Beachread Stories

Two Floors Down isn't romance. ‎ ‎It's desire under pressure. ‎ ‎It's temptation disguised as accident. ‎ ‎It's guilt beneath the covers, a stolen life that breathes beside you at night and asks two visceral questions: ‎ ‎If the person you're falling for left their soul in your hands... would you read it? And if you did, would you ever admit it? ‎ ‎This is not a love story built on fate. ‎It is built on trespass. On hunger. ‎On silence that grows claws. ‎ ‎Two Floors Down is impossible to put down because it knows something most romances refuse to confess: ‎Love is not ruined by betrayal. ‎It is sharpened by it. ‎ ‎It began with a misdelivered package. ‎And a transgression she told herself she would undo tomorrow.

#1 in Summer Love | #14 ChickLit One handsome musician. One annoying coworker. Two best friends. A troubled family. It's a summer journey like you've never seen before. Alice Dessen, back home in Cape Cod for her final summer before graduating college, struggles to keep her pain from the loss of her father and her past in music hidden. When she meets Adam Hawkins, her life is turned upside down. Adam, guitar player of a popular band, unexpectedly begins competing against Jesse Vanderlin, her annoying coworker at the Shack/brother's best friend, for her attention. Shocked by her sudden entanglement in an unlikely love triangle, she embarks on a wild summer journey of healing, laughter and drama along side her friends and new crushes. Alice is forced to face the past and the direction of her future in music and in love once and for all.

Beachside romance and later mystery. Includes flashbacks! Tropes: exes to lovers, love triangle, childhood crush, brother's best friend! TW: grief and vulgar language Follows a group of wealthy teenagers, set in Nantucket, MA. These Islander's summer fun is interupted by a new guy and a set of hurt in town. Dramatically followed by romance, drama, gossip, rumors, and blaming of even the closest people you know! Who is the suspect? Who can you trust?

Kilea Waterstone (16) is a first year history student at Harvard. She's yet to decide her major when she goes on a school trip to Greece. The trip is amazing, ofcourse except from the load of Greek mythology surrounding Kilea. But when Kilea decides to sit down at the pool and listen to music, she can't help but sing along. Kilea accidentally kills someone. She finds out more and more about her true nature. "Immortality is not a gift. It's a sentence."

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17 year old Willow Brown is done with distractions. After everything that's happened, she's made a promise to herself no more running, no more meaningless hookups, and no more pretending she's fine when she isn't. Moving to a quiet beach town after her mothers job transfer is supposed to be her fresh start, a chance to focus on herself and finally leave the past where it belongs. 17 year old Jack Lacy is the definition of chaos. Fast cars, fast nights, and a smirk that hides more than it shows. He's a player, a liar, and the last person Willow should get close to. From the start, they clash-too stubborn, too sharp, too unwilling to back down. But hate has a way of turning into something else. And the more they push, the more the tension between them pulls. Soon, they're caught in something neither of them saw coming, something raw, something real. Yet secrets don't stay buried. Lies always surface. And once the truth is out, there's no turning back. Because love and hate are a dangerous pair- And some betrayals are beyond repair. *Note*- this book is very fast paced as a lot happens throughout the span of the book!!!

Elia and David first meet at her family's Korean BBQ restaurant. She overhears David insulting her sister Jane. Indignant and angry, she almost spills a bowl of hot soup on his lap. Later, they meet again at her church in San Francisco. She thinks he's an arrogant jerk who thinks he's better than everyone else, and he believes she is a gold-digger with no morals. Finally, sparks fly when they meet for the third time at the international engineering and construction firm where she works, and both are unsettled and intrigued by one another. Inspired by Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Five Troubles is about Korean-American sisters who must navigate through a maze of overbearing relatives, troubles with men they love, and their insecurities and prejudices. Will they find love and happiness?

A few poems I have written on a sailing holiday

Zara O'Conner returns to her home town of Indigo Bay after two years away to spend the summer with her Nan and escape her parent's divorce. But things in Indigo aren't how she remembers them. Her two best friends are no longer speaking to each other, and she's determined to put things right before she leaves at the end of the summer. Most surprising is Ethan Maxwell, the annoying boy she grew up with, is suddenly charming and irresistible . . .

Usually I don't like when people, especially strangers touch me, but this time was an exception. His dark hair flowed in the wind, and I couldn't help but stare at his strong hand running over the redness on my calf. For some reason, I wanted this perfect stranger to touch me all over right then and there. He started at me, "Is there anything I can do? Theres a lifeguard that can bring ice, he's right over there!" "No!" I say, "Really, I'm alright." I expected him to walk away after that, knowing how guys are these days. Shy. Too shy to introduce themselves in person, and not behind a cheesy pickup line through DMs. He held out his hand, "I'm Nicky, sorry we had to meet under these circumstances. " I stare at him a little shocked, " Hi I'm Em." "Hi, Em. I saw you before on the street riding my bike, you are very hard to forget." I giggle a little. Is this the serendipity I've been waiting for my entire life?

When you're lost, sometimes the only place you can go is home. Broken over the death of her fiancé, Molly leaves law school to return to her childhood home in North Carolina. Expecting to lay low until she can figure out what else to do with her life, she finds herself in the arms of her high school sweetheart, the boy who represents everything from the past she tried to leave behind. Looking for an escape, she instead finds a way back to the girl she almost forgot existed and a future she never dreamed possible.

