Beach Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. The past always resurfaces . . . Five years after almost drowning, Olivia Cathart returns home to Caldwell Beach determined to face her fears and take some risks-not just by swimming but by opening her heart. Hoping to rekindle her friendships, she's excited about a carefree summer with her best friends Keely and Miles. But life in the sleepy town has changed, and no one and nothing is as it seems. When a series of startling crimes threaten Olivia's fragile state, she is plunged into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Her only solace from the chaos is West, Miles's disowned and ruggedly handsome brother, but even he can't answer the question on everyone's minds-is Olivia really in danger or is it simply all in her head?

***THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON JULY 15t!*** Kelsey Harris, a young chef moving to LA, struggles with work, the glamour of the hollywood scene, and a new romance with mega-celebrity Ethan Glenn. ***** Kelsey Harris is heading to LA to begin her new career as a sous chef, and she's excited to work under a prestigious mentor and feed fabulous celebrities. She also meets Ethan Glenn, a movie star with doubts about his career, on the plane. But when she settles in, she learns that her new job is more intense than she expected, and her roommate is acting strange. When they happen to be on the same movie set, Ethan and Kelsey begin to grow close, though their friendship is immediately put under scrutiny by friends and the media. A romance begins, but the delicate facade of Hollywood is slipping, and Kelsey has to decide if she wants to escape the photographers and screaming fans, or if she wants to be with Ethan and put up with the consequences. [[Wattys 2018 Shortlist]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When a summer of fun turns upside down, Olivia must figure out whether her paranoid imagination is playing tricks on her or if she's being followed - and by who. ***** It's been years since Olivia nearly drowned in Caldwell Beach, and after moving away, she's back for the summer to reconnect with old friends. However, not everything-or everyone-is the same. Her childhood best friend, Miles, is still sweet and carefree, but his older brother West is not. Disowned and working at the local garage, he's distanced himself from everyone, until Olivia accidentally uncovers the reason why. But as the two grow closer, strange things begin happening to Olivia. She can't stop seeing shadows and hearing voices, but as she slips into a downward spiral of obsessiveness and paranoia, she must fight to uncover the truth behind who is after her, and why. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Alana has always found comfort in her bedroom, especially now with the Crown Prince of Greece warming her bed, but she never thought it'd spark disaster. *** Alana dislikes change. She's perfectly happy with her life until her father decides to ship her and the family off to Australia. In an act of rebellion, Alana refuses to find a job, instead choosing to spend her time sleeping with Phillip, a man with a body of a Greek God. But when things turn sideways and she ends up pregnant with the prince's baby, Alana realizes she's stumbled upon a lot more change and responsibilities than she has bargained for. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions of violence and abortion [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

𝑹𝑰𝑳𝑬𝒀 𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑬 𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑳𝑬𝑫𝑮𝑬 🤍 Riley Rose Routledge - but everyone calls her Riley. She's John B's 16-year-old little sister, a Pogue through and through, and she's grown up surrounded by the people she loves most. Especially JJ Maybank. JJ has known Riley since they were kids. Being John B's best friend meant Riley was always around, and over the years, the two of them became closer than either of them realised. They've always been friends... but what happens when that friendship slowly starts becoming something neither of them expected? This is a SLOW-BURN FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS story, filled with friendship, drama, emotions, and plenty of Pogue chaos. 🏄🏼‍♀️🌊 THIS STORY DOES NOT FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL OUTER BANKS STORYLINE. IT IS MY OWN STORY USING THE SAME OUTER BANKS CHARACTERS. I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE OUTER BANKS CHARACTERS OR ORIGINAL SCENES. I ONLY OWN THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, STORYLINES, AND CONTENT THAT I HAVE CREATED FOR THIS STORY. I hope you enjoy reading Riley's story as much as I enjoy writing it! 🤍 * mollie x

Stay With Me is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. In this sequel to She's With Me, tensions are high as secrets are unraveled after Aiden's arrest. Amelia and Aiden are strong, but even the strongest can sink under the weight of heartbreak and loss. Will they make it out of this mess together, or will the drama get the best of them? ***** It's winter break, which means Amelia, Aiden and their friends can finally enjoy a vacation at the beach house after all the drama they've been through. But misfortune seems to follow them wherever they go. As truths and lies are spilled and emotions revealed, their vacation becomes more explosive than relaxing. And on top of that, Aiden's biological father is back in the picture, but not in the way Aiden, or any of his friends, could have ever imagined. As events escalate like a ticking bomb, Amelia and Aiden have to figure out a new way to survive. Content and trigger warning: This story contains violence and mentions rape and drug use. Book Two of the With Me series.

