Smalltown Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

When Hayley falls for a bodyguard whose secret is more dangerous than her own, she must decide how much she is willing to risk for love. ***** Tank has spent his life protecting people. He works for one of the most successful security companies in the world, makes more money than most people see in a lifetime, and has a past that no one can ever know about. Hayley Elliott will do anything to keep her mom safe. Her sister has found a cure for Alzheimer's and their mom is living proof that the supplement works - but hiding from the people looking for the supplement's formula is impossible. When the threat to their lives becomes deadly, she has no option but to trust a man who's living with a secret more dangerous than her own. With more at stake than their own lives, Tank and Hayley have to decide what is more important: protecting the past or risking everything for love. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Kelly just wants her business to succeed, and getting involved with a bodyguard is not part of her plan - but he is the only one who can keep her safe... ***** Kelly Harris is determined to make her antiques business a success. She won't let Tanner, a bodyguard who likes first edition poetry books, interfere with her life. But winning a mystery box at an auction changes everything. With Tanner working alongside her, they decipher the code in a forgotten journal, uncovering a young girl's journey to freedom and a powerful family's secret. Working for a high-profile security company, Tanner has seen the worst that humanity can do. He doesn't believe in love. But when disaster strikes, he finds himself doing everything he can to keep Kelly safe - even if that means letting her into the most vulnerable part of who he is. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. The past always resurfaces . . . Five years after almost drowning, Olivia Cathart returns home to Caldwell Beach determined to face her fears and take some risks-not just by swimming but by opening her heart. Hoping to rekindle her friendships, she's excited about a carefree summer with her best friends Keely and Miles. But life in the sleepy town has changed, and no one and nothing is as it seems. When a series of startling crimes threaten Olivia's fragile state, she is plunged into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Her only solace from the chaos is West, Miles's disowned and ruggedly handsome brother, but even he can't answer the question on everyone's minds-is Olivia really in danger or is it simply all in her head?

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When a summer of fun turns upside down, Olivia must figure out whether her paranoid imagination is playing tricks on her or if she's being followed - and by who. ***** It's been years since Olivia nearly drowned in Caldwell Beach, and after moving away, she's back for the summer to reconnect with old friends. However, not everything-or everyone-is the same. Her childhood best friend, Miles, is still sweet and carefree, but his older brother West is not. Disowned and working at the local garage, he's distanced himself from everyone, until Olivia accidentally uncovers the reason why. But as the two grow closer, strange things begin happening to Olivia. She can't stop seeing shadows and hearing voices, but as she slips into a downward spiral of obsessiveness and paranoia, she must fight to uncover the truth behind who is after her, and why. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Sofia Bianchi has spent her entire life in front of cameras-perfect, untouchable, and endlessly watched. Modeling since the age of ten, she's built a career people dream of, but behind the flashing lights and curated perfection, she's exhausted. Burnt out. Invisible in all the ways that matter. So she disappears. No headlines. No announcements. Just a quiet escape to a small coastal town where no one knows her name, no one asks questions, and for the first time in her life... she can breathe. Luca Romano didn't plan the life he has-but he built it anyway. After being left with a newborn daughter, he traded the chaos of Rome for a quiet town and a small restaurant by the sea. Now, his world begins and ends with his five-year-old daughter, Chiara, and the life he's fought to create. It's simple. Safe. Unshakable. Until her. Sofia is different from anyone Luca has ever known-out of place, guarded, and carrying something he can't quite understand. And Luca is everything Sofia didn't know she needed-steady, warm, and real in a way her world has never been. What starts as quiet conversations and shared glances slowly turns into something deeper. Something neither of them planned. Something neither of them is ready to lose. But Sofia's life isn't something she can just walk away from. And Luca isn't someone who can risk being left behind again. Because some people are only meant to pass through your life... ...and some feel like home. Salt Air is a slow-burn, emotional romance about finding yourself, and learning that sometimes, the life you need is the one you never planned for.

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Griffin Tomlin is dead. And Clara's sister killed him . . . Four months after the murder, the entire town of Shiloh is still in shock. For Clara Porterfield, the normal world has crumbled around her in a million chaotic pieces. Now Clara lives in a new reality, where her sister awaits trial for murder, her mother obsessively digs in a dead, frozen garden, and her father lives and breathes denial. At school, Clara is haunted by her classmates' morbid curiosity-and all of the unspoken questions they won't ask. But none of them knows what she knows . . . Now Clara's sister wants something from her-the one thing in all of this that Clara isn't ready to face: the truth about what really happened that night. Because this story didn't die with Griffin Tomlin. There's another story that needs to be told. And sometimes, the lies we're told are nowhere near as deadly as the lies we tell ourselves . . .

