Beachtown Stories

It was just a booth. Just a boy. Only two weeks. But could it be something more? Nothing beats small town life on the beaches of Maine-especially when you're old fashioned Summer fair brings visitors from all around the East Coast for the two best weeks in the town. Tessa's best moments in life are counted in those spent at the fair with her best friends and practically everyone she loves in town. But this year, the first year without her mother there, is going to be different, the type of different Tess isn't sure she can handle alone. With her father barely holding onto his job and her special needs littler sister, Tess has to come up with a good fair idea to fund her own dreams-enter Borrow A Boyfriend. The booth will run for the two weeks of the fair, and doing those two weeks you can come up and request a boyfriend for any time of meeting you might need. Carter Sterling has been going to the fair his entire life as the very son of the man who keeps the struggling, summer-time only beach side town afloat. And this year the flair, the livelihood of the entire town, is in jeopardy when his father sets his sights on investments in New York, instead of the charming town that is all Carter has left of his absent mother. She, after all, was the reason his father started the fair years ago when they were in high school and he was trying to impress the town's sweetheart. Enter Tessa Hugh, his longtime nemesis (or is she something else entirely to him...?) and her Borrow a Boyfriend Booth. It isn't only iconic, but sure to gain a lot of attention and money from the locals, especially if Carter were to volunteer his services for it-only to help save the fair, not to flirt with the pretty owner who wants nothing to do with him. It was just a booth. Just something fun. Only until they both accomplished what they needed....right?

" 𝕋𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖, 𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕟𝕠𝕨 "🌞 2 years in a cold, grey Midwestern town was long enough. Turning 18 meant finally packing up a beat-up Jetta and heading back to the only place that ever felt like home: the Cut. Rejoining the Pogue circle is seamless, but keeping it cool around JJ is proving impossible. The reckless, protective boy who always had your back grew up...and the unsaid tension that hovered between you for years is suddenly a fire neither of you can put out. So much for "no Pogue-on-Pogue macking". 🤙 JJ x reader / First Love / Slowburn / Mature 🌶️ *🚫🤖*

Ramona has a secret By day she's Oona's girlfriend By night she's the masked hero protecting Sterling Point Nobody knows not Annie not Ellis not Maple most importantly not Oona But keeping a secret identity gets harder when Ramona starts coming home injured disappearing without explanation and getting dangerously close to being caught Eventually Oona is going to find out who's really behind the mask And Ramona has no idea what will happen when she does

Basma Alami just wants to survive senior year, get through her chem test, and maybe get a decent night's sleep, none of which is possible when Julian Vance's bedroom window faces hers. He's the middle Vance brother: soccer star, effortlessly charming with everyone except her, and apparently allergic to turning his music down before midnight. She's sworn she's over him, not obsessed, completely fine, she just can't stop noticing him. Or being noticed back. Between chaotic best friends, a beach town full of gossip, and two sets of curtains that keep getting pulled back at exactly the wrong moment, Basma is about to learn that some things are a lot harder to ignore once you've seen them up close.

Jo's situation in her city left her paranoid and looking to start a new life. She uproots herself and decides to move to a little village by the beach far away from her current city. Her new roommate/landlord and the village's people make her comfortable, but she can't shake this feeling that someone, somewhere, is watching her still.

{ON HOLD} Audrey Taylor is a normal eighteen-year-old girl trying to work her way through her last Summer at Wasaga Beach before attending university in the Fall. With her friends, Leah and Madison nothing can really go wrong this Summer. Beau Reynolds is not a normal twenty-year-old guy. He's been a famous music icon ever since he was sixteen and has never left the public eye. He has just overcome his recent rebellion stage and is trying to break away from mainstream media for the Summer while still picking up the pieces from his huge career mistake. Friends, siblings and a small beach shack make these two unlikely worlds collide. OFFICIAL BOOK TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCICr7vkCks

Nora Quinn has always dreamed of leaving Cape Haven. Jamie Fisher has always dreamed of staying. They've spent their entire lives in the same small coastal town, but it isn't until the summer before senior year that they finally see each other. Nora has always looked toward the horizon, dreaming of becoming a marine biologist and discovering everything the ocean has to offer. Jamie has always belonged to the waves, planning to take over his family's surf shop and build a life in the only place he's ever called home. What begins as an unexpected friendship becomes the kind of love that changes everything. But when Nora's dream takes her across the country to California, they're forced to face the hardest truth about love: Sometimes the right person comes at the wrong time. And sometimes... the tide finds its way back.