Sometimes the best summers are the ones you never planned. I came to Barcelona for one simple reason: to get away from everything. A few weeks by the sea. Sunshine. Late nights. Good food. No responsibilities. Just my best friend and me, trying to make the most out of a summer that was supposed to be completely uneventful. At least, that's what I thought. Because somewhere between crowded streets, beach days, football games and nights that lasted way longer than they should have, I met people I never expected to become part of my life. Including Pau Cubarsí. What started as a completely random encounter slowly turns into something neither of us really knows how to handle. And just when I think I finally understand what this summer is becoming, everything gets a little more complicated. Friendships change. Secrets come out. Feelings get harder to ignore. And suddenly, going home doesn't feel as easy as it was supposed to. Maybe Barcelona was never just supposed to be a holiday. Maybe some people are only meant to enter your life for one summer. Or maybe- some summers are only the beginning. ☀️ summer ⚽ football 🌊 Barcelona & the coast 🫂 friendship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 family 💭 slow burn 😂 chaos 🤍 feelings Welcome to the summer we didn't plan.

'In his embrace, I feel myself start to cry. I don't even know why, but John B. notices and wipes the tears from my cheek. "It's over, Sarah. The chase is over." "Mhm." I nod through my tears, but the words mean nothing to me. "Hey, what's up?" "Nothing, it's just- it's never really over, you know? I can't help but wonder, what now?" ' - WHERE the beloved Pogues finally get what they're looking for: the lost treasure of El Dorado. Now, they have to grapple with their new lives, swerving between foreign themes and familiar troubles. How will the pack handle integration back into society, and how will they manage opportunities for new treasure?

"it's you and me, that's my whole world" 💌 They whisper in the hallways she's a bad, bad girl. Tess Madigan stuck out like the resident black sheep of the Kook Academy that she was. Being raised on the Cut, she had the habits and the attitudes of a pogue, but was thrust into high society when her mother, Rose, married the kook king. And her dad? He was looking for the Royal Merchant with Big John Routledge, promising that he'd use the money to get the two far away from the Camerons and the OBX at large. But Big John disappeared, and Nate Madigan did right alongside him, leaving Tess stranded on Figure Eight for the forseeable future. You can't blame a girl for wanting to keep a good thing to herself, can you? JJ Maybank became a reprieve from all of that. It was just sex, and Tess liked it that way. She was determined to keep it that way. That's what she wanted... Right? 💌 "voted most likely to run away with you" jjmaybank x femOC kiaracarerra x femOC *warning, there will be a fair amount of smut included, but i will put warnings at the beginning of chapters for those who want to avoid it :) *obv all the credit to the obx storyline and characters go to the pates and netflix, however tess, beck, charlie, and their storylines/relationships belong to me so pls don't steal them #1 in jjmaybank 05/18/26

Finding Sunshine in the Storm Four years ago, Jay disappeared from Keifer Watson's life. Not because she wanted to. Not because she forgot him. Life simply pulled them in different directions, leaving behind a promise made beside the sea. I will always find you. Now, at seventeen, Jay is back. A new school. A new beginning. And a past she doesn't completely understand. Keifer remembers everything. Jay remembers him. But there are parts of her childhood buried beneath memories she can't quite reach, pieces of a family she barely remembers, and secrets that were kept from her for years. Then she walks into Section E. And the boy who spent four years waiting for her finally sees her again. Some people leave. Some promises don't. An AMNSE AU | Jayfer ───────── Original Work: Ang Mutya ng Section E Original Author: Lara Flores / Eatmore2behappy This is a fanfiction/AU inspired by the original story. All original characters and concepts belong to their respective creator. This version contains my own storyline, changes, and additions.

