Smalltownsecrets Stories

When New York journalist June Parker leaves the chaos of the city for the quiet charm of Whitehaven, she expects a slower pace, small-town gossip, and a chance to start fresh. But the town hides more than she anticipated, and one local attraction, Lucas Reed, is as intriguing as he is mysterious. Through her column for the local paper, June documents her move, slowly noticing the cracks in the town's perfect facade. But what starts as lighthearted observation turns darkly revealing as secrets emerge, relationships shift. June realizes that the people and the town she's come to admire may not be what they seem. Funny, messy, and full of twists, The Last Girl He Loved is about love, lies, and the courage to finally tell the truth.

Vincent O'Brien was as human as they come, but unlike most, he was keenly aware of the monsters lurking in the shadows, concealed in plain sight. As he prepared to start his senior year with his long-time girlfriend, Kalie, a stranger arrived in town, a figure shrouded in mystery and driven by a dark purpose: to unleash chaos and erase every trace of their wicked deeds. This is not a tale with a happily ever after.

Glow-up rule #1: Look good. Rule #2: Don't fall for the wrong guy. Rule #3: Try not to die. After high school, Willow is done playing it safe. It's time to shed her quiet, good girl image and finally live the life she's always dreamed of-bold, fearless, unforgettable. Enter: The Glow Up Project. From wild parties and daring choices to swoon-worthy run-ins with a dangerously charming boy, Willow is determined to check every box on her list. But what starts as fun quickly spirals into a tangled web of illegal dealings and powerful enemies. With everything-and everyone-she cares about on the line, she'll have to decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people she loves... and the girl she's becoming.

Seventeen-year-old Rory Blake wasn't supposed to cross paths with Kai Grey. But the second she stumbles into his drug deal at a beach party, he makes it his mission to destroy her. Kai is ruthless, untouchable, and infuriatingly magnetic, the boy every parent warns you about and every girl secretly watches. Rory doesn't fall for it. She hates him. He hates her more. Their every encounter is a battle; sharp words, cruel games, and a tension that coils tighter every time they're forced too close. She swears she'll never let him win. He swears he'll break her first. But hate this sharp has a way of catching fire and once it does, neither of them will be able to put it out.

Seventeen-year-old Lila Torres can feel it the moment she steps onto the dock of Hollow Lake again. The water glimmers unnaturally, shadows twist where they shouldn't, and whispers drift through the trees, calling names she thought she'd left behind. A year has passed since the Hollow first claimed Lucas, and the group thought they had escaped its grasp. But the Hollow is patient, feeding on memory and secrets, stretching its reach into the world they know. Reuniting with childhood friends Eli and Lucas, and alongside her twin sister Aria, Lila discovers that the Hollow is no longer confined beneath the lake. Dreams bleed into reality, symbols carved into trees pulse with hidden meaning, and Rowan appears-fading, warning them of dangers they cannot yet understand. As the group unravels clues about their missing uncle and a secret society that has long guarded the Hollow, Lila realizes the lake is more than a parallel world-it is a living entity, hungry for the town's past. When Aria is pulled into the Hollow during a confrontation with the entity, Lila must confront fears, memories, and the limits of her courage to save her sister before the Hollow consumes them all. The Hollow Above is a heart-pounding coming-of-age thriller blending supernatural terror, small-town secrets, and the bittersweet ache of first love. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Gravity Falls, and The Summer Below, it is a story about courage, sisterhood, and the shadows that linger in even the brightest memories.

