Back to You

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***Please remember to vote and comment*** Story on hold until there's more engagement - it takes a lot of time an effort to write these stories, and I'm disappointed this one hasn't taken off.

When seventeen-year-old Mari Jameson is ripped away from Breaker's Cove without warning, she loses everything her freedom, her friends, and the only place she ever truly belonged. A year later, newly emancipated and determined to reclaim her life, Mari returns to the storm-scarred barrier island she calls home.

But Breaker's Cove has changed.

Her childhood best friend and the boy she never stopped loving, Ren Calder has hardened since his father vanished at sea. The Breakers are still a family, but the lines between them and the wealthy Silvers have never been sharper. And the storm that brought Mari home is only the beginning.

When a wrecked research skiff surfaces after Hurricane Iris, one tied to Ren's missing father, Mari and Ren are pulled into a mystery far more dangerous than they expect. Secrets run deep in Breaker's Cove, and someone will do anything to keep them buried beneath the tide.

As the truth unravels and the chemistry between Mari and Ren ignites into something undeniable, Mari faces the hardest choice yet:

Will she fight for the life she chose...
or the future she never dared to dream?

A story of found family, forbidden love, and the kind of connection that survives even the strongest storms.

**Based around the Outer Banks, but with new characters and a changed storyline**