Josh Canavan has lived a quiet life on the tiny island of Swans Landing, keeping a secret no one else can ever know. But when a new girl arrives on the island, Josh begins to question everything and wonders if maybe he has the courage to step outside of the half-life he's always lived. This novella is a retelling of the young adult paranormal SURFACING, told from Josh's point of view. It is recommended to read this after reading SURFACING!

Sixteen-year-old Mara Westray has just lost her mother, and now, being shipped off to live with the father she doesn’t know is not how she imagined grieving. She’s already counting down the days until she turns eighteen and can leave the tiny island of Swans Landing. But from the moment she steps off the ferry, nothing is as ordinary as it looks. Whispers of a haunting song on the wind make her see impossible things, and she isn’t sure she can trust her judgment about what is real and what isn’t anymore. Maybe she can’t even trust her judgment about quiet Josh Canavan, whose way of speaking in riddles and half-truths only confuses her more, luring her deeper into the secrets hidden beneath the ocean’s surface. As she tries to unravel the events that led to her mom fleeing the island sixteen years ago, Mara finds that the biggest secret of all is only the beginning. SURFACING is currently available in ebook format from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes, Smashwords, and other ebook retailers. Available in audiobook from Audible, and in print at Amazon. Visit my website for more information on the Swans Landing series and where to purchase the ebooks: http://www.shananorris.com/surfacing/

Screaming as I ran, I opened two large doors that lead me to a conference looking room. It was filled with people, important looking people but, that's not what caught my eye. It was the fact that blake was in a suit and tie that made me stop breathing. Maybe it was also the fact that I was soaking wet and only in a towel screaming, in front of important looking people. That shut me up right away. I looked around the table they were sitting at, frozen in place, and spotted Blake's father and aunt. They had a surprised look on their face just like the rest. Some males were even looking at me hungrily. Vampires. I heard Blake growl which caused everyones head to snap in that direction. I thought he would be angry at me but, it turns out he was growling at the men in the room. They all quickly bowed their head in shame as Blake's voice boomed throughout the room. "keep looking at my mate like that and ill rip your throats out" he said, venom dripping from his words. That is when his head turned to me. I looked at him in shock as he looked at me expecting me to say something. "spider!" I squeaked out. while some women and men chuckled, others kept their heads down in fear.

In that desk with graffiti scribbled all over it sat a guy. No. Not just any guy, I was pretty sure that this guy was freaking made by the gods himself. Like Jesus, why couldn't I have looks like that? I swear, light from the windows beamed at him, and angels sang harmonies in the background. I'm completely kidding. Well, not about the part of him being gorgeous. No, just the over exaggerating part. But I do swear, my teenage hormones were all over the place and for a second, just for a second, I felt myself gawk. I, Stella Knight, don't gawk at people. Ever. And I was not about to start. No, this looked like one of those guys, how do you kids now a days call them? 'Fuckboys'? He looked like a fuckboy. But doesn't every guy that looked good? Black silky hair, green forest eyes, pale skin, one dimple on his cheek, and a smirk that can save a million lives. Don't get me started on that accent. Jesus just smacked me in the face, I've been caught dead in one of those cliché romances.

Shays the new girl. Shes been moving around a lot and she only moves away when her Mom cant get any money from her boy toy. Shay Moves to a new town goes to a new school but the school and town is like no other. In a way its different. While there Shay discovers new things about herself that she couldn't even imagine. She also learned things that she couldn't even imagine about the people around her. She learns the one thing that blew her mind. Shes not human. Not only does she find that out but she finds out that because she isn't bad things will happen. #2 Werewolf #8 teenfiction 5/8/14