. ‧ ︵‿₊୨୧₊‿︵ ‧ ˚ ₊ ꒰ 'New School with "Old School" Rules' ♡ ꒱ ︶⊹︶︶୨୧︶︶⊹︶ ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･When trust-fund brat Mariana Taub-Bowen's dad loses the family fortune in a disastrous investment, she's forced to leave her perfect private-school life behind for the small beach town of New Royal, California. New Royal Senior High is nothing like private school: it's a vintage styled histrionic breeding ground for eccentric personalities, petty rivalries, and a surprisingly talented band scene. Desperate for a leadership position, Mariana discovers quiet, reserved August Oliveira's knack for singing and decides to turn him into New Royal's next hot rockstar, with the help of his sarcastic ghostwriter, Orion Backlund. But as August becomes the star she always knew he could be and Orion becomes much harder to ignore, Mariana finds herself caught between the boy she put in the spotlight and the boy writing the songs behind it.

"You're new right?" "Yeah. What does that have with anything-" "You ever heard Poseidon's Peak?" in which a non-binary songwriter, their little brother, and the new boy are wrapped up in the legend of the mysterious island off the coast of their small beach town. {extended summary inside}

In the charming coastal town of Blue Harbor, set against the backdrop of the early 1990s, lives Maya Thompson, a passionate Black marine biologist dedicated to the study and preservation of the ocean's delicate ecosystems. Nearby, Noah Carter, a carefree White surfer, spends his days riding the waves and embracing the laid-back beach lifestyle. When Noah discovers an injured sea turtle tangled in discarded fishing nets and brings it to Maya for help, their worlds collide, sparking an unexpected connection between them. As their friendship deepens, Maya and Noah find themselves drawn to each other, bridging the gap between their different lives. However, their growing relationship faces a significant hurdle: the social and cultural expectations of their small, tight-knit community, where interracial relationships are still met with skepticism and disapproval. With the added pressure from their families-Maya's concerned about her career and the potential backlash, and Noah's parents wary of him stepping outside the conventional path-they must navigate a wave of challenges to prove that love knows no boundaries. Together, they will have to decide if their bond is strong enough to withstand the tides of change or if the expectations of their community will pull them apart.

Ezuki had a plan. She always did. Finish medical school. Survive exams. Keep her life organized down to the last color-coded spreadsheet. A summer vacation was never part of it. But when a late-night video call turns into an impulsive reunion plan, Ezuki suddenly finds herself counting down the days until she sees her best friends again-friends who now live in different cities, attend different universities, and somehow still manage to create chaos from hundreds of miles apart. There's Sai, whose confidence is only matched by his terrible decisions. Liam, who notices everything and says just enough to make it everyone's problem. Lia, who could probably make a cardboard box look aesthetic. And Prisha, whose ability to find food and spend money should be scientifically studied. Together, they're heading to Azure Bay, a coastal town filled with boardwalk lights, ocean sunsets, summer jobs, and memories waiting to happen. What starts as a simple vacation quickly becomes six weeks of wrong flights, spontaneous adventures, questionable decisions, late-night conversations, and the kind of summer that changes you when you're not paying attention. Because growing up isn't always about knowing where you're going. Sometimes it's about getting lost with the right people first. June, July & Absolute Chaos is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about friendship, finding your place, and the summers you remember long after they're over.

Some summers change everything. For Yuna Sunnivan Cassedie, known to everyone as Sunny, Byron Cove has always been home. A small coastal town filled with saltwater, sunsets, and memories she can't seem to outrun. But when a family moves in next door, Sunny's carefully familiar world begins to change. As the summer unfolds, she finds herself caught between old dreams and new possibilities, unexpected friendships and growing feelings, discovering that sometimes the people who enter your life without warning are the ones who leave the deepest mark. Filled with sun-soaked days, late-night adventures, and the magic of first love, Byron Cove is a story about growing up, finding yourself, and learning that some places, and some people, stay with you forever.

