You Again: A Shelter Bay novella (Shelter Bay series Book 8) by JoAnn Ross

Author:JoAnn Ross [Ross, JoAnn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, contemporary romance
Publisher: Castlelough Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

8

Although she wasn’t anywhere near the star level of Angelina Jolie or Taylor Swift, Meghann had been prepared for some public appearances. She and Adam had discussed possibilities during their drive down from Portland and one of the events during this holiday week she was looking forward to doing was speaking to students, not just about how to become a writer but about the importance of following their dreams.

Adam had spent time on the phone with Ginger Wells, principal of Shelter Bay High School. And with Mrs. Lessman, who’d been teaching AP English back when Meghann was in school. After that, he’d made a couple more calls to CCC. Before they’d gotten to Newberg an hour later, they’d arranged for her to appear to students from both schools the day after Christmas at the restored historical Art Deco Orcas Theater. Which was, Adam informed her, where Irish movie star Mary Joyce had once spoken.

Not sure she could live up to that billing, Meghann was looking forward to the Q-and-A part of the presentation, when she’d get to speak one-on-one with attendees. Adam had assured her that she’d fill every seat in the place, which she’d thought was overly optimistic.

Until she arrived at the dock for the parade and was bombarded by both adults and teens thrusting out books for her to sign.

Finally, when it looked as if she’d be single-handedly responsible for holding up the parade, she was happy to let Adam step in to tell everyone that she was needed on the boat and they’d have plenty of opportunities to talk with her and have her sign copies on the twenty-sixth at the Orcas Theater.

“Thank you,” she said as he helped her onto the white thirty-eight-foot Sea Wolf. “This is really nice.” She was surprised by how sleek and modern the boat had been fitted out. Although all the gauges and dials and other equipment pointed to it being a research vessel rather than a pleasure boat, the only thing she could see that differentiated it was the bunks rather than beds in the two sleeping staterooms.

“It’s a lot better than many research vessels,” he said. “And more compact. It’s part of the small boat fleet so we can get in and out of all the coves along the coast. It’s also been soundproofed so it can run silent, like Navy submarines.”

“So you don’t disturb the whales.” Having spent four years living in Shelter Bay, she’d learned how noise from boats not only stressed whales out but could seriously interfere with their ability to communicate.

“Got it in one. There aren’t that many boats as well tricked out as this one, but the guy who funds the institute has deep pockets.”

After undocking, he idled out to where the other vessels, from sea kayaks to a fishing boat were lining up, waiting for the habormaster’s signal. As three sharp blasts of an air horn came across the water, all of them turned on their lights.

“Oh!” Meghann felt six years old as

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