Small-town Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Kelly just wants her business to succeed, and getting involved with a bodyguard is not part of her plan - but he is the only one who can keep her safe... ***** Kelly Harris is determined to make her antiques business a success. She won't let Tanner, a bodyguard who likes first edition poetry books, interfere with her life. But winning a mystery box at an auction changes everything. With Tanner working alongside her, they decipher the code in a forgotten journal, uncovering a young girl's journey to freedom and a powerful family's secret. Working for a high-profile security company, Tanner has seen the worst that humanity can do. He doesn't believe in love. But when disaster strikes, he finds himself doing everything he can to keep Kelly safe - even if that means letting her into the most vulnerable part of who he is. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.

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]]

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?

When Hayley falls for a bodyguard whose secret is more dangerous than her own, she must decide how much she is willing to risk for love. ***** Tank has spent his life protecting people. He works for one of the most successful security companies in the world, makes more money than most people see in a lifetime, and has a past that no one can ever know about. Hayley Elliott will do anything to keep her mom safe. Her sister has found a cure for Alzheimer's and their mom is living proof that the supplement works - but hiding from the people looking for the supplement's formula is impossible. When the threat to their lives becomes deadly, she has no option but to trust a man who's living with a secret more dangerous than her own. With more at stake than their own lives, Tank and Hayley have to decide what is more important: protecting the past or risking everything for love. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Griffin Tomlin is dead. And Clara's sister killed him . . . Four months after the murder, the entire town of Shiloh is still in shock. For Clara Porterfield, the normal world has crumbled around her in a million chaotic pieces. Now Clara lives in a new reality, where her sister awaits trial for murder, her mother obsessively digs in a dead, frozen garden, and her father lives and breathes denial. At school, Clara is haunted by her classmates' morbid curiosity-and all of the unspoken questions they won't ask. But none of them knows what she knows . . . Now Clara's sister wants something from her-the one thing in all of this that Clara isn't ready to face: the truth about what really happened that night. Because this story didn't die with Griffin Tomlin. There's another story that needs to be told. And sometimes, the lies we're told are nowhere near as deadly as the lies we tell ourselves . . .

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( . 📽.ᐟ ) 𝙄𝙏'𝙎 𝙉𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝘼 𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿 ⸻ 𝑗𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑝ℎ 𝑧𝑎𝑑𝑎 Dylan should never have accepted the role of Ruby Sharks in "We Were Liers." Not so much because she didn't like the role, but because, after the sudden breakup with her ex, she knew she would find solace either in acting or in her old childhood friend: Joseph Zada. She doesn't yet know that the summer of 2025 will be the one in which she will rediscover love. And not just for her but for both of them 𝐽𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑝ℎ 𝑍𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝑥 𝑓𝑒𝑚 𝑜𝑐 ©-priscillasdream // 2025

Dexter Ivan Markov is missing for longer than a normal period of time. His friends since kindergarten are off to find him. On the way they find more that just Dexter.

Laney came back to Riverbend to grieve her husband. She didn't expect to face Tate Harrington- her husband's brother who always hated her. And in a town this small, avoiding each other isn't an option.

The town of Dogwood in Cross County, North Carolina is a picturesque seaside community with a sordid past swimming in piracy. Smoking Beard, aka Edward Hollingsworth, was the terror of the colonial coast in the 1600's, and one of Dogwood's founding members, before his descent into illegal privateering and eventual decline into madness. Four hundred years later, Bertha Rodriguez, romance novelist, resides in Dogwood along with her best friend Camilla Goldstein, Dogwood's chief of police. Every year the town capitalizes on its founders' past with a week long festival in June. The Founders' Festival brings much needed tourism and a break from the monotony of living in a small town. This year will be different, a huge storm hits the coast two weeks before the festival begins and someone uses it as an opportunity for murder. With their town cut off from the rest of civilization, it falls to Bertha and Camilla to solve the murder before the weather clears and the villain is able to make an escape. Written for the Open Novella Contest 2026 The prompt which inspired this story was number 22: Your book never found much success, but on a train ride you spot a stranger reading it with the biggest smile you've ever seen. No part of this story may be used to program AI. If you see this story anywhere besides Wattpad please make me aware. This is the only place I post stories. I don't have multiple accounts on this site, so this is the only profile this story should be posted on. Thank you, readers.

Mystic Falls a quiet town full of eerie silence but no one knows what truly bumps in the night especially those who don't remember anything or the unexplainable occurrences that happen the night before. Families that have lived in mystic falls for centuries...how far back do they truly go, how many are there? What happens when the supernatural world needs to be corrected and balanced and there's those cryptids who deserve punishment. Who is truly safe during the day or at night? Copyright disclaimer- I do not own anything related to or owned by Creators of Vampires Diaries except for anything I originally created characters, places, etc.

Adrian Ramirez visits a small town in Massachusetts for his old friend's wedding only to find that some strange and dangerous things have been happening in Stoneridge. Follow Adrian as he solves mysteries, deals with loss, finds love, and saves his best friend.

