Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Everything - every decoration, car, chair, apple, coin - has its own story - take the chair you're sitting on, for example. Where did the metal forming the frame come from? What chain of events caused it to be molded in that particular shape? Where did the fibers and dye used to make the thread come from, and what caused it to be woven into a cushion? What happened between its creation to its arrival at your house? What has happened to it since then? Were you sitting in it when your boyfriend told you he loved you for the first time? When your grandmother died? What has it witnessed? These stories vary in length and importance - from the story of that random bobby pin you found yesterday, to the stories of a human. So yeah, everything has a story. This is mine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified, or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder.

"I couldn't breath. I tried to climb to the surface of the water but it was all coming down at me so fast. I saw someone dive down to try and save me. They were shouting at me to stay alive. That they couldn't do this again." Liam's never set foot in the ocean since the accident. When Avery moves in across the street his world gets turned upside down and around - again and again. Avery's life is also taking a turn for the worst. Her mother is about to die, she's dealing with epilepsy and has to start all over in someplace new. Liam teaching Avery how to surf is a miracle all on it's own, but how about if they all have their own secrets, and the drama that goes along with them. There's only one thing to say, Surf's Up.

A surfing safari down the coast of California, a few shocking and rather unpleasant secrets, and four inevitable relationships that seem doomed to fail - this is where six salt-encrusted, surf-stoked teenagers find themselves as they rocket down PCH in a beat-up Volkswagen surf van. Alana Walker was born and bred in the waters of Ventura, CA. She's known as the best surfer at C Street and has a heart for God. Cole Anderson, on the other hand, hates anything that has to do with church and loathes being second-best to a girl, especially when that girl is Alana. So when these two get stuck on a month-long surfing safari, they find that their relationships - and more importantly, their faith - is about to be compromised. However, the old saying still rings true: opposites do attract. [ adventure #3 ] SEQUEL: CAUGHT INSIDE