Colby

Colby is a beach town which serves as a setting for several Sarah Dessen novels (Keeping the Moon, Along for the Ride, The Moon and More) It appears as a secondary setting in The Truth About Forever and ''What Happened to Goodbye. ''

Colby is described as being on a barrier island, roughly a four-hour drive from Lakeview, another setting for many Dessen novels. It is a small, family-friendly beach town that features a boardwalk, dunes, a bike jump park, and a variety of small shops and restaurants (most notably The Last Chance Café and Clementine's boutique).

Just as Lakeview is a fictionalized Chapel Hill, NC (Dessen's hometown), Colby is inspired by Emerald Isle, NC, a resort on North Carolina's southern Outer Banks where Dessen and her family spend time in summer.