Windom is a small town in the middle of nowhere Montana, however its the only life John has ever known. Being born and raised in the Insular community, he expects to live and die in Windom. His mother works as a bank teller and his sister Mary spends her day watching the local insect population. However, life is not tranquil as everything seems, as massive amounts of debt is piling on-top of his family. A town tragedy haunts John and his family despite the fact they had nothing to do with it. To make matters worse, John's mother is looking to be married to a Shady individual by the name of Tom Handson. In the coming weeks John will be forced to make a tough decision that will impact the fate of him and his sister...

"Sweet creature, Running through the garden Oh, where nothing bothered us But we're still young I always think about you and how we don't speak enough" I used to believe in love stories. Not just the big, dramatic kind. I mean the quiet ones too. The ones that grow slowly, like wildflowers, where two people just... find their way back to each other. I used to think I had one of those. Finn Bennett was my best friend before he was the boy who stopped talking to me. Before the awkward silences in the hallway. Before he started looking right through me like I was someone he used to know instead of someone he used to love. So yeah. I got over it. Mostly. At least, I did until we got paired together for the spring community garden project. Now we're planting strawberries after school, arguing about watering schedules, and somehow falling back into a rhythm that feels way too familiar. Like no time has passed. Like nothing ever broke. Except it did. Because Finn still hasn't told me why he walked away. And I'm not sure I want to know. But the more time we spend together, the more I start to wonder if maybe some stories don't end the first time they fall apart. But this isn't a romance novel. Right? ...Right. Love, Lila Moreno is a soft, slow-burn YA rom-com about childhood best friends, forced proximity, and discovering that some love stories don't end-they just need time to grow. •🌸💗💌•

Vivienne's life changes the moment she turns eighteen and the bond snaps into place-with someone she never expected. At first, it feels like fate. He's charming, attentive, everything a fated connection is supposed to be. But the longer she's with him, the more something feels... off. Subtle at first. Easy to dismiss. Until it isn't. Over time, the bond that was supposed to be a source of love becomes something else entirely-something heavy, something controlling. Vivienne finds herself shrinking in ways she doesn't fully understand, caught in a dynamic she can't quite name but can't escape either. And then, suddenly, it's over. In the quiet aftermath, she's left with space-more than she knows what to do with. Space to breathe. To question. To begin again. That's what leads her to a small farm, to something simple and grounding. She isn't looking for anything more than a furry friend. But she finds Noah instead. He's steady where her past was uncertain. Gentle where things once felt sharp. And though he's long past the age of expecting anything like fate, something about the way they meet feels quietly, impossibly right. This time, there's no pressure. No weight. Just a chance at something real.

A woman drowned. The water says she was murdered When environmental auditor Hana Raukura is found drowned on the rocks below Timaru's breakwater, police rule it an accident. Detective Senior Sergeant Mara Kereama isn't convinced. The water says something different. As Mara digs deeper into Hana's final investigation, she uncovers falsified environmental reports, a powerful farming consortium, and a network of influence stretching across South Canterbury. But the closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: Someone buried this secret for a reason. And they're willing to do it again. BREAKWATER is a dark rural crime thriller set on the cold coastline of New Zealand's South Island.

After being dropped by Alpine, Jack Doohan returns to his Gold Coast hometown, searching for solace in sun, surf, and familiar shores. But Mick Schumacher shows up, stirring old memories and unspoken feelings. Over one golden summer, friendship blurs into something more, and they discover that sometimes the only way forward is together.

"I don't just see the music, Lix. I feel it. It's like a puzzle where all the pieces finally fit." Twelve-year-old Avery is used to being the "misfit." Moving from the dry heat of Arizona to the humid, high-pressure halls of JYP Entertainment in Seoul was supposed to be a fresh start, but the language barrier and the overwhelming "noise" of the world often feel like too much for her Level 1 Autism to handle. Everything changes the day Bang Chan sees her dance. Plucked from the trainee dorms and thrust into the global spotlight as the ninth member of Stray Kids, Avery finds herself living a dream she never dared to imagine. From her obsessive love for their discography to her "human koala" tendencies, she quickly becomes the group's beloved-and incredibly clingy-little sister. But the path to the "DominATE" world stage isn't all glitter and fan chants. When a sudden heartbreak leaves her feeling abandoned, the "koala" turns into a "bear," lashing out at the eight brothers who promised to never let her go. Can Felix-her "sun" and ultimate bias-find a way to break through her walls, or will the pressure of the spotlight break Avery for good? A story of family, sensory-friendly safe zones, and the power of finding where you truly belong. Featuring: The Clingy Maknae: Avery's journey with Level 1 Autism and her special interests. The Sunshine Duo: The inseparable bond between Avery and her bias, Felix. OT9 Family: How eight older brothers learn to navigate a world that's sometimes too loud for their littlest member.