Beachread Stories

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!!!

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?

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.

A young woman jilted by her ex-fiancé is given a second shot at love when her meddling relatives contrive ways to pair her up with her handsome neighbor in this laugh-out-loud contemporary romance novella that will sweep you off your feet. After Sophie's long-term boyfriend decides he doesn't want to marry her, she flies back home to her native Philippines with her tail tucked between her legs. Forget romance. With the help of Ninang, her wealthy grand-aunt on her mother's side, she picks her pieces back up and throws herself headfirst into her dream project: opening a coffee shop on the famous beach resort island of Dalisay. But there's a catch. Ninang agrees to help fund the cost of starting a new business, if and only if Sophie hosts her younger sister, Narra, and their cousin, Layla for the summer. Fresh out of college, Narra and Layla have come to Dalisay for three months of fun and romance, and they refuse to leave Sophie out of it. Enter Archie Hastings. A smooth-talking, motorcycle-riding Brit, he moved to the island to work at a non-profit and nurse a heartbreak of his own. When Narra indulges in a little too much fun and romance, he's there to help Sophie save the day, only to find himself pulled into a scheme to get Sophie-and by extension, himself-laid. Sophie just wants to be left alone. But love has a funny way of sneaking up on you, and this summer, on the beautiful sunny island of Dalisay, where the white sand is soft like powder and the blue sea impossibly clear, it might just catch her off-guard. * * * "True North is the perfect beach summer read, especially for those who want something short & sweet! I enjoyed every moment; Archie & Sophie's story having me smile from ear-to-ear. I also loved how there was great focus on friendships & sisterhood." - Tine

I thought he was gone forever. Out of my life for good. Stupid vapid socialite turned model and forever pain in my ass. but on no, stupid fate had to play it's wicked game and bring us back together and thy fates name is my publishing editor Steven.

WATTYS 2023 & 2022 SHORTLIST | Stella Donahue is in dire need of a fresh start. A break. Away from the college town that's shunned her, away from the place she once called home. Her salvation comes in the shape of an old family friend's lake house and the promise of a summer all to herself. Not to forgive. Probably not to forget - no matter how hard she tries. But to continue to heal. The surprise comes in the shape of Jacob Wilson. Suddenly, with her somewhat estranged childhood friend living down the hall, Stella's summer of solitude becomes anything but. Though, maybe, reconnecting with Jake is exactly what she needs.

What happens when you fall in love with someone but are forced to be ripped away from them in only two months? That's exactly what happened to Eloise Richmond. Eloise's family visit California for the family's yearly summer vacation, but the memories Eloise makes last for more than just a summer. Eloise meets Dawson at his family's restaurant and what at first seemed to be just a summer fling, turns into a timeless romance. Follow the story of Eloise and Dawson in the classic summer romance, Nothing But A Summer. NOTHING BUT A SUMMER BY K.

Love is a slippery slope. Kristy thinks she's figured out the perfect relationship. She and Derrick have all the fun and sex without all the drama. But she's completely wrong about the man she's loved for six years and she didn't have a clue. When Derrick's past catches up with him, it will put Kristy and everyone he knows in danger.

| A Surfer Romance |

Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high school graduation. The young couple plans to marry before they head to college, and their future seems bright with promise. Everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian's younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness. The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain. With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home—and Carly—for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn't an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past—and a love—he's never forgotten.

Raelyn finds herself back at the beach house for another summer, marking three years since her parents died. After moving in with her best friend Sofia and her family the Windwards, she quickly finds that being in the ocean is where she feels closest to her parents which leads to her newfound passion for surfing. This story follows Raelyn as she begins to discover herself and form a spiritual connection with her parents all because of the ocean.

If Ameila Corrigan had to do describe herself, she'd say something as close as that, instead of being a comic book nerd and a dog loving person. She was a cat person who loves romance novels, going out to the beach, spending time out at night walking around with her best friend, Neil Lewis. Neil has been Amelia's best friend since the start of high-school. They both met one another in their first period, is what she remembered. If Neil Lewis ever had to to describe himself, he'd say that he was a dog loving comic book nerd who loves Spider-Man a little to much. He could remember so much about Amelia. Everything they've been through. Now Neil, he's had this thing for Amelia since freshman year. Love at first sight or even head over heels for her. Would his love change for her.

