Endgame: An Ocean Bay standalone novel
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This is my seventeenth attempt at writing a standalone and I’ve finally done it. I don’t even know what to do with myself. Three and a half years of struggling to end a story in one book and I finally managed to accomplish it with Rourke and Six. I wouldn’t have been able to finish this book without the support of my husband, my babies, parents, siblings and a few very close colleagues and friends.
Aleesha Davis: I will be forever grateful to you for your constant support and guidance throughout this journey. We finally got the standalone, and it only took seventeen tries!! Thanks so much for being by my side all the way.
Danielle Taylor: D, you’re my loveable, caring, wrap-you-up-in-a-cuddle-when-you’re-sad best friend. You don’t realize it, but I lean on you so much. You’re always there for me, backing me up, supporting me, defending my writing decisions, and being an amazing friend. I love you loads, and I’m so very proud of you. <3
Makayla Gossett: My beta turned wifey! (Congratulations!!!) I am so glad I know you and so thankful for your friendship. Your Christmas card meant a great deal to me, and I can’t wait for the day I finally get to meet you and give you a big squishy hug. You give me wonderful advice and are a quiet strength I can always depend on. Thanks chick. Love you!
Jennah Thornhill: Jen, you’ve been rooting for Rourke from day one, encouraging me and motivating me with your hilarious sense of humor and friendship. I’m so freaking happy I met you. You really do make my days brighter – that and your bad-ass dictionary of dirty words. Mwah!
Rachel Beioley: I can’t mention Jen without her partner in crime, Rachel. Rach, I thoroughly enjoy your daily messages and hilarious editorials on the characters in my books, not to mention the cute updates on baby Theo. Thanks so much for making a writer’s life far less lonely.
Alycia Sanchioni: my longest and most treasured book friend turned real life friend. You’re always there for me, even when I go AWOL for weeks at a time. You have no idea how much you mean to me and how important your friendship is to me. I’m grateful every day to have a wonderful person like you in my life. Love your bones.
I also want to acknowledge my family and friends that have helped me along the way. It’s been a whirlwind three years and I’m so thankful to have you guys in my corner and my cushion to fall back on when life gets bumpy. And one last shout out to my girls in Chloe’s Clovers. Lads, you all should know by now how much I love and cherish your friendships. Your opinions matter to me and I’m so lucky to have a wonderful bunch of readers and friends like you.
About the Author
Chloe Walsh is a twenty-seven-year-old wife and mother of two from County Cork in the south of Ireland. The youngest of five children, reading and writing was her escape as a child.
In January 2014, she started to write about a cocky, self-assured man named Kyle Carter, and five weeks later, on Valentine’s Day 2014, she self-published her debut novel, Break my Fall, for a handful of friends who had called over for tea, read bits and pieces of Kyle, and wanted to read the story on their E-readers rather than printed sheets.
Shockingly – and no one was more surprised than her – the book was a huge success, reaching No.1 in the UK Bestsellers Lists. Chloe followed it up in April 2014 with the sequel, Fall to Pieces, vowing that this second book would be the final chapter for Kyle.
The demand for a third installment was overwhelming and a series was born! The final book became two: Fall on Me, the third book in the accidental Broken series, was released in August 2014, and Forever we Fall was released in October 2014.
Treacherous, the first book from her Carter Kids series was released in March 2015, followed by Always (Carter Kids #1.5) in June 2015.
DiMarco’s Secret Love Child (Parts 1 & 2) were released in later March 2015.
Blurring Lines was released in May 2015, followed by Never Let Me Go, in December 2015.
Thorn, is her eleventh book, and was released in February 2016, on the two-year anniversary of her publishing career. Tame followed in September of 2016. Torment, released in December 2016, followed by Off Limits, in January 2017. In February 2017, on the three-year anniversary of her writing career, Chloe released Off the Cards, followed by Off the Hook in April. Endgame, is Chloe’s first standalone novel and brings to seventeen the number of books Chloe has under her belt.
An avid reader, Chloe enjoys lurking in a corner with her E-reader, and playing sports.
She has a deep love for paranormal romance and young adult fantasy and hopes to take the plunge into the genres in the not too distant future.
