-01-25) (07-04-25) 🥇 wardcameron (06-14-25) 🥇 obx (07-20-25) 🥇 p4l (02-19-26) 🥇 johnbroutledge (03-10-26)

Brooke Routledge has always been told to act upon risk. She regrets it all. The love, the vulnerability, the true form that she provided to him. It wasn't worth it, and the cruelest part was the act of throwing it back into her face. She doesn't think he ever loved her. How could you? It runs so much deeper than that. Neither of them knew what they were doing, how they were feeling, and how to fix it all-though, under everything, they wanted to fix it. Risk. It's what destroyed Brooke Routledge. But in a strange way, she wondered, could risk be what saves her? OBX ␥ Rafe Cameron & JJ Maybank © elegancies