Kook Princess

"She was supposed to be the island's princess. He was the boy they tried to bury."

Athena Bowman was never one to get her hands dirty. The 16-year-old Kook had always lived comfortably in the pristine bubble of Figure Eight, where her days revolved around surfing, music, and the endless chaos of parties and privilege. The Bowman name, plastered across nearly every building on the island, spoke for itself. As the daughter of the wealthiest real estate moguls in the Outer Banks, Athena had more money than she knew what to do with and a cushy life that didn't demand much from her-except staying away from the Cut. Rumors about that side of the island were enough to keep her firmly planted in Kook territory, where she knew the rules, the people, and the games.

But all of that changed when Athena stumbled upon a world she had only heard about in whispers, pulled into the chaos by none other than John B. Routledge, the Pogue with a magnetic charm and a reckless determination that both terrified and thrilled her, Athena found herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the Outer Banks-and herself.

At first, Athena couldn't stand John B. His devil-may-care attitude and refusal to respect the boundaries between the Kooks and Pogues infuriated her. But as the treasure hunt threw them together in dangerous and unpredictable ways, the cracks in her perfectly polished life began to show. John B. challenged her, teased her, and saw through the walls she had carefully built. And despite every warning bell in her head, Athena couldn't stop herself from falling for him.