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

Blake Turner has one goal: survive the next eighteen months, get her diploma, and disappear. Everything else-her boyfriend, her friends, her once-perfect life-is already gone. All that's left is endurance. Eighteen more months of keeping quiet. Of hiding the truth about what happens behind closed doors. Of pretending everything is fine when nothing is. She can make it. She has to. Liam Cole doesn't do attachments. Not when loyalty to his crew is the only thing that's kept him alive these past two years. Dragged into gang life too young, his world is built on violence, loyalty, and nights that end with no names exchanged. His past haunts him. His future? Already decided. His heart? Off-limits. Hardened. Untouchable. But when he crosses paths with the school's most hated outcast-the quiet girl everyone whispers about-everything he thought he knew begins to unravel. But some secrets refuse to stay buried... And when the truth finally breaks free, it leaves no one untouched.

"So," I lean up against the opposite wall that the boy was resting on, "you come here often?" "Is that supposed to be some sort of line?" He crossed his arms over his chest, keeping the same unfriendly demeanor. I shrugged my shoulders, "Just making conversation." "If you're looking to make friends, I suggest you look elsewhere." "Oooh, a bad boy huh?" I tease, inhaling more smoke into my lungs. "Sexy, but boring. I bet you've got every girl here wrapped around your finger." He rolled his eyes again, standing up straighter and beginning to walk past me. "Ahh, come on. I was joking!" "Like I said, if you're looking to make friends you won't find one in me." He didn't even look back at me, keeping his eyes ahead of him as he walked away. ••• Ace Daniels is your typical bad boy. Tall, dark, handsome, mysterious, and enough charm to get any girls pants off. He's always been heartless, never attaching himself to any girl for too long. That is, until Cameron Montgomery comes to town. Cameron Montgomery has her own dark and messy past, one that has left her moving from state to state for the past five years. After her latest stint in rehab, she finds herself stuck in the suburbs of sunny California, living under the watchful eye of her older sister Kacey. Will Cameron be able to finally face her demons? Or will her heartless habits follow her to Vanderbilt? ••• Completed story

||Coach's daughter. Off-limits. Sharp. Quick. Untouchable. And somehow the most magnetic thing I'd seen since stepping foot in Alabama. She was exactly my type. And the worst part? I didn't even know I had a type until right now.|| •••• BOOK ONE OF A TWO BOOK SERIES - BOOK TWO DROPPING NOW Scout Quinn never planned to fall for Roman Tate. In fact, when Alabama's cocky transfer quarterback showed up, she couldn't stand him. He was arrogant, infuriating-and off-limits as her father's star player. She's thrown into his orbit when she starts working for the ops team under the offensive coordinator, coach Renyolds. Her walls are tall, but if anyone likes a challenge, it's Roman Tate. The season has a way of stripping down the walls she's built from years of grief, starvation, and fear. What started as sharp arguments and late-night confessions turned into stolen moments and a connection Scout never saw coming. Now, with the Tide chasing a national championship and the cameras closing in, Romans mask is slipping-and Scout has to decide if she's willing to risk everything for the man behind it. ••Strong mentions of EDs + drunk driving••

"I stopped talking when I was six years old I didn't want anything more to do with the outside world, I was happy being quiet But of course they wouldn't leave me alone My parents tried every trick in the book From speech therapists to child psychologists They even tried bribery I could have anything, as long as I said it out loud Life is unfair Kill yourself, or get over it" Lucy Chen Kid!Fic published : 3 | 17 | 26 finished : status : ongoing

Blaire. Kai. Jude. The world didn't exist outside of the three of them. Bound by blood, fear and the hope of leaving together. What happens when the trio decide to leave their foster home, find a home for themselves elsewhere? What happens when they stumble upon familiar men? What happens when these men hunt them down? Not to kill. To bring them home. Will Blaire learn to trust anyone other than the twins? Will the twins learn to give over control, allow themselves to live? Or will secrets turn it all upside down? Started: 4/12/25 Ended: 7/02/26

