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By the Sea

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Reads 131
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Parts 11
Time 1h 27m

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When life sends a tidal wave, how do you keep swimming? //

On the edge of the sea, Lee Baker spends her days reading, crafting, and being homeschooled by her mom.  Although their life at Oceanview Trailer Park is far from luxurious, Lee is happy the way things are, spending the days with her best friend Ana. But the summer Lee turns 17, everything changes.

When Noah moves to Myrtle Cove, Lee's predictable life is turned upside down. Noah is quiet, anxious, and doesn't want any part of his mom's summer beach house plans. Lee is roped into being his tour guide, and unexpectedly, the two hit it off and strike up a friendship. Then Ana moves away. After losing her closest friend, Lee is reluctant to make another, but she doesn't want to stay away from Noah. She begins to have feelings for him, and thinks he might feel the same way.

But when disaster strikes and Lee is left completely alone, will Noah stick around? And will she let him?

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Beautifully Broken by prettiestoflies

"You shouldn't need to drink to try and drown your feelings Kayla. I've watched the people around me do this all my life and it doesn't fix anything." "I know it won't fix anything, but for right now it helps me forget" "You can't keep running away or hiding. In the end it all catches up." "You sound like you've been through this before." "I guess you could say that." "You want me to open up to you, but are you ever going to open up to me? I want to get to know you Tyler, but you are so closed off. You know why I got knocked over by that wave? Because I was watching you, I was watching your face and seeing how free you felt riding that wave. It's the only time I've ever seen you let go. You know that someone hurt me, but I think you have been hurt too. When you're ready to talk, I'll be waiting. Maybe we can help each other." "Maybe I'm not worth getting to know" he replied. "And maybe I'm not worth you trying to save me either. Or maybe I am" With that I got up and left him to think about what I said. I put my cards on the table, now it was up to him to make the next move. ******** A year ago, Kayla had it all, doting parents and a relationship with her older brother that others envied. By the end of junior year that changed, she's left broken after a series of events in her life, but she is determined to hide her pain from her friends and enjoy the summer. That is until she meets Tyler, who can see right through the hurt. He has his own secrets though and isn't ready to let anyone in. Together they will either fall apart or fall together.

My Summer Romance: A Short Story ✔️ {#WATTYS2017} by JamieWritingRocks

Emily Sanders is a quiet and introverted girl who is satisfied by a simple life of gadgets and internet friends. But in this year's summer vacation in Malibu, everything about her and her lifestyle changed. Less gadgets, and more real life friends. How did it all start? Her parents left her in cousins', Chloe and Rene's house, for two days. But she enjoyed in there and decided to stay for the whole month. As she met many more people, she met Chloe's cousin, Jeremy. No idea why, but sparks fly whenever she sees Jeremy. Later on she finds out she likes him, and Jeremy likes her back. They're really close, as in, so close. But one day, because of one thing, everything changed.. again. Emily is once again damaged. Because a summer romance feels amazing, but what she never knew is that it ends. Will she courage herself to get what she wanted back? Or will she just accept the fact that she lost everything?

Cali Boy by lamourxo

Brianna grew up in Atlanta and didn't want her life to be anywhere else. That's until her best friend Sammi forces her to go on a summer trip to California to get her mind off of her writing portfolio. While Brianna tries to focus on finishing her romance novel, she struggles to stay out of romance herself. Can she do both without losing her head or heart?

Falling for a Surfer by BrookeCastro4

A group of three best friends go on vacation to the beach every summer. Along the way they run into hot attractive surfers. An accident happens, Sarah wakes up to see one of the hot surfers. They immediately feel something for each other. He teaches her how to surf while doing a bunch of different activities with their friends. As time goes on feelings are getting stronger. Will they see each other after Summer? This story is rated PG-13

Chasing Shadows by WrittenBySammer

All through high school, Reagan Bell and Alec Mason, inseparable childhood friends and neighbors, had wanted to go to the same college. Had planned to go to the same college. But then, he got a scholarship, a full ride, to a university that she simply couldn't afford. It was their last summer together. And how could she tell him not to take it? How could I tell him that she couldn't deal with being apart? After all, she was his best friend, not his girlfriend. Just a best friend, and nothing more. When you truly love someone, you'd do anything to make them happy. This is something that both Reagan and Alec feel deeply. But with their last summer together coming to a close, time is running out for confessions. Can your closest friend become your greatest love? ___________________________________________ *A Summer Romance & The Bet That Changed Everything* 💙 © All Rights Reserved 2019

tell me your pretty lies by sadieleighwritess

a few years after the death of her mother, leighton's father gets tired of her and sends her to a boarding school halfway across the world to be taught a lesson. she knows no one and no one knows her. but the cherry on top is who her roommate is. #2 in ptsdawareness #2 in anxiety #4 in summer #1 in beach #1 in overdose #1 in roommate #6 in grumpyxsunshine #2 in highschoolromance #2 in enemiestolovers #1 in surfing #2 in teenromance #1 in abuse

The Other Side by sunah-16

Every summer the girls rent out an airbnb that allows two other people to rent the other half. Everytime they stay the girls wait to see who rents it out. It's always a random couple, either on their honeymoon, a trip, or two old ladies having a little get away. Their favorite thing about staying at the Beach Haven, is you never know who stays on the other side. Every summer they hope it's someone different, two other girls, two other guys. They never know, but that's all a part of the fun. This year, they didn't expect two attractive boys to be seated in the kitchen. Two very attractive boys. Once they all make eye contact, they must get to know each other. It's only right since they'll be here for two and a half months. Cheers to the beginning of an amazing summer! Right? Welcome to a summer full of lies, love and jealousy. ♡ Beach Haven University Duet; Book 1 BOOK 2 IS NOW LIVE 'Seasons' ♡ Cover by Akshitamalfoy #1 self doubt #1 summerromance #1 athlete #1 Teenagers #2 party #2 beach #3 teen #5 summer

Summer Love and All its Follies (Now published so sample only) by SandraCorton

The day Aurora Matthews met Trey Arlington, just happened to be the day when she lost her summer job. She began to wonder why he always seemed to be around when she needed cheering up, especially when things were getting her down. She had never received much attention from boys at her school, known mostly as Nerd Bird had scared most of them off, so his friendly smile surprised her. As the summer weeks passed, a friendship bloomed between them that slowly changed into something deeper. Aurora felt a special bond form between them, which she hoped would continue even when school began again. The long days of summer ended with Trey destined to attend his private school, while Aurora stayed behind in her idyllic beach setting. When the return of school also heralds her elder sister's return, Aurora feels stunned. It seemed that her senior high school year might prove more challenging than she had ever thought possible, especially when a guy looking a lot like Trey appeared. Life it seemed was full of complications beyond her normal homework and study. She could only wonder if she was ready for the change.

Loving Her by kaitlyn777886

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Lost in the waves by SolitaireHolden12

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Chasing Shadows cover

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The Other Side cover

Summer Love and All its Follies (Now published so sample only) cover

Loving Her cover

Lost in the waves cover

Beautifully Broken

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