Two weeks ago, Maisen Jade and the Pogues had everything. Four hundred million dollars in gold. Freedom. Family. Each other. But everything changed overnight. Maisen found out her father wasn't really her father. Her real dad-murdered. The gold-gone. The girl she finally made peace with-dead. And the boy she'd known her whole life, the one she'd just learned was her brother-gone too. Now she's standing in the wreckage of everything she loved, trying to figure out who she is without them. JJ Maybank hasn't left her side once. He lost his best friend, but before John B died, JJ made a promise-a promise he refuses to break. No matter how much it hurts. Watching the light fade from Maisen kills him, but after that first week, he started to see something shift. Something trying to grow back. And when a message comes from beyond the grave... it usually means there's another one waiting to be found. JJ, Pope, and Kie have one mission: get Maisen back to Maisen. The only thing is... does Maisen want to even be the girl she once knew? #2-JJMaybank 12/21/25 #1- relapse 12/27/25 **Book Two of the Riptide Secrets Series. Show: Outerbanks. I only own my OC's-their dialogue and their personalities! Check out the book one before reading this one! Also there is a trigger warning page, please make sure to read it before continuing!**

Book cover credits go to @PoisonedQuills Ellie Routledge has always lived in the quiet, raised in Colorado by her mom while her twin brother, John B, grew up chasing the sun on the Outer Banks. Introverted, book loving, and gentle, Ellie never expected to return to the place she barely remembers, especially not after losing the one person who made her feel safe. After her mom's death, Ellie moves in with her father, Big John, and the brother she's grown apart from, carrying her grief silently and trying not to make it anyone else's burden. The only constant she brings with her is her ragdoll kitten, Zac, and a heart full of things she doesn't know how to say. JJ Maybank notices her before he means to. At first, she's just John B's quiet sister, but soon, JJ sees the cracks she hides and the sadness she carries. What begins as two strangers sharing the same summer slowly turns into something deeper, softer, and unexpected. Sometimes, the people who feel the most unfamiliar are the ones who end up knowing you best.

Insult? Hate? Those two words perfectly describe Lilianna Smith and JJ Maybank, pure enemies since the first day they met. Coming from two different sides of the island of Outer Banks, they've both heard about each other. Coming from one of the richest families on the island, Lilianna's been told to smile when she needs to and to stay away from the Pogues, especially from JJ Maybank and whatever she does, never ruins her family's reputation. Still, Lilianna has a way to put herself in chaos and trouble. When there's chaos it also means JJ Maybank's not far. JJ Maybank has always hated the Kooks but one in particular, Lilianna Smith. He can't stand her but when he gets dared to make Lilianna fall for him he takes the occasion to make her suffer. As they grow closer, JJ starts feeling something he'll swear he would never feel, at least not for some Kook. As the Pogues get thrown into an adventure, JJ and Lilianna find themselves working together. Could the secret JJ's been holding from her get revealed and break her and come back as it was: them being enemies?

Nine years after the Pogues' high school graduation, Charlotte has built the life she always dreamed of - a respected Public Defender in Kildare, just like her father. She has purpose, stability, and a career she's proud of. But when a new case lands on her desk, everything shifts. The defendant is JJ Maybank - the boy who once meant everything to her, and the one she never truly let go. Caught between the professional and the personal, Charlotte is forced to confront the past she thought she'd buried. As she fights to defend JJ in the courtroom, she's also fighting the unresolved feelings between them - and the weight of how things ended years ago. Told across two timelines - the present day and their final year of high school - Back to You is a story of first love, second chances, and the ties that never really break.

The founding principle amongst the Pogues: no secrets. Unless, of course, you are sleeping with one. Three weeks ago, Parker Kate Routledge had everything she could ever want: four hundred million dollars worth of gold bars, a brand-new hot tub, and JJ Maybank naked in her bed. It was too good to last, and in a matter of days, it all came crashing down. The gold is gone. Her father was murdered. Her twin brother is dead. Now, Parker spends her days huddled in bed and her nights with the stars, wishing for John B to come back. She has truly lost everything -- her family, her fortune, and herself. JJ Maybank never expected his own words to bite him. For constantly saying he had "nothing to lose," he sure lost a lot. His best friend died, and now he watches the girl he loves slowly slip through his fingers. The light has gone from his favorite brown and blue eyes, and it's killing him. With a hole in his chest and Parker fading fast, JJ fights to keep himself and Parker afloat while keeping it quiet that he and Parker had sunk under the covers. When an unexpected message comes through, the Pogues are on another mission -- one important enough to get Parker out of bed and back on her feet. With fresh charges, more treasure, and a rapidly blossoming romance lying ahead for the teens, it's time for Parker and JJ to decide what they are...and how to keep a secret from their nosy friends.

Promises? Broken. Laws? Broken. Rules against macking a fellow Pogue? Somehow not broken. The only thing Parker Kate Routledge loves more than pushing boundaries is pushing her twin brother's buttons. And what better way than to flirt with his dangerously sexy and completely off-limits best friend? She's read enough dirty books to know what to say. What she doesn't know is how JJ always has the perfect response capable of toying with her mind. Nine years ago, JJ Maybank promised to stay away from his best friend's twin sister. And for good reason. Parker is more than gorgeous; she is incredibly smart and witty, while JJ is -- not. As much as JJ tells himself to stay away, he cannot help but turn into a shameless flirt whenever she enters a room. Parker might like that it drives John B mad, but JJ likes that it turns her cheeks pink. As the friend group's summer takes a crazy turn, Parker and JJ find themselves doing more than pretending to break the rules. The two are then left wondering what's real, what's fake, and how fast John B would kill them if they ended up together.

"𝐈𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧?" Who are Rudy and Madison? What is Rudison? Why is there so much drama on the set of one of the most famous series? All will be explained. Please remember that all of these events happened over the course of many years. Please do not be unkind, be rude or leave hate to anyone involved.