Sugar's addicting. So is she. Graham Davis has two addictions: Hockey-and Gracie Daniels. (Not that he knows it yet.) At St. Brown University, Gracie Daniels is the golden girl. Blonde ponytail, perfect smile, always saying yes. So when she's asked to manage PR for the hockey team, she agrees-hoping to help thaw their notoriously icy captain. But Graham Davis doesn't melt. He's distant, guarded, and doesn't need help from a pink-sweater-wearing perfectionist... until he starts noticing things he shouldn't. Skipped meals. Covered bruises. Flinches too small to be accidental. Gracie is sweet, bright, and hiding more than anyone knows. And Graham can't stop looking.

BOOK 2 [with season 3] Life on Poguelandia was everything JJ and Rory could have dreamed of. Stranded on the deserted island with their Pogue family--minus Carter, whose betrayal still stung--they found peace and joy. Cleo, the newest addition to their group, fit right in and added to the fun. Drinking coconut water, scavenging for fruits, and hunting for fish became their daily routine. It was a simple but fulfilling life in paradise. For a while, it felt like nothing could go wrong. But all good things must come to an end. As the Pogues returned to the Outer Banks, the challenges began to mount. Separation, struggles, and entrapments lay ahead, and Rory found herself forced to fraternize with an old enemy to outsmart a bigger enemy. The complications that followed tested everyone. Especially Rory and JJ. Their relationship, once so strong, began to strain under the pressure. Would they be able to survive the waves of turbulent waters that awaited them in the real world? Could they weather the storm and come out stronger, or would the complications they faced pull them apart? As they settled back into life in the Outer Banks, tensions simmered beneath the surface. Old conflicts resurfaced, and unexpected feelings began to stir. With the return of Big John and the race for the gold cross and the lost city of El Dorado, the stakes were higher than ever. The Pogues were on a dangerous, life-threatening hunt that tested their loyalty to each other. Amidst it all, Rory faced temptations that made her question everything she once believed. Subtle hints of change began to emerge, leaving everyone wondering-would the bonds of 'P4L' hold strong? Would they finally have a win? ____ T/W: sexual content strong vulgar language I know it'd be cool if I owned OBX but I don't. The only storylines and characters I own are Rory, Carter, and Jackson. //Seasons ONE and TWO are written in 'CATCHING THE WAVES~ JJ MAYBANK'//

"With the way you've treated me all of these years, I can't trust you.. you're on thin ice," Dedicated figure skater Juliana Ortiz and passionate hockey captain Lukas Romero have hated each other ever since they were little. They've been forced to get along throughout the years for the sake of their parents' friendship, but what happens whenever they don't feel forced to act like they like each other anymore? Will they admit their feelings for each other or will they let the life long hatred continue on? ~*~ [CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE] NO TRANSLATIONS 100k reads 7/31/24 !!! #1 in jules 1/07/25 #1 in hockey 12/20/24 #1 in forcedproximity 10/26/24 #1 in figureskating 7/30/24 #1 in icerink 11/26/23 #1 in iceskating 11/29/23 #1 in loves 12/2/23 Started 04/16/23-Completed 06/2/24

Audrey Briggs has never felt like she belonged. Living under the roof of cold-hearted step-parents who treat her like a burden, she's spent her life walking on eggshells, quiet, obedient, and dreaming of escape. When an envelope arrives with her name on it, everything changes. She's been accepted into the prestigious Valemont Royal Academy, a school known for transforming students into society's elite. But Valemont isn't just uniforms and courtly manners. From the moment Audrey steps onto campus, she keeps crossing paths, literally, with a two boys who are strangely kind, fiercely protective, and inexplicably drawn to her. They don't know each other well, yet something about their bond feels... unbreakable. What Audrey doesn't know is that she's not alone in the world. She's not even a Briggs. She's Audrey Valestri and she has six brothers, two of whom live among her classmates, and four who operate in the shadows of power and crime. When the past catches up and secrets unravel, Audrey is forced to choose between the life she's always known and the family she never knew she had.