Aubrey Collins thought she had the perfect life-until she caught her fiancé with her best friend. Now she's back in her hometown, hiding a secret... and trying to stay away from the one man she's never been allowed to want.

Running from her father's wealth and lies, Emma finds refuge in Blue Cast. A town small and easy to hide in. Until the new Sheriff arrived. Marcus Kane is everything she should avoid. Persistent, observant and far too interested in the mysterious woman. But as danger closes in and Blue Cast secrets surfaces, He might be the only person she can trust.

In Hawkins, everyone knows everyone. Maggie Henderson has spent her whole life being the safe place. The girl parents trust. The one the party run to when things get scary. Dustin's older sister. The calm in the chaos. But when Will Byers goes missing, the world cracks in a way Maggie can't fix. She grows quieter, more protective, and shuts out everyone except the boys she promised herself she'd keep safe. Everyone notices the change. Especially Steve Harrington. What starts as concern turns into something deeper, something instinctive. From the night everything shifts, Steve realizes there is nothing he wouldn't do to protect the girl who has always protected everyone else. Everyone sees it coming. Everyone except them.

Since she is a little girl, she dreams of getting away. The town is a whole trauma experience and her school years weren't the best. The only reasons why she stayed?-she didn't have the money or the strength to just leave. But now she is free- and this time she will not look back. A romance-getaway story

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Westbridge High still whispers about junior prom. About the photo that made it into everyone's camera roll. About the boy who cracked under the lights... and then vanished like he never existed. Senior year starts with a new transfer student: James Jones-built like trouble, dressed like it, and already rolling with Westbridge's two most notorious bad boys. He doesn't chase attention. He doesn't explain himself. He just dares the hallway to blink first. Harper Lane should stay far away. She's student council. Reputation-aware. Still trying to be "good" after a night that rewrote her name in other people's mouths. But James isn't just a bad decision-he's a secret with a pulse. A legal name, a clean reset, and a past Harper isn't sure she's allowed to remember. Now Harper is trapped between what's safe and what's true... and James is trying to prove he can be wanted without becoming the violent story the town keeps hoping he'll be.

In Hawkins, nothing is ever simple. Amanda's the new girl, quiet, creative, and trying to survive high school without standing out too much. Then she meets Eddie Munson: chaotic, wild, and impossible to ignore. He's trouble. She's cautious. And somehow, they just...click. As sparks fly, secrets unravel, and the quiet between them says more than words ever could. Ongoing story - updates Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This story is about a small town in Louisiana called Mystic Hollow. This town was full of humans one day that all suddenly changed. The nearby towns spread rumors of this that Mystic Hollow is a curse and the people who live in it are cursed as well. This town was not always known as a ghost town. This story shows you what it was like for the humans and the supernatural creatures to get along until one day they didn't.

Every week Kira and Cal drive past a house on the way to the bookstore Kira works at, and in the driveway sits their dream car-a mint green Volkswagen van. The couple is in no place to afford it, but after months of debating what they should do about it, they decided to finally knock on the door to see how much it would cost. Little did they know what kind of adventure was waiting on the other side.

Harper and Finny Finny and Harper They have always been together, and if you ask anyone, they always will. But after that night, everything changed for them. Will they be able to get through the year without imploding on themselves? Can they let the light in the cracks, and share what only they have told the darkness?

Five years ago, Mia Delacroix woke up with no memory of the town she'd grown up in, the people she'd loved, or the girl she used to be. Her parents had taken her and left Harlow overnight after her accident. No goodbye, no explanation, no looking back. Now she's found her way back. And Harlow remembers everything she doesn't. Alex was her best friend. The boy she can barely remember but who never forgot her. Now that she's returned, he'll do anything to get her to stay. Nate knows he should stay away from her. He has every reason to. As it turns out, he has every reason to keep her close too. Two boys. One past she can't remember. One truth nobody wants her to find.

When Mara returns to her grandmother's crumbling house in the rain-soaked town of St. Vale, she finds something impossible waiting for her: a letter from the father who vanished eight years ago, addressed not to her, but to the house itself. As walls begin to breathe, old rooms whisper, and memories refuse to stay buried, Mara is pulled into a mystery her family has spent generations hiding. The house remembers everything - lost love, betrayal, grief, and a promise made during the last great flood. Now the river is rising again. To uncover the truth about her father's disappearance, Mara must confront the secrets living inside the walls before the house chooses what to keep... and what to drown. A haunting novel about memory, family, grief, and the strange places love survives.