Other Books by Chloe Walsh
Standalone Novels:
Endgame – An Ocean Bay Standalone Novel
Seven Sleepless Nights (TBR)
The Faking It Trilogy:
Off Limits – Faking it #1
Off the Cards – Faking it #2
Off the Hook – Faking it #3
The Broken Series:
Break my Fall – Broken #1
Fall to Pieces – Broken #2
Fall on Me – Broken #3
Forever we Fall – Broken #4
Breaking Point #4.5 (TBR)
The Carter Kids Series:
Treacherous – Carter Kids #1
Always – Carter Kids #1.5
Thorn – Carter Kids #2
Tame – Carter Kids #3
Torment – Carter Kids #4
Inevitable – Carter Kids #5 (TBR)
The DiMarco Dynasty:
DiMarco’s Secret Love Child: Part One
DiMarco’s Secret Love Child: Part Two
Blurred Lines:
Blurring Lines – Book #1
Never Let me Go – Book #2
The Broken Series and Carter Kids Series reading order:
1. Break my Fall
2. Fall to Pieces
3. Fall on Me
4. Forever we Fall
5. Treacherous
6. Always
7. Thorn
8. Tame
9. Torment
10. Breaking Point (tbr)
11. Inevitable (tbr)
The Blurred Lines duo reading order:
1. Blurring Lines
2. Never Let me Go
The DiMarco Dynasty reading order:
1. DiMarco’s Secret Love Child: Part One
2. DiMarco’s Secret Love Child: Part Two
The Faking It trilogy reading order:
1. Off Limits
2. Off the Cards
3. Off the Hook
2017 Book Releases
Off Limits – January 2017
Off the Cards – February 2017
Off the Hook – April 2017
Endgame – June 2017
Seven Sleepless Nights – July 2017
Breaking Point – August 2017
Inevitable – November 2017
Playlist for Endgame
(Rourke and Six)
Music is one of the most important parts of my writing process.
I create playlists for each individual character.
Check out my Spotify where I make all my playlists for my stories:
https://open.spotify.com/user/215l6ymtg7ulpype2otbeseji
Finley Quaye – Dice
Gym Class Heroes – Stereo Love
Kate Nash – Nicest Thing
Amy Studt – Ladder in my Tights
P!nk – Fuckin’ Perfect
Dappy – I.O.U
Kate Voegele – No Good
Hozier – Jackie and Wilson
Jay Smith – Like a Prayer
Billie Myers – Kiss the Rain
Walk the Moon – Shut up and Dance
Walking on Cars – At Gunpoint
Lisa McHugh – You Aint Woman Enough to Take my Man
Black Veil Brides – Lost it All
Michelle Featherstone – Stay
Switchfoot – You
Jo-Jo – Disaster
SafetySuit – Never Stop
Blink 182 – Mutt
Annia �
�� Fly on the Wings of Love
Gnash & Olivia O Brien – I Hate You/I Love You
Chet Faker – No Diggity
Maggie Lindemann – Couple of Kids
Lifehouse – From Where You Are
Nelly Furtado – Try
Lustra – Scotty Doesn’t Know
Thirty Seconds to Mars – The Kill (Bury Me)
Avril Lavigne – Things I’ll Never Say
Saving Abel – The Sex is Good
Eve 6 – Think Twice
Theory of a Deadman – Bad Girlfriend
Bush – Glycerine
Sam Hunt – Make You Miss Me
Little Mix – Secret Love Song
Preset’s Remix – Closer
Picture This – Take My Hand
Sia – Breathe me
Blink 182 – Every Time I Look for You
Katie Thompson – Heaving is a Place on Earth
The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
Take That – Patience
Paramore – Hallelujah
The Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin
Taylor Swift & Ed Sheeran – Everything has Changed
Nickelback – Trying Not to Love You
Eve 6 – Inside Out
Jake Coco – Wonderwall
Nickelback – Animals
Jesse J – Do it Like a Dude
Counting Crows – Accidentally in Love
Elle King – My Neck/My Back
Papa Roach – Last Resort
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar on Me
Hailee Steinfeld – Hell Nos and Headphones
Halsey – Not Afraid Anymore
Diana Vickers – Once
Go Radio – Rolling in the Deep
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Clare Bowen – Black Roses
Nickelback – Next Contestant
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
Hunter Hayes – Wanted
Bruno Mars – Gorilla
Nina Nesbitt & Kodaline – Hold you
Boyz II Men – Iris
The Pussycat Dolls – Happily Never After
Nicole Andersson – Demons
Ben Hazlewood – Paint me Black
Caleb and Kelsey – I Lived
Kodaline – Love like This
Orchid and Beryl – I Can’t Help Falling in Love with you
Mike Posner – Iris
Hunter Hayes – I Want Crazy
Ruth B – Lost Boy
Every Avenue – Only Place I Call Home
Blake Shelton – Sangria
The Chainsmokers – Paris
Ben Haenow – Second Hand Heart
Ultrabeat – Elysium (I go Crazy)
Isabella Kemp – Beggin for Thread
Seether – Careless Whisper
Shinedown – Second Chance
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Epilogue
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Acknowledgements
About the Author
Other books by Chloe Walsh
2017 Book Releases:
Playlist for Endgame