His idea of permanence is the VW van that takes him from one gig to the next… Owen Lawry has made a living as a traveling musician and enjoys his footloose and fancy free lifestyle. But after meeting Laura McCarthy and helping her to land the job as manager of his grandparents’ hotel on Gansett Island, Owen decides there’s something to be said about a roof over his head and a warm, sexy woman in his bed. Laura, a newlywed who discovered that her husband never quit dating, came to Gansett for her cousin’s Janey’s wedding, but ended up staying after she met Owen and took on the renovations to the dilapidated Sand & Surf Hotel. As Owen and Laura’s attraction simmers during months of close proximity, they form a tight bond that will be tested when her estranged husband refuses to grant her a divorce. As summer turns to autumn and Laura and Owen take baby steps toward love, favorite characters from past Gansett Island stories continue to live their happily ever afters.

Every summer since Parker was old enough to remember was spent at the beach house that her family shared with the Elliots. The three Elliot boys were everything that Parker wanted to be a part of: wild, daring, and unashamed. It was during one of these summers that Tyler Elliot became her first kiss. Years later, Parker is still reeling from the loss of her older brother, Wes. Once the golden girl, Parker has now found darker ways to make her forget about the death of her brother. So when her mother decides to ship her off to stay with the Elliot's at their beach house for the summer, Parker finds that she's not the only one whose lost herself after Wes's death. Once the innocent boy that stole Parker's first kiss, Tyler has now turned into the bad boy with a commitment problem. After his plan's to join USC for football with Wes have been thrown out, Tyler has found himself at the bottom of a bottle and with a new girl every night. When Parker arrives, though, she's not the same little girl he once remembered. Before he knows it, he's falling for her. Hard. Can the two of them fix each other and fill the hole that Wes left or will their love go up in flames that are more destructive than the people they've turned into?

A boat. A heart. A promise. The Feisty Fiona hasn't left her dock in nearly twenty years. Her captain, Sean O'Dea, a curmudgeonly bachelor now facing a fatal diagnosis, is on another downward spiral when his wayward, eighteen-year-old niece, Marin, shows up out of nowhere. With his life once again thrown off course, he reluctantly invites Marin to stay with him for the summer. While Sean navigates his new normal and a burgeoning friendship with his doctor, the recently widowed Laura, Marin ends up befriending Laura's adopted son, Teddy, an intellectual headed to Harvard in the fall. As an African American raised by white parents in a predominantly white town, he feels kindred to Marin in a way he's never before experienced. Born with a heart condition, a miracle delivered him through infancy. His deep philosophical thoughts, longing to find his birth parents, and the feeling he's never fully belonged, forges an even stronger bond between him and the shy, artistic Marin. During this summer of enlightenment, Teddy's bigoted grandmother, Shirley, is experiencing her own awakening and redemption. But a dark secret and a decades-old promise cause their worlds to collide in a way beyond mere serendipity and edging on destiny, as each realizes what it truly means to be part of the bigger world where we're all connected and we all belong to one another.

"I see Mr O'Cain has tried to help you, I guess that's how you've conquered your paranoia." Everyone worries about Audrey Williams. She wishes that this wasn't the case. Six months ago, her brother drowned. She tries to get back to normal, she wants to go back to normal, well as normal as it can get. But when her and her friends go on a museum trip and a somewhat familiar statue is seen from a childhood book, Peter decides it would be funny if he "unleashed" the curse. What happens? Let's say that someone turns into a statue, chaos unleashes and Audrey and her friends need to get Peter back (with a little help of course).

Each week, I'll share a free chapter from one of my romantic fiction novels featuring Black men and women. This week, I'm sharing a chapter from Beach Thing, my ode to summer and a #BeachyBlackRomance. Pick up this title in ebook, print or audio directly from me or from your favorite retailer: http://geni.us/Beach_Thing About this book: Wade Marshall, super producer to one of hip hop's brightest stars, was supposed to spend the summer on Black Diamond getting away from the rush of Brooklyn, ridding himself of the distractions that had been impacting his work so he can do what he does best - make beats. But the day he meets Ameenah, he becomes consumed by an entirely different and more attractive distraction--his bold, beautiful, sexy neighbor with the "glorious hips" and a penchant for ice cream. Ameenah Porter, daughter of successful New York restaurateurs, moves to the beach town of Black Diamond to fulfill her dream of opening a smoothie shop. She doesn't need the distraction of a new man but the tall, dark and handsome Wade, who's staying in the giant sized home at the end of her block, is irresistible. Ameenah's days at Tikis & Cream are spent cooling off her customers with her gourmet smoothie blends. Her nights on the shores of Black Diamond Bay are enchanting and romantic, and soon Wade and Ameenah find themselves in the middle of a Beach Thing... a fun, meaningless tryst that will end when the summer is over. Or will it? Wade is returning to Brooklyn at the end of the summer. Ameenah lives on Black Diamond. Neither want this Beach Thing to end... so is this fling really a fling or is it the beginning of something real... and will they realize it in time? Indulge in a fun, steamy #beachyblackromance and join me on Black Diamond.

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.

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."