Turtle Bay By Tiffany King
If
you're a teenager in a small, rural area, how do you exist when your
eccentric, free-spirited parents are the town freaks everyone laughs at?
For
sixteen-year-old Rainbow Honeywell—or Rain, as she insists on being
called—the answer was to become the queen of all pranks. She never
wanted to be a troublemaker, but the label quickly stuck when everyone
in Huntsville, Kansas, became a target. All she wanted was to deflect
the negative attention off her parents, but Rain's plan backfired to the
max, landing her in a heap of trouble with the local authorities and
expelled from high school.
An unexpected inheritance offers Rain
an opportunity for a new beginning when she and her family move across
the country to the quaint beach community of Turtle Bay, Florida.
Determined
to make the best of her second chance, Rain vows to walk the straight
and narrow, hoping her parents will fly under the radar while she soaks
up some fun in the sun, sandy beaches, and hot, tanned guys.
Unfortunately, she picks the wrong new friends, and a late night party
lands her back in the kind of trouble she had been hoping to avoid. As
the newbie in town with a record, Rain takes the brunt of the punishment
when an unforgiving judge chooses to make an example out of her and
slaps her with enough community service hours to keep her busy until she
is old and gray.
Facing the harsh reality of paying for the
actions of others while atoning for her own past sins, Rain is paired up
with Josh Shaw, a judgmental local lifeguard whose love for the beach
and the environment is eclipsed only by his distaste for those who trash
it. As far as Josh is concerned, Rain is guilty and got what she
deserved, regardless of her side of the story. To make matters worse, a
tropical storm sits in the Atlantic, threatening to wreak havoc on the
small beach community.
Things slowly change as Rain begins to
appreciate her surroundings through Josh's eyes, proving she is not the
person he thinks she is. Their feelings for one another blossom as the
tropical storm grows into a hurricane and bears down on Turtle Bay. With
impending danger looming, the small beach community must come together
in order to ride out the storm.
Kindle Edition, 165 pages
Published
March 20th 2015
by A.T. Publishing LLC
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Excerpt
"Going to the party?" a soft voice asked from the darkness, making me
jump. It took less than a half a second to realize it was Turtle Boy.
"Stalk much?" I asked, placing a hand on my heart. The sudden rapid
beating had as much to do with seeing him again as it did with being
startled. "What do you do, work twenty-four seven?"
"Just passing by to make sure you and your friends don't use the beach as your own personal trash can."
"Just because we like to have fun doesn't mean we're all asshats who
litter," I countered. "Are you always such a dick, or is that just for
my benefit?"
Even in the dark I could see his eyes narrow. He didn't answer right
away, and I was beginning to think he really was a tool. He surprised me
by shooting me a rueful smile a moment later.
"I guess I am being a dick, huh?" he replied, running a hand over the top of his head. "I'm not usually this way."
"Great, so it is for my benefit."
He actually shocked me when a small smile split across his face, making
my breath catch in my throat. If I thought he was cute before with a
scowl, then a smile made him downright hot. It was the kind of smile
that accentuated every other feature of his face.
He stepped from the
shadows and his eyes sparkled slightly from the dim light of the
streetlamp. I was tempted to ask him if he was wearing contacts. Surely
no one had eyes as brilliant as his looked.
About Molly McAdams:
Molly grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her husband, daughter, and fur babies. When she's not diving into the world of her characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and long walks on the beach … which roughly translates to being a homebody with her hubby and dishing out movie quotes. She has a weakness for crude-humored movies and fried pickles, and loves curling up in a fluffy comforter during a thunderstorm ... or under one in a bathtub if there are tornados. That way she can pretend they aren't really happening.
