Written in the Stars: A Heartwarming Island Resort Romance Series Starter Set in Alaska (A Northern Lights Romance Book 1) by Noelle Fox

Author:Noelle Fox [Fox, Noelle & Fox, Noelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Liz knocked on the door of the room at the lodge in which Grace was recuperating. This had not been a good day for the island. Given how much of the activity at Northern Lights was physical, some injuries were inevitable, but it went without saying the fewer the better. Sprained ankles, bug bites, sunburn, okay. But the tragic death of Marianne Abbott the previous summer and now this, happily as it had turned out, were serious.

Bad for anyone to be injured. Bad for staff morale. Bad for island PR. That made it triple bad. As a woman, Liz still grieved for Marianne and her family, and wanted to do whatever it took to prevent such tragedies. As Village President, she could add in worries about possible lawsuits. At very least they needed to review all safety protocols with the town leaders, Derek and his top staff. At most, hire a decent doctor or nurse practitioner who would live on the island. No offense to George, who had done a fabulous job taking care of the island’s injured, but the expansion of the resort, plus more and more people moving to live on the island full-time and more of them having families—more people meant more services were needed.

Northern Lights Retreat had been started by Derek’s father in the 1950s for the sole purpose of running fishing trips. Simple cabins, three meals a day, a boat captain, that was it. Derek had done wonders expanding and redefining the retreat, but the town needed to catch up.

“Come in.” The voice was sweet and musical, and so . . . young.

Derek had almost convinced her that his interest in Grace was platonic, but not quite. Fixing a bright smile on her face, Liz pushed open the door, hoping she took an instant liking to this . . . whatever she was, this Most Special Person of Derek’s.

Otherwise she might get bitchy.

“Hi, Grace. I’m Liz Mayer, Village President of Aurora.” Grace was a slender blonde with wide blue eyes and peaches-and-cream skin scattered with freckles. Darn it. She was totally adorable. Liz had a “friend” on the mainland whom she visited on occasion, though it had been a long time since they’d been together. She assumed Derek had similar ways of taking care of his needs. A romantic relationship between the two of them as co-leaders of the town was impractical at best.

Liz’s fear right now, with this sweet young thing in town, was that she’d been kidding herself. Maybe her conviction that she and Derek were only biding their time, burying their need to be together until circumstances made it possible—or at least more practical—was all in her romantic female head.

That would suck.

“I just stopped by to see how you’re doing. I’m sorry about your accident. You look fine. I hope you feel that way?”

“I’m much better, thanks. Got a little chilly, then warmed up. That’s all.”

Liz nodded. She liked that Grace downplayed the incident instead of launching into a poor-me whine-fest. Good strong woman.

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