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🌊 Golden Waves
Lydia Sinclair has never needed anyone to tell her who she is.
She's a Pogue, born and raised around the Outer Banks, and pretty much everyone in town knows her name. Lydia has a reputation for being fearless, sarcastic, and impossible to intimidate. She's the girl who can walk into any room like she owns it, throw a smart comment at anyone who deserves it, and never back down from a fight.
But behind the confidence is a life nobody would willingly choose.
After losing her mother, Lydia was left with a father who spends more time lost in drugs and alcohol than being a dad. Home has never really felt like home, so Lydia learned to find hers somewhere else-with the Pogues.
And nobody knows her better than JJ Maybank, her best friend and partner in practically every bad decision they make. They've grown up together, survived more than either of them should have had to, and somehow always manage to find something to laugh about.
Between bonfires, boat rides, reckless adventures, late nights on the beach, and everything the island throws at them, Lydia has gotten pretty good at pretending she doesn't need anyone.
Until one summer changes the way she sees everything.
Because sometimes the people closest to you are the ones who know exactly how to break down your walls.
And sometimes, beneath all the chaos, the waves, and the things you've spent years running from...
you find something worth staying for. 🌅🌊