Hawkins is hot, crowded, and crawling with secrets-and Tiffany Annie Hargrove knows better than anyone that nothing good ever stays buried in a small town. With blonde curls, hazel eyes, and a reputation that precedes her, Tiffany is smart, sharp-tongued, and untouchable. Billy Hargrove's little sister. Max Mayfield's stepsister. A heart-throb who trusts no one and keeps her walls higher than Starcourt Mall. Especially not Steve Harrington. Steve is everything she can't stand-too cocky, too nice, too involved in everyone's business. And when her brother makes it painfully clear that Harrington is off-limits, hating him becomes easy. Natural, even. But enemies have a funny way of turning into allies when monsters crawl out of the shadows. As Hawkins spirals into chaos-Russian secrets, possessed minds, and the Starcourt Mall hiding something far more dangerous than a food court-Tiffany finds herself tangled in late-night shifts, near-death moments, and a growing pull toward the boy she swore she'd never fall for. With best friends Savannah Perkins and Robin Buckley by her side, a reckless one-night distraction with Jayden Buckley, and danger closing in from every direction, Tiffany must decide what scares her more: the monsters in Hawkins... or letting Steve Harrington see her heart. Because in Hawkins, love is risky. And survival is never guaranteed.

I was never meant to be a girl he'd touch- Just the secret he'd bleed for. We met in the shadows of a storm-soaked town where everyone knew your sins by the weight in your eyes. He was the boy with inked knuckles and a voice like a lullaby laced in venom. I was the silent one, with grief stitched into my skin and a mind built like a locked room. We swore we hated each other. Then he tasted my pain like it was honey. And I let him. But this isn't a love story. It's a dare. A burn. A reckoning. Because when you fall for the boy born to break things- You better pray you're not the one who shatters. Dark. Obsessive. Forbidden. This is a tale for the girls who dream in bruises and the boys who love like fire.

Melisa is 16 - sharp mind, sharp tongue, and a past that won't let go. Augustin is 27 - half a heart still beating, and too many sins behind him. When their paths collide, no one is ready for what comes next. A world that sells souls. A village where freedom is an illusion. A story about survival, guilt, and a love that should never exist. Between sin and salvation... who do you choose?

Nurys Morris never meant to stand out. But in Hawthorn-a town that always seems to be watching-being invisible isn't an option. Between her fraternal twin's charm, her mother's silence, and a family story that never seems to stay the same, Nurys starts to wonder how far the truth can stretch before it breaks. Across town in Briarwood, the rules are different-and so are the people who get to make them. But when paths cross, so do pasts, and some secrets aren't meant to stay buried forever.

"Uncover the secrets of Willow Creek, where ancient mysteries meet forbidden love. Emily Wilson, a determined and fiercely independent teenager, uncovers a hidden world in the Appalachian mountains. As she delves deeper into the town's cryptic past, she finds herself entwined in a centuries-old curse. With the help of enigmatic local, Ryan, Emily must navigate treacherous family legacies, hidden temples, and whispers of an forgotten civilization. Will their love be strong enough to overcome the darkness that haunts Willow Creek, or will the secrets of the past tear them apart? Dive into this gripping tale of romance, mystery, and self-discovery, where the lines between truth and legend blur."

In Silverpoint, the snow hides everything... even the bodies. Londyn Frost controls the most exclusive escort empire in the mountains-The Silhouettes. Her world is built on luxury, secrecy, and money colder than the winter that surrounds her. From powerful politicians to wealthy men with dangerous appetites, her clients pay for discretion-and Londyn always delivers. Until one girl vanishes. Now the foundation of her empire is cracking beneath layers of lies. A crooked sheriff is closing in. A rival madam is moving on her territory. And someone from Londyn's past is blackmailing her with a truth she buried deep beneath the ice. As the snowfall thickens and enemies multiply, Londyn must protect her girls, her business, and her life. Because in Silverpoint, silhouettes talk, power always comes with a price, and winter never forgives. This time, Londyn may have to pay in blood, snow, and secrets.

"The Edge of Shadows" When 18-year-old Emma Carter takes a shortcut along the cliffs one night, she witnesses a brutal murder-and the killer sees her too. Left with nothing but the image of a bloodstained antique coin and a town full of secrets, Emma becomes the next target of a shadowy group called the Revenants. Desperate to uncover the truth, she teams up with Aiden Black, a brooding outsider with his own connection to the mystery. As they unravel the centuries-old conspiracy behind the Revenants, Emma discovers that the treasure they're hunting for isn't the only thing worth killing for. Trust is fragile, betrayal is everywhere, and time is running out. The closer Emma gets to the truth, the more she realizes that even her quiet coastal town is hiding monsters in the shadows-and she might not make it out alive.

