Callie is your typical California Surfer girl. She's a normal teenage carefree girl, riding waves with her friends and she was really good at what she did. She's been surfing her whole life, able to 'read' the waves. This was all thanks to her father.Surfing was her and her father's thing. She was in love with both, whenever someone needed her, they'd always find her at the beach with her father. That is, until one fateful day where tragedy struck. Now, Callie is a 17 year old who lost her father, doing the one thing she loved most in the world - surfing. She's fatally afraid of water, and can't go near the ocean without having a panic attack. Now here comes Blake Bauerman, the new bad ass of the school. His ego is the size of Russia, and it's getting bigger day by day. Blake works to bring out the girl Callie used to be whether she likes it or not. Now, here's their story of love, hate, humor, and whole lot of courage so Callie can once again be, a Beach Babe.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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