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]]

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. 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?

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.

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 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 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 . . .

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.

Serena James arrived in Clover Ridge with a car full of everything she owned, a fourteen-month-old boy on her hip, and a past she was determined to outrun. She wasn't looking for anything - not a fresh start, not a reason to stay, and absolutely not a six-foot-something blue-eyed man who ran half the town and looked at her son like he hung the moon. Callum Calloway had roots so deep in Clover Ridge they were practically part of the foundation. He wasn't looking either. But Eli James had other plans. Some things can't be built overnight. Some things are worth the wait. What Eli Knew - because the littlest ones always know first.

Vivienne's life changes the moment she turns eighteen and the bond snaps into place-with someone she never expected. At first, it feels like fate. He's charming, attentive, everything a fated connection is supposed to be. But the longer she's with him, the more something feels... off. Subtle at first. Easy to dismiss. Until it isn't. Over time, the bond that was supposed to be a source of love becomes something else entirely-something heavy, something controlling. Vivienne finds herself shrinking in ways she doesn't fully understand, caught in a dynamic she can't quite name but can't escape either. And then, suddenly, it's over. In the quiet aftermath, she's left with space-more than she knows what to do with. Space to breathe. To question. To begin again. That's what leads her to a small farm, to something simple and grounding. She isn't looking for anything more than a furry friend. But she finds Noah instead. He's steady where her past was uncertain. Gentle where things once felt sharp. And though he's long past the age of expecting anything like fate, something about the way they meet feels quietly, impossibly right. This time, there's no pressure. No weight. Just a chance at something real.

Mystic Falls a quiet town full of eerie silence but no one knows what truly bumps in the night especially those who don't remember anything or the unexplainable occurrences that happen the night before. Families that have lived in mystic falls for centuries...how far back do they truly go, how many are there? What happens when the supernatural world needs to be corrected and balanced and there's those cryptids who deserve punishment. Who is truly safe during the day or at night? Copyright disclaimer- I do not own anything related to or owned by Creators of Vampires Diaries except for anything I originally created characters, places, etc.

Sakshi Canada. Studies. Work shifts. Graduation - my goal for now. Amidst all of it, he stumbled into the diner. Straight into my thoughts. My brain kept digging up the moment we first met, until the words on the pages blurred. His ocean-blue eyes flashed through every thought. I told myself it was a fleeting crush. I told my heart to settle down. And I did. Until the day I got married. I was destined for an arranged marriage. Never in my dreams would I imagine him as my husband. Alex Lockhart. The man I once waved away as a passing crush became my husband. How am I going to navigate these unknown waters? Krishna! What did you do?! Alex I always watched others have the love I craved, quietly, from the sidelines. Then I saw her-and suddenly, the world shifted. My heart recognized her before my mind even knew. I asked her out on a date, but she said that she can't. I thought that was the end... until life surprised me with marriage. Now? Now she is my wife. I can tell her heart is locked away. But I'll find my way in. And when I do, I'll lock myself in there too.

What would you do if you knew your time was running out? Would you walk away from everything you built just to find a moment of peace... or stay and watch life slip through your fingers? What would you do when the people you called family are only waiting-for your end, not your presence? When your life becomes nothing more than a prize they're ready to claim? And just when you think you're completely alone... a stranger walks in and becomes the only warmth you've ever known. But what happens when you have to leave behind the first love you ever felt? - Tanush Raghuvanshi What would you do when the only thing you've ever feared... finds you again? When, for the first time, you believe that life isn't trying to take everything away from you... that maybe, just maybe, you won't be left behind this time. What would you do when you find someone who understands you- someone who makes you feel seen, chosen... loved? When you finally feel like you are the center of someone's world... Only to realise it was all an illusion. That they left. That they chose to walk away. That you were never enough to make them stay. Do you have the right to be angry? Do you curse fate... or do you simply ask- Why is it always me? ---- Tanvi Sharma When two broken souls find each other at the wrong time... will love be enough to hold them together- or will fate tear them apart before they ever get a chance?

-sneak peak- A silent moment falls between us and he stares at me intensely like a freakin weirdo. I trace his jawline with my eyes, I look to his pretty pink plumped lips, and then make eye contact with his pretty blue eyes. He utters something. It was so low that it was almost incoherent. I thought I heard the wrong thing, but nope. I wasn't wrong in the slightest. "Sophie?" He whispers as if the utter mention of that name burns his pretty mouth. My heart stops at hearing that name. That name. That fucking name. My name. Only one person in this whole entire miserable world has ever called me that name. Someone who made this miserable world much less miserable. Suddenly all the unforbidden memories come crashing back. Memories I once tried so hard to forget. I feel as if a tsunami of memories came rushing towards me, suffocating and drowning me in all the blissful painful memories. I start to remember everything. I start to remember Lee. - Sophia Arlene Blackwell, a 5'2 1/2 curly headed girl with an emotional wreckage that haunts her. She is twisted and dark, but she is still an angel in a world of darkness. She's a light in everyone's lives, despite the dark illusions in her head. Everyone adores her, except Lee, an irritating jock who hates her guts. What will happen when these to meet once again? what will happen when their worlds finally collide, yet again? Leonardo Ares Maxwell, tall, strong, slick and handsome. He's the popular Qb captain of storybrook highs football team, notorious for winning championships. He poses as an egotistical player with a black hole in his heart and walls built to block the roughest battles. He is charming and charismatic and well known in a small of Storybook Main, but is he really? Could one person be enough to break down his walls of steel? Can the 5'2 1/2 curly headed girl, who he hates, and who hates him, bring these walls to the floor and make them turn to dust in her hands?

Tragic story about love,life and friendship. Set in the early 2000's in a small Canadian town.

"They say you're the most beautiful girl in Highfall." Rosie Wallace only smiled at the words - because she had never believed them.. Raised on a crumbling farm by a grandmother whispered to be more witch than woman, Rosie's world has always been small, quiet... safe. Love was never something she chased - only something she watched from afar.. Until Elias Thorne arrives. Charming. Wealthy. Impossible to ignore. He sees her. And for the first time, Rosie begins to feel something dangerous - something like love. But Elias is not the only Thorne.. Because behind his polished smiles stands Casper - the forgotten brother. The shadow. Cold, sharp, and watching far more closely than he should.. He does not charm. He does not ask.. And when Rosie enters his world... he does not let go. What begins as curiosity turns into something deeper. Darker. Irresistible. Because sometimes, the man who awakens your heart... is not the one who is meant to keep it. And in a town where whispers grow like wild roses - Rosie must decide: Will she choose the love that is easy... or the one that consumes her entirely? "Among Thornes and Roses" - a haunting tale of longing, desire, and the dangerous beauty of being truly seen..

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 decide 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 of that door.

Eddie Wilson seemed like a perfectly normal child. Unfortunately, his sneezes did not.

❝ This is somebody's hometown, never been here before. ❞ In which... Han Yura leaves behind everything she knows, and nothing feels like home. Or Han Yura finds it in a person instead. Slow burn Enemies to lovers Highschool AU Keonho x OC ( COPYRIGHT! - aka - DO NOT STEAL! ) -grishas © 2026 started: 26 March, 2026 finished: ???