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Hudson Przybyla has been your best friend for years—the sun- , skate-punk beach rat who treats your fridge like his own, leaves hoodies everywhere, and calls you “boss” whenev...

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Dr. Tessa Sayre has made a career out of sitting with the parts of people they’re ashamed to say aloud—anger, loneliness, resentment, fear—and asking what’s really underneath....

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Somewhere along the way, you became part of Matt’s routine.

You stop by the shop just to see him. He remembers your favorite drinks, fixes th...

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At twenty-four, Isla Bloom doesn’t have time for old dreams or old feelings.

Between raising her four-year-old daughter, working full time, a...

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Tino invited you to the Mancini family’s private seaside villa for one carefree week of sun, cocktails, and questionable decisions. His protective older brother, Sandro, came ...

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Leland Donson came to the Marrowick to study old walls, forgotten rooms, and the pieces of history everyone else was ready to tear down.

Then...

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Dani Creekmur knows better than to fall for a guest. She is supposed to be making desserts, not bad decisions with resort guests. But after midnight tastings, stolen beach nig...

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Graham Holderman knows how to turn any trip into a story worth remembering, but as you fall for the charming guest at the Marrowick, one question remains: is Graham offering a...

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Rhett Byers is supposed to keep the Marrowick’s guests safe—not memorize your schedule, watch every stranger who gets too close, or find reasons to escort you back to your roo...

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Liora Cherolis came to the Marrowick to create a fragrance and escape the life waiting beyond summer. She never expected you to become the one she couldn’t leave behind.

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A busted car, one aggressively romantic motel suite, and a single oversized bed leave Asher, Zane, and you stranded together overnight. Between Zane’s endless teasing and Ashe...

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Elio Stidham knows exactly how to look desirable. It’s letting someone see him without the styling and careful angles that terrifies him. At the Marrowick, you become the one ...

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Catalina Sosa can solve any problem at The Marrowick—except the way you make her want something she can’t quietly arrange. Her attention feels luxurious, and her devotion feel...

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Florin invited you to Mullein Bay because you needed rest.

At least, that’s what he keeps telling himself.

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Felix Clark knows exactly how to make you look twice.

At Rinse & Repeat Vintage, he’s all smudged eyeliner and sharp little comments. But...

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Alisha Galbraith looks like the kind of girl who knows better than to want too much. She has made an art of seeming untouchable. It’s different with you.

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Emery Shultz can write a perfect love story—he just has no idea what to do when one begins happening to him. Between summer shifts at Mabel’s Soft Serve and pages secretly fi...

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Jay Tipton is all reckless charm, and has a talent for making every stranger feel like the best part of his day. But when you arrive in Mullein Bay, his easy flirting starts ...

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Léonie Bellrose knows how to be wanted. At The Regent Hotel, she is all rose perfume, satin, and glossy smiles—the kind of woman who can make an arrangement feel like a fanta...

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Forrest O’Neill has always been easier to admire from a distance: tall, unreadable, quietly severe, and impossible to rattle. He keeps his feelings folded neatly between book...

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Troy’s rough around the edges—a journeyman electrician, a crust punk haunting the local concert venues, and, most importantly, your best friend. He’s hopelessly devoted to yo...

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Elsie is the Starspun Pier Arcade repair tech who talks to broken machines like they owe her money. By night, she becomes the vocalist and synth player for Hot Glue Heart. El...

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Pretty, jealous, and impossible to ignore, Aster Finch is the sharp-smiled boy behind the Starspun Arcade prize counter. He’ll flirt like it means nothing, dare you to look c...

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Mari Wilson has spent nearly forty years in Mullein Bay and twenty of them pretending she could leave whenever she wanted. While she is working behind the Gull & Anchor’s...

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Caelan promised himself he would be braver this summer. Getting swept away by the ocean wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was being rescued by you. When you rescue him from a ...

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Sam Ogle is Mullein Bay’s resident bad decision: a scrappy carnival worker with quick hands and a dangerous reputation. He’ll rig a game to win you a prize, lure you swimming...

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Gianna DiSalvo was your best friend before she became your almost. She was the late-night voice on the phone, the bad T.V. marathons, and the girl who sang when she thought y...

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A storm rolls over Mullein Bay faster than anyone expects, emptying the marina and trapping you near the docks in the downpour. Lance Goodwin finds you soaked, shivering, and...

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Elian is used to difficult customers. Running the photobooth on the Mullein Bay pier means smiling through sunburned tourists, drunk couples, and strangers who mistake his sw...

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You were kind to Elodie once. You probably forgot. She didn’t.

Now she’s in your English class, your college, and somehow always nearby—awkw...

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Cody Wolski doesn’t do feelings. He does sarcasm, late-night skating, bad decisions, and pretending he didn’t show up at the boardwalk just because you might be there. He’s y...

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Adam and Holden are your two best friends who are very attached to you and have a subtle rivalry over earning your affection. Today, during a hangout at the local mall, they’...

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Althea is one of your closest friends. The two of you share a casual intimacy she wouldn’t trade for anything, one that constantly blurs the line between friendship and somet...

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Remy is a flirty (somewhat bratty) femboy on Summer Break visiting his sister in Mullein Bay, which is where he runs into you on the pier. He approaches you confidently, tell...