John B Outer Banks Novels & Stories

After being betrayed by the person she dearly loved, Esmeralda thought she died as the one guy she ever loved stared at her with hatred in his eyes burying her beneath the earth... only to wake up in his arms again the next time she opens her eyes. Esmeralda immediately realizes time is six months backwards and that gives her a chance at revenge. Knowing everything this time around, Esmeralda is sure to come back with her revenge serving cold as she hopes to catch her enemies unaware. However what surprises Esmeralda is where she finds true love from. Would she continue in her quest for revenge or would she give love a chance again? .

“I just wanted to dance.” She whispered as hot tear rolled down her cheeks. *** *** The last thing anyone wants is to be a dispensable member of the leading mafia family. But that’s exactly what Althea became. As a lowly born, Althea makes money by performing shows at the biggest clubs, she’s happy with what she does until Diaz watches her dance and offers a large amount of money in exchange for her life. Althea is terrified of essentially being sold off to a mafia boss, especially one as cruel as Diaz, but there’s no saying no in her world. She convinces herself that she’s going to escape. But from the moment she is drawn into Diaz’s world, it quickly becomes apparent he owns her—down to her every breath. And despite her reluctance at being there, she can’t help but like how it feels. Althea just might be falling for him, but is she just another prized possession “won” to a man who gets everything he wants…or is she more of a pawn in this dangerous game than she ever realized?

Derrick Mendes is the resident bad boy that everyone warns Jordie about. But it doesn't stop Jordie from wanting and falling for the Bad Boy anyways. Despite being the town sheriff’s son, his heart leads him into uncharted territory and no amount of warning is about to keep him away from Derrick. Jordie can't imagine his life without him. As their forbidden attraction deepens, Jordie must confront the expectations of being a good kid and the risks of loving someone who lives on the edge. Duty or love when faced with a decision that could change his life forever?

My sister smiled while I died. As I lay helpless in a hospital bed, I listened to my family talk about my funeral, my inheritance, and the fortune they would gain once my heart stopped beating. My husband never came to see me. My parents called my death useful. And my sister, the person I trusted most, stole the wedding ring from my finger before turning off my life support. Then I died. But instead of staying dead, I woke up three years in the past. This time, I remember everything. I remember my husband who treated me like a burden. My parents who used me as a wallet. And my sister who smiled while I took my last breath. And this time, I refuse to be their victim. My first move is simple: divorce my cold, emotionless husband, Elias. I expect him to sign the papers like he always ignored me. Instead, he rips them apart. The man who once couldn’t stand my touch suddenly pins me against his desk, his eyes dark with obsession. “You spent years begging for my love,” Elias growls. “Now that I finally want you, you think I’ll let you leave?.” His grip tightens on my waist. “Over my dead body.”

After Talisa discovered the evil plot of her husband and his so called Cousin, who apparently was his mistress, she laid a curse on him and promised to hunt him to death even as a spirit. She died in the hands of the cheating couple, and unexpectedly found herself reborn back to the next morning after her wedding day with the bástard who had killed her. Deciding this was her opportunity to take back all she had lost, she was definitely not going to allow herself be used and dumped. Avenging on her husband and his mistress apparently wasn't her only problem as she realized she was being helped by her ultimate enemy who never see eye to eye with her. Why was Regan helping her? She even remembered seeing him before she died, it was like he knew she was going to be in danger that day. How did he know to come find her?

My family home accidentally catches on fire, and my father risks his life to save my sister. He ends up with severe burns and urgently needs a blood transfusion to save his life. I'm not in the vicinity, so I ask my fiancé to help. He tells me the hospital doesn't have enough blood stored and mobilizes the city's blood banks—he does it to save my sister, who only has minor burns. Leonard Gallagher shows up when I'm at my most desperate. He takes 600ml of my blood and rushes back to my hometown. Meanwhile, I pass out by the roadside due to severe blood loss. When I wake up, Leonard tells me my father has died due to significant blood loss. I'm disfigured after knocking my head on a sharp rock. He holds my bandaged face tenderly and tells me he'll use his life to make it up to me. After three years of marriage, I'm six months pregnant when I lose consciousness and need to be rescued. That's when I overhear Leonard's conversation with a doctor. "It's been three years. Can we do the skin grafting procedure again? Zoe needs it for her cosmetic surgery." "Mrs. Gallagher has recovered very well, so it's okay to proceed with the procedure. However, even if she's Ms. Lore's sister, there's still a chance of rejection." "Her blood already flows in Zoe's veins—what does the skin matter? It's already the second time, anyway." It turns out the help I've given on the brink of death only leads to Zoe Lore's enhanced beauty. To Leonard, I'm nothing but a source of flesh and blood for Zoe. I'm tired. I think it's time to be reunited with my father.

Ava Harris has already been ruined b‌y love once. Six years ago, sh‍e was left‍ pregnant‌ and alo⁠ne, fo⁠rced to rebuild her life for‌ the sake of‍ her s‌on. Now, she’s str‌ong, indepe‍nde‍nt—and d‌etermined nev⁠er to trust a man aga⁠in. Until L‌iam Blackwell. Cold, p⁠owerful, and her billionaire boss, Liam offers her a marriage of convenience to secure his position a⁠s CEO. It’s just a contract. No feeli‍ngs invo‍lved. But l‍iving together ch‍anges everything‍. As li‍nes blur and⁠ emotions gro‍w,‌ Ava begins to believe in love again—unt‍il the man who on⁠ce ab⁠andoned her returns, demanding a p⁠lace in their son’s life. With the past resu‌rfacing and d‍anger c‌losing in, Ava must decide: Will she risk her heart‌ a‌g‍ain… or‌ walk away before love‍ ruins her twice?

Mercy was all I asked for but I guess I didn't deserve it. Dragged by her long nappy hair, like a heavy bag carried by a weak person through the mud and sand. Her screams and begging fell of deaf ears, not even her father batted an eye. Torture seemed to find her everywhere, even now, as everyone applauded with smiles, wishing the newly wedded couple, a beautiful life ahead. A marriage that marked the beginning of endless an and undisturbed torture.

Ivan Carey, quiet and always keeping social interaction in school to a minimum, his plan of getting unnoticed is working until he comes across Nathan Calloway in one drunken night. Things lead to things and sexual tension kicks in. With neither boys wanting a rumor passing around, they each agree no one else will know but keeping it that way proves more of a challenge than expected. Can Nathan stick with the rules or has he met his match in Ivan?

Soulmates. Everyone, between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, would have the names of their soulmates appear on their left or right wrist in a light grey ink that turned red when you meet them. Should your soulmates die then their name would turn white. *** *** Luca stood staring down at the water below him as he stood on the thick cement railing of the bridge. Looking down at his wrists he traced the names Williams Roswell and Jedidiah Roswell, the names of his soulmates who he had yet to meet. “I’m sorry,” He sobbed. “I can’t do it anymore. You both will be better off without me, you don’t need me… I’m nothing…”. “Goodbye.” He dropped his hands to his sides and took a deep breath then jumped in.