When Jenna inherits a forgotten cabin in the forested mountains of Minas Gerais - Brazil, she expects solitude - not buried memories, whispered names in the dark, or the unraveling of a childhood secret. Haunted by visions and drawn to a mysterious treehouse, Jenna must confront the past her father tried to erase... before it consumes her. A psychological suspense about memory, grief, and the ghosts we carry.

Behind the Steel is a chilling young adult horror mystery set in the isolated town of Marrow Creek-a place where no one moves in, and the past is quietly erased. When newcomer Mason Weaver arrives after his mother inherits a family home, he's thrust into a school that feels tired and haunted.

In 1980s Fairsville, five teens-Mike, Laura, Nina, Jeremiah, and Scarlet-uncover chilling secrets about their town and themselves. As they dig into the mysterious disappearances of five kids decades ago, they realize they're not just solving the mystery-they are the mystery. A haunting thriller about friendship, fate, and the past that won't stay buried.

When Elara Hale returns to Blackhollow-a town she swore she'd never revisit-she finds herself trapped in a chilling mystery buried beneath years of silence. The once-abandoned Whitmore Asylum is no longer just a ruin; it's a crime scene. A murder with no suspect, a cryptic message scrawled in blood, and a name that shouldn't exist anymore-hers. As Detective Evelyn Shaw races against time to unravel the truth, Elara is forced to confront a past filled with missing children, eerie rituals, and a man known only as The Feather Man. The closer they come to the truth, the more distorted reality becomes-and some secrets refuse to stay buried. With each chapter peeling back a deeper layer of horror, Twisted Truths weaves a nerve-wracking tapestry of memory, madness, and murder. Nothing is as it seems, and no one is safe.

Megan Carter had believed her bestfriend, Maddie Sinclair's death was a closed chapter, a tragedy the town had long mourned and moved past. But returning to her childhood home for the summer, Megan stumbles upon a forgotten box in the attic - photographs, letters, and memories that refuse to remain buried. As she flips through the images of her and Maddie, the girl she knew so intimately, a gnawing doubt begins to take hold: Maddie could never have taken her own life. The official investigation called it suicide, but nothing about the story fits the Maddie Megan remembers. The smiles, the words, the grief on display - all feel rehearsed, hollow, and wrong. As Megan retraces the final days of her best friend's life, she begins to uncover secrets hidden beneath layers of lies and whispers of betrayal. The deeper Megan digs, the more dangerous the path becomes. Maddie didn't die by her own hand - someone ensured she never returned. And now, the questions Megan dares to ask threaten to unravel the lives around her, revealing a darkness that has been waiting patiently in the shadows. But how far would you go to uncover a truth that could destroy everything you thought you knew - and what would you do if the person responsible was closer than you ever imagined?

When the storm came to Hollow Creek, it didn't just bring rain-it brought something back with it. On a quiet stretch of Route 66, a brutal murder shatters the calm of a small Illinois town. Deputy Rachel Hayes, still trying to prove herself in a department that doesn't trust her, is called to investigate the death of local mechanic Daniel Weaver. But what begins as a simple homicide quickly unravels into something far darker. Each clue leads Rachel deeper into a trail of buried secrets-old photographs, missing people, and a chilling legend whispered about for generations. Together with Evan Cole, a reporter desperate to revive his career, she uncovers the truth about Hollow Creek's past: a pact made in blood, a debt that demands payment every eight years, and a presence in the corn that never truly dies. As the storms return and the town begins to collapse around them, Rachel must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to break the cycle-before Hollow Creek takes her, too.

Returning to a town she barely remembers, Laura Evans just wanted to survive her father's downfall - not uncover a trail of murders. But Hollow Creek remembers her. And someone in town remembers her too well. As more bodies surface, all marked with strange symbols and chilling precision, Laura is pulled into a mystery buried deep beneath the fog and whispers of the past. With Dean - her once-sweet childhood friend turned distant and guarded - by her side, Laura must piece together forgotten memories, hidden truths, and the haunting possibility that one of their closest friends... is the killer. Some things were never meant to be found.