First love can be all-consuming. When that first love happens to be your brother's best friend, things get a bit more complicated. Mackenzie Cooper fell in love with the one person she wasn't supposed to, her brother's best friend, Camden Beck. Through shared loss and a growing closeness, Camden and Mackenzie promised to never break one another's hearts. But can you really make that promise at eighteen years old? It's been six years since they made that promise. When Mackenzie finds herself fresh out of a job, she decides the best thing to do is return home to help with the last minute details of her brother's pending wedding. The last person she expects to see when she arrives is the MLB's hottest young pitcher, her ex, Camden Beck. With a wedding to plan and unanswered questions left looming, will they find their way back to one another, or will their fate be tied only to the past? *This is the second book in a series. While this can be read as a stand-alone, the first book, Since Forever, should be read first.

𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑. . . I can still recall, Our last summer, I still see it all... IN WHICH, Stella Wilson and Conrad Fisher, childhood best friends, reunite every summer at his mother's beach house - until a fling last year ended with Conrad ghosting her. Now they're back for a summer in Cousins. In which unresolved feelings, past mistakes, and lingering sparks threatens to change everything. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY. ( season one ) conrad fisher x oc trope: childhood bestfriends to "strangers" to lovers #2 in tsitp - 24/5/25 #3 in taylor jewel - 27/5/25 #5 in conrad fisher - 8/7/25 #6 in summer love - 16/8/25 #1 in our last summer - 18/8/25 #10 in the summer i turned pretty - 29/11/25 #4 in steven conklin - 14/2/26 #6 in jeremiah fisher - 14/2/26 #8 in susannah fisher - 14/2/26

" 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊 𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒊 𝒇𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒊 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒊 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍, 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 " ⋆⋅ ────── ⋆ .ִ ࣪𖤐ᝰ.ᐟ ────── ⋆⋅ Most of these poems come from my struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder. The others are confessions. And the rest are you.

Luna gets sent to her grandparents for the summer. All is boring, until she meets this girl, Elis. Luna will change, because of this so called new "friend".

It is 1967, and Amity Island is preparing for summer. Cottages reopen, boats fill the harbor, and the Mayor looks toward the short tourist season that keeps his town alive. Offshore aboard Orca, Quint works the coastal waters, finding a peace at sea that has eluded him ashore. Behind his sharp humor and fierce independence lie memories of war and relationships he could never quite hold together. Set years before Jaws, The Summer of '67: An Amity Island Story explores the lives behind the familiar faces...and an island where summer means something different to those who visit and those who must stay.

It was her life. But not anymore. Some stay. Some leave. Only a few remain everywhere after they leave. He is one among those few. She believes, "Tomorrow is another day," yet that tomorrow feels like it will never come. Everything reminds her of the life she could have had, yet lost. Will she thrive through it?

Shelby Caldwell is a single mother who longs to give her daughter, Libby, a better life than what she had growing up. She leaves her stressful factory job and the hustle and bustle of the city behind to move to a seaside cottage owned by her aunt. Shelby is greeted with the surprise of learning that the cottage is part of a retirement community. When she first meets Robert Pierson, the handsome (and single) community handyman and fisherman, he is lonely and secretly carrying the weight of his past. Can they ride the waves of life together? Follow their journey together on "Sailaway Shores."

အထက်တန်းကျောင်းမှာ အမှတ်တရဆိုးတွေကို ဖန်တီးပေးခဲ့တဲ့ တစ်စုံတစ်ယောက်သောသူနှင့် ပြန်ဆုံတွေ့ရသောအခါ..... အတိတ်ကအရိပ်များက ပြန်လည်ပေါ်ပေါက်လာပြီး သူမ မသိခဲ့တဲ့အကြောင်းအရာတွေပါ ရှိနေခဲ့မယ်ဆိုရင်... အတိတ်ကို ပြန်လည်ပြင်ဆင်၍ ရမည်လော?

A Blissful Life is a poetic exploration of what it truly means to feel present and at peace. It captures the balance between lighthearted joy and deep, reflective love reminding us that true bliss comes from embracing every phase of the journey, honoring where we've been, and celebrating where we are today.

Carolina Porter Maybank. AKA "the Fish" of the Outer Banks. Born and raised on the island, she grew up getting into the same antics as her brother JJ and friend John B. She's always been a ball of fire, using her anger to her advantage in the local surf competitions she almost always wins. But the past year has been hard. A shark attack changed everything, followed by her brother disappearing for months and a falling out with her best friends, Lucy and Beau Quinn. But JJ and Lucy came back, only to witness Porter getting disqualified at the competition she always wins. To throw gasoline onto Porter's fire, she runs into her mortal enemy, Rafe Cameron.