A coming-of-middle-age story set aboard the Princess Juno, where Bob learns that the only thing bumpier than the waves... is getting to know yourself at forty.

All Sam wants is to serve out his time as a guardian angel so that he can return as a human. But his sentence becomes more complicated when he finds himself falling in love with Angeline, his current assignment. The rules of angels specify that he may not interfere with the course of her life, which naturally includes her dating choices. When Angeline begins surf lessons at the same beach where Sam is assigned to work as a lifeguard, a connection forms between them and the rules of angels collide with the laws of attraction. Sam finds it even harder to keep his distance when he discovers Angeline's surf instructor hides a dangerous secret. With Angeline's life in jeopardy, the lines between his role as a lifeguard and that of guardian angel become blurred. Sam's choices will redefine his role as a guardian angel to Angeline and force him to contemplate what will become of their love if he is sent away. Whether they find their way back to each other is a question written in the heavens.

Harper just wanted out - out of the heat, out of the fighting, out of the suffocating expectations of her small coastal town. But leaning into Ava, Noah, and Jackson only pulls her deeper into a summer she can't control. And when Ava and Noah's older brother Ben comes home from college, everything shifts. Jackson is reckless, charming, and knows exactly how to make her laugh. Noah is steady, understanding, and watching her like he's afraid to move - afraid to break something. And Ben... Ben has had that magnetic pull on Harper for years. They've been family friends forever. They've never crossed lines before. And they definitely weren't supposed to fall for the same girl. But on islands where bonfires burn late, the music never stops, and the past refuses to stay buried, everything starts to blur - friendships, loyalties, and what family really means. Because this summer isn't just about fun. It's about choices. And some choices change everything.

Paul Martinez has been run ragged by the demands of managing the family’s landscaping business and his mother’s battle with dementia. It’s been so long since he had sex, he can’t remember the last time. The arrival of nurse Hope Russell brought some badly needed help to Paul and his brother Alex in managing their mother’s illness, but Hope’s presence has sparked a whole new problem for Paul—lusting after one of his employees, something his late father would never condone. Hope and her young son Ethan badly need this second chance on Gansett Island, and she’s determined to make her new job work for both of them. Kissing her boss, however, was not part of the plan. The more time she spends with Paul, the more she admires the way he cares for his mother and the attention he pays to her son. But when Paul finds out about her shameful past, will he still want her and Ethan in his life? Come back to Gansett Island to find out what’s going on with all your favorite characters, including Mac and Maddie, Seamus and Carolina and the rest of the Gansett crew. Weeks before Alex and Jenny’s long-awaited wedding, Alex begins to worry that his bride is getting cold feet—or is something else going on? It’s September on Gansett where the days are cool, bright and sunny and the nights are hot and sexy! Approximately 90,000 words.

They say "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Well, what do you do when life gives you a pink slip for no reason? Laura Saunders was unjustly let go from her job as an accountant at a big-name firm. Now, she's out to get revenge. Because sometimes in life, you need to balance the sweetness with a little sour.

If you haven't found yourself by now, should you just stop looking? From ice cream truck driver and magician's assistant to funeral home receptionist and associate producer for The Jerry Springer Show, this 30-something has held a total of 50 jobs; called 21 different addresses home; earned two degrees; and lived life as a marketing executive, professional actress, paid party girl, would-be Cuban-American princess, entrepreneur (and amateur tramp) in an obsessive quest to figure out who she wants to be when she grows up. Through this hilarious collection of true life stories a few things become clear... • The only thing better than getting a job is quitting a job • Lying about your age requires advanced math skills • If the music stops and you're left standing...you'll do anything to grab a chair This book is a guilty pleasure that will make you laugh, sigh, and feel better about your own decisions.

"You're Him!" Izabel Carmichael is level-headed, structured, and straight as an arrow. Her path in life is simple, or so she always thought. School, then career, then marriage and kids. What could possibly happen to divert that plan? A husband with a wandering eye and anger management issues that escalate daily. Her life is a husk of what it appears to be and far from what she'd imagined it would be. Plagued with pride, shame, and denial, she chooses to harbor her dirty little secret. Her best friend, Natalie, is a loud and proud non-conformist. She's an artist who has always lived by her own rules and is determined to get Izabel to color outside of her neatly drawn lines for once in her life. At dinner one night after a few glasses of wine, a convincing argument, and a lot of badgering, Natalie persuades Izabel to visit a Past Life Regression therapist with her. What Izabel doesn't realize when she agrees to the appointment is that she will travel back to a world that will irrevocably change her life. During her sessions, she meets Charlie and Eve and finds herself immersed in a world of desire and sexual exaltation. Her past collides with her present when she runs into a familiar stranger, and it turns her world upside down. She is forced to accept her suppressed emotions and open her heart to an unexpected love.

After breaking up with her high school sweetheart, Jessica begins to question herself and loses all hope of ever finding love. Fortunately, as fate would have it, she discovers the martial art of muay thai and not only regains her confidence, but also discovers what really matters: herself.

Vyola has it all - best friend bandmates, a multimillion dollar record contract, superstardom, the man of her dreams. The best things in life are free but everything else comes at a price. Her story.