Stealing Third (18 page)

First
and foremost, I must thank all of my amazing readers. You’ll never know what it
means to me that you have taken the time to leave a review, send a tweet, or
email me a note to say something I wrote made you smile. You have made me smile
too!

I
must also give a big, huge thank you to my editor, Taryn Albright, who does
magic with her green pen; my CP Kathie, who is my constant cheerleader; and to
my beta Tauna, who tells it like it is, and shares my love of all things EC.

And
finally, to my friends and family (especially my mom and my husband), I cannot
thank you enough for all of your love and support. It is because of you that I
am me. I love you.

Marta
Brown grew up in the Pacific Northwest and was a teenager when Doc Martens,
Pearl Jam and flannel were the norm, and Dylan loved Kelly forever (Beverly Hills,
90210 shout out!). She still lives just outside Seattle, now with her husband
and cat, and loves the rain. When she’s not writing about cute boys, first
kisses and the magic and wonder of being seventeen, she’s watching The CW. And
she sleeps in. Late.

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On
the picturesque island of Martha's Vineyard, there are two kinds of residents.
Locals and Stays.

Local
boy, Lane McCarthy, plans on spending his summer working at the country club to
save money for college in the fall, while summer stay, Ashley Whitmore, and her
elite group of friends are only there to play.

As
the summer heat goes up on the island, so does the ante, when both Lane and
Ashley must decide what they’re willing to wager in order to follow their
dreams…and their hearts.

With
stakes as high as the surf, and hopes as high as the midday sun, will they risk
everything and go all in?