Two weeks ago, Maisen Jade and the Pogues had everything. Four hundred million dollars in gold. Freedom. Family. Each other. But everything changed overnight. Maisen found out her father wasn't really her father. Her real dad-murdered. The gold-gone. The girl she finally made peace with-dead. And the boy she'd known her whole life, the one she'd just learned was her brother-gone too. Now she's standing in the wreckage of everything she loved, trying to figure out who she is without them. JJ Maybank hasn't left her side once. He lost his best friend, but before John B died, JJ made a promise-a promise he refuses to break. No matter how much it hurts. Watching the light fade from Maisen kills him, but after that first week, he started to see something shift. Something trying to grow back. And when a message comes from beyond the grave... it usually means there's another one waiting to be found. JJ, Pope, and Kie have one mission: get Maisen back to Maisen. The only thing is... does Maisen want to even be the girl she once knew? #2-JJMaybank 12/21/25 #1- relapse 12/27/25 **Book Two of the Riptide Secrets Series. Show: Outerbanks. I only own my OC's-their dialogue and their personalities! Check out the book one before reading this one! Also there is a trigger warning page, please make sure to read it before continuing!**

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. **All additional characters and their personalities belong to me.** #1 in P4L 11/7/25 #1 in katiedouglas 12/27/25

Promises? Broken. Laws? Broken. Rules against macking a fellow Pogue? Somehow not broken. The only thing Parker Kate Routledge loves more than pushing boundaries is pushing her twin brother's buttons. And what better way than to flirt with his dangerously sexy and completely off-limits best friend? She's read enough dirty books to know what to say. What she doesn't know is how JJ always has the perfect response capable of toying with her mind. Nine years ago, JJ Maybank promised to stay away from his best friend's twin sister. And for good reason. Parker is more than gorgeous; she is incredibly smart and witty, while JJ is -- not. As much as JJ tells himself to stay away, he cannot help but turn into a shameless flirt whenever she enters a room. Parker might like that it drives John B mad, but JJ likes that it turns her cheeks pink. As the friend group's summer takes a crazy turn, Parker and JJ find themselves doing more than pretending to break the rules. The two are then left wondering what's real, what's fake, and how fast John B would kill them if they ended up together.

The founding principle amongst the Pogues: no secrets. Unless, of course, you are sleeping with one. Three weeks ago, Parker Kate Routledge had everything she could ever want: four hundred million dollars worth of gold bars, a brand-new hot tub, and JJ Maybank naked in her bed. It was too good to last, and in a matter of days, it all came crashing down. The gold is gone. Her father was murdered. Her twin brother is dead. Now, Parker spends her days huddled in bed and her nights with the stars, wishing for John B to come back. She has truly lost everything -- her family, her fortune, and herself. JJ Maybank never expected his own words to bite him. For constantly saying he had "nothing to lose," he sure lost a lot. His best friend died, and now he watches the girl he loves slowly slip through his fingers. The light has gone from his favorite brown and blue eyes, and it's killing him. With a hole in his chest and Parker fading fast, JJ fights to keep himself and Parker afloat while keeping it quiet that he and Parker had sunk under the covers. When an unexpected message comes through, the Pogues are on another mission -- one important enough to get Parker out of bed and back on her feet. With fresh charges, more treasure, and a rapidly blossoming romance lying ahead for the teens, it's time for Parker and JJ to decide what they are...and how to keep a secret from their nosy friends.

"We may be from two worlds but we're not all too different." in which Sarah Cameron's twin falls for the blond pogue all while getting caught up hunting for treasure [outerbanks season 1 - season 4 ©belletastix 2021]

-ˏˋ⋆ 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄, 𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄 ⋆ˊˎ- 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Eleanor Baker, a sixteen year old Pogue, starts to search for the lost treasure of the Royal Merchant shipwreck with her four friends, not knowing her simple little life will never be the same. 𝘖𝘙 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 a boy falls for his best friend, but is forced to watch her love someone else from the sidelines until she realizes her person had been by her side since she was five years old. 𝘑𝘑 𝘔𝘈𝘠𝘉𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘟 𝘍𝘌𝘔!𝘖𝘊 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝟭: Finished 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝟮: Ongoing 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝟯: 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝟰: 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗: 06/09/2025 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗: #1 IN SASHAPIETERSE #1 IN CHASESTOKES #1 IN POGUES #2 IN NORTHCAROLINA #3 IN MADISONBAILEY

In which JJ and Valentine have a secret relationship or In which six teens go on a gold finding adventure only for their life's to get turned upside down

PART 4 OF THE FOOL'S GOLD SERIES For the first time in a long time, Josephine Rhodes isn't running. Back home with the people she loves, life finally feels steady. Sunburned days, late night laughter, and the kind of peace she never thought she'd get to keep. The chaos is behind her. The cursed gold, the betrayals, the bloodstained ghosts... they're buried. For now. But the Outer Banks have never been good at staying quiet. And somewhere out there, in the shadows of the island, in the dusty pages of a map that was never meant for them, something is stirring. Because paradise always comes with a price. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 4 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 4 COMPLETE RANKINGS #3 on Cleo Anderson 7/29/25

PART 3 OF THE FOOL'S GOLD SERIES Josephine Rhodes was losing her mind. Or maybe she already had. She didn't know where her father was. She didn't know if her mother and Antonio had any idea what really happened to her. And worst of all, she didn't even know if the Pogues were still alive. And her grandparents, along with their ruthless friend, weren't just hunting for a few hundred bars of gold and a giant cross anymore. They were after something far bigger, far deadlier. Even if she miraculously escapes her prison, the real fight is still waiting. And this time? Not everyone makes it out alive. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 3 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 3 COMPLETE RANKINGS #1 on JJ - 3/9/25 #1 on Matthew McConaughey - 3/4/25 #2 on Cleo - 3/20/24 #3 on Maia Reficco - 3/4/25

PART 2 OF THE FOOL'S GOLD SERIES Grief doesn't hit all at once. It comes in waves. Relentless and unexpected, dragging you under before you can catch your breath. And right now, Josephine Rhodes was drowning. Her best friend is gone. Her family is fracturing. The Pogues are barely holding on. But deep down, something whispers to her that this isn't over. Because somewhere, buried in the wreckage and the loss, there was still a fight to be fought, a name to clear, secrets to uncover, and a family to save before it falls apart completely. If they're lucky, they might just fix what's been broken. Or maybe the storm wasn't over yet. Maybe it was only just beginning. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 2 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 2 COMPLETE RANKINGS #1 on Matthew McConaughey - 1/8/25 #1 on Outer Banks - 1/13/25 #1 on OBX - 1/24/25 #1 on Maia Reficco - 2/11/25 #2 on North Carolina 7/29/25