Smalltowns Stories

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]]

The only hunger Brianna had ever known was for cuisine-until he walked into the café. A man hardened by the military, Roman felt his control begin to slip, every ounce of discipline undone by the breeze tangling her dirty-blonde hair. At first sight, he knew.. Bon Appétit is an affair between a quiet girl, an untamed man, and the dangerous beauty of wanting something for the first time.

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. 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 . . .

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 . . .

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]]

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?

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.

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Regrets take over Cooper's life. Literally. As a radio host, she spends her days reading anonymous letters about heartbreak and regret on her segment Regret Radio, immersing herself in other people's stories to avoid facing her own. But no matter how far she runs, her past is always there, reminding her of the mistakes she's made. One of those regrets? Losing her childhood best friend. And it doesn't help that he's no longer just a memory, he's global superstar Harry Styles. He's everywhere. And just when she thinks she can escape through Regret Radio, a letter arrives that drags her straight back into the past.

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ!" ━━ CJ lived in Middleton all her life. She has been best friends with Grace Russell for a long time that she considered the Russell family to be her second family. When the new boy arrives, she thinks that Grace and him are a perfect match. But what will happen in the future? Seasons 1-5 Nick Radford x OC

After twenty years away, Kojo Mensah returns to his hometown of Kete Ananse for his mother's funeral. Beneath the quiet surface of the village lies a haunting mystery, the disappearance of his sister Efua. As old secrets resurface, Kojo must confront the shadows of the past, where family, faith, and forgotten truths collide.

What do you do when your blood makes you prey and your heart makes you a target? A dark YA werewolf romance where wolves aren't fluffy and humanity is an act. **** Six months before the night everything went wrong, seventeen-year-old Kelsey believed the worst thing about moving to her father's hometown was leaving her old life behind. She was wrong. Cold Creek is a town wrapped in forest and silence, where people watch her too closely, whisper the words human and bloodkin like judgment, and pretend not to hear the howls that tear through the night. Her father refuses to explain. Her grandparents make her skin crawl. And everyone seems to know something she doesn't. When Kelsey falls for the one person she was warned to stay away from, secrets buried deep in her family begin to surface, sharp, violent, and impossible to ignore. Some truths destroy everything you thought you were. Some monsters don't come from the woods. And loving the wrong one might be the most dangerous choice of all. A dark YA paranormal romance about forbidden attraction, inherited secrets, and falling in love where survival is never guaranteed. Note: This work is officially published by me under the same title on RoyalRoad.

2 adopted brothers go to the small town of Brickswood with their parents to visit their grandmother. And all seems right until Topher begins feeling strange and running into stranger people and going down the strangest of rabbit hole. But the one question stands... How deep does the rabbit hole of Brickswood go?

This is a story about first love, ambition, and what happens when two lives begin to pull in different directions. 🏍️❤️📚 In a small town with big expectations, two final year students find themselves drawn together. Jonny Sims is chasing a future beyond Broadbank, balancing discipline, ambition, and the weight of responsibility at eighteen. Valentina Jones is new to town, academic and quietly confident, with plans rooted in understanding the past and protecting her sense of self. Paired together for a history project, their connection grows slowly, built on conversation, trust, and the moments in between. Broadbank is a slow burn coming of age story about first love, ambition, and the quiet choices that shape who we become.

The night Derik Telford lost his family, the truth disappeared with them. When a serial killer begins exposing the lies behind a powerful Mississippi family, Derik is pulled into a deadly game where every clue is personal-and every answer costs more than the last. Some roads remember. Some roads demand payment.

Amid political upheaval in Thailand, Vinai "Vin" Charoensuk flees to small-town America with his best friend and bodyguard, Kamon. They plan to vanish-until Vin collides with Selene, a curious local whose warmth and courage make hiding impossible. As danger closes in, love becomes both their greatest risk and their fiercest refuge, carrying them from whispered coffees to wedding vows, from exile to homecoming. ©️

When elite figure skater Mallory Woodward is forced to start over in the small town of Holkmul, Arkansas, the ice becomes the only place she still feels in control. Now skating with the underfunded team known as the Blue Flames, under the demanding eye of Coach Joanna-a two-time Olympic medalist, Mallory is pushed harder than ever as the Showcase looms. Caught between a ruthless small-town sports hierarchy, her bond with Ivy Shaffer, and two very different boys-Dallas Cooper, all fire and defiance, and Carter Nelson, quiet, steady, and grounded-Mallory must fight for her future without losing herself along the way. In a town where everyone watches, the ice is where secrets melt-and futures ignite.

Mike Wheeler is good at dealing with a lot of things... but his crush for Will Byers is not one of them

​Rashi Shukla has spent her life as a ghost, an afterthought in a world that never learned to love her. She is a master of being invisible, hiding her scars behind a wall of silence-until she catches the eye of Aditya Vardhan. ​Aditya is a titan: brilliant, powerful, and dangerously rich. He doesn't just see Rashi; he observes her with a scorching, relentless obsession that sets her blood on fire. But as Rashi surrenders to his heated touch and the luxury of being finally "wanted," a chilling realization takes hold. Aditya knows her favorite coffee, her deepest fears, and the secrets she's never whispered to a soul. How can a stranger know her better than she knows herself? Rashi is about to learn that being "seen" by a man like Aditya is the ultimate aphrodisiac-and her most dangerous mistake. ​He knows who she is. But does she have any idea who he really is?