Beyond The Waves
annasteffey
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  • Reads 184,096
  • Votes 10,235
  • Parts 29
  • Time 4h 45m
annasteffey
Complete, First published Jul 17, 2022
Mature
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Ivey Pierce is an explorer, and thanks to her career as a wildlife biologist, she does not stay stationary for long. But when her parents die in a terrible accident, and her childhood home is left vacant for two years, she returns to the tattered memories concealed inside the house on Clifton Bay.

Everything is the same: the salty scent, lush scenery, and talkative town. 

Yet, one thing is new-the man across the bay, whose dock faces hers. 

Each evening, she watches her new neighbor sit with his dog and a cup of coffee, then disappear during the day. He is the only person who does not know her business, and she knows nothing about him.

It is not until she gets hurt and discovers he is Weston Turner, the new Nurse Practitioner in their coastal town. Soon enough, they are swept up in one another's current, trying to stay afloat.

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Short novel [roughly 55-60k words]

Copyright of Anna Steffey
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
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My Devotion (Completed)

45 parts Complete Mature

A young woman thought she had a high school love but that was all quick to change once he moved them from the only place she knew. Adina receives news the same day an opportunity comes up and she can leave. Can Adina find a safe place to live? Drew grew up in a small town and strove to do all he could to help others. What happens then he keeps running into the same lady and sparks seem to instantly fly? Beautiful cover photo made by Lissasysnop! The story is my own so please do not steal my work!!!!! Copyrighted 2024© All Rights Reserved

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