"BREATHE. Leesha just breathe. He wont figure it out. You only had tea, doesn't mean hell figure out you're his anonymous letter buddy. OR DOES IT?! " Her mind was at war with itself. "Mark. His name is Mark Lanimeir... Three and a half years of letters and I got a face, four years and I got a name."

I guess we all have to start from somewhere. Some start from the comfortable lives of loving families, and some start from the comfort of an abandoned Alleyway. Ally's journey has been anything but easy. As an infant, she was discovered alone and abandoned in a cardboard box, destined for a life unknown. Adopted into a loving family, bliss filled her days until tragedy struck, thrusting her into the unforgiving arms of the foster care system. The belief that she was destined for perpetual loneliness and unloveability consumed her. Yet, amidst the shadows of despair, a glimmer of hope emerged when Ally found herself under the care of Mrs. Webber. It's within the confines of this new home that she encounters the neighbor's son. Can he be the beacon of love she desperately needs, guiding her towards the realization that she is worthy of being loved? All rights reserved © paigeholland123 /lillyqueeen

"Some summers rewrite you" One ten-year-old secret. Two rivals who can't stand each other. And a summer that refuses to stay buried. Violet is used to the grind. Between three part-time jobs and an intense Oceanography major at Halewick Bay, she doesn't have time for distractions-especially not the wealthy, arrogant, and frustratingly handsome Ryan. He's the boy from her past she's spent a decade trying to forget, and now, he's her mandatory lab partner. Their chemistry is a disaster. Their academic future is a mess. But when a lab accident leads them back to the old lighthouse and a stray dog named Heidi, and an unforgettable friend group with adventures, the friction between them starts to feel less like hate and more like heat. But the salt air at Halewick holds more than just old grudges. As the sun sets on the coast, the "Malice Case"-the tragedy everyone in town pretends never happened-starts to wash back ashore. Someone is watching from the shadows of the university cliffs. Someone who knows exactly what happened ten years ago and is determined to make sure the truth stays drowned. With an anonymous online presence tracking her every move and a black car circling the campus, Violet realizes she's caught in a web of mysteries. If she and Ryan and all their friends keep digging into the past, they might find that some things were forgotten for a reason. In Halewick Bay, the water is deep, the secrets are darker, and the boy Violet hates might be the only one who can keep her alive.

When Auden learns that she's inherited her estranged father's Inn when he passes away, she is forced to head to Bridgeport, North Carolina to sell it. Little does she know, she isn't the only one who inherited it...

Many aspects of Summer's life died when her brother did. In a desperate attempt to keep their remaining child safe, Summer's parents have closed her off from the world. Strict curfews, endless rules, and harsh regulations. But one night - one person - changes everything. And he's determined to bring Summer's dreams of living back to life.

"Some love stories begin in silence. Some get buried in floorboards. Some wait patiently to be read by someone who will believe them." It's summer break and seventeen year old Elena White is at her recently late aunt's beach house in Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. While cleaning out the attic, she finds a hidden tin box stored beneath the floorboards that are dated 1984, signed off by just the letter, "M" to a mysterious girl named Odette. Elena becomes obsessed with this story that never got an ending and gets help from a soft-spoken girl named Ivy, a local girl who volunteers at the city library and is obsessed with anything vintage and is Elena's old childhood friend. As they retrace the clues to find out what happened to the girls from the letters, Elena and Ivy form their own delicate bond. The more they uncover the past, the more it mirrors their present, especially when Elena realizes her family might have played a part in keeping that old love story hidden.

When the Tide Turns is a heartfelt summer romance about love, loss, and the choices that can change everything. When Alyssa Taylor returns to Blue Harbor, she's carrying the weight of her parents' divorce. Next door, James Ford is still grieving his mother's recent death while trying to live up to his father's expectations. Neither of them planned on falling for each other-but between bonfires, late-night confessions, and the pull of the tide, their connection becomes impossible to ignore. Torn between family loyalty and undeniable longing, Alyssa and James must decide if risking their hearts is worth breaking the rules.