Six Hours AwayReturn to Lighthouse Point
KAY CORRELL
Zura Lu Publishing, LLC
Copyright © 2020 Kay Correll
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any matter without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental
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Contents
Kay’s Books
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
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About the Author
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COMFORT CROSSING ~ THE SERIES
The Shop on Main - Book One
The Memory Box - Book Two
The Christmas Cottage - A Holiday Novella (Book 2.5)
The Letter - Book Three
The Christmas Scarf - A Holiday Novella (Book 3.5)
The Magnolia Cafe - Book Four
The Unexpected Wedding - Book Five
The Wedding in the Grove - (a crossover short story between series - with Josephine and Paul from The Letter.)
LIGHTHOUSE POINT ~ THE SERIES
Wish Upon a Shell - Book One
Wedding on the Beach - Book Two
Love at the Lighthouse - Book Three
Cottage Near the Point - Book Four
Return to the Island - Book Five
Bungalow by the Bay - Book Six
Click here to learn more about the series.
CHARMING INN ~ Return to Lighthouse Point
One Simple Wish - Book One
Two of a Kind - Book Two
Three Little Things - Book Three
Four Short Weeks - Book Four
Five Years or So - Book Five
Six Hours Away - Book Six
Charming Christmas - Book Seven
SWEET RIVER ~ THE SERIES
A Dream to Believe in - Book One
A Memory to Cherish - Book Two
A Song to Remember - Book Three
A Time to Forgive - Book Four
A Summer of Secrets - Book Five
A Moment in the Moonlight - Book Six
INDIGO BAY ~ A multi-author sweet romance series
Sweet Days by the Bay - Kay’s Complete Collection of stories in the Indigo Bay series
Or buy them separately:
Sweet Sunrise - Book Three
Sweet Holiday Memories - A short holiday story
Sweet Starlight - Book Nine
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Chapter 1
Lillian looked at the long list of storm preparations scratched onto the crinkled paper on her desk. Even with help, she’d only managed to make a small dent in them so far today.
More hurricane shutters needed to be put up at Charming Inn. They had a good supply of bottled water and a generator to keep the fridge and freezer going if the electricity went out. They’d gotten extra gas for the generator. She got to check that off her list.
She always kept a supply of candles and lanterns around, so that had been an easy check, too. But there were so, so many other things to do to get ready.
Hurricane season. It was always such a stressful time each year.
She clicked on the computer to check the forecast for the approaching storm. No change. It was still predicted to go north of them, though of course, they’d get strong winds and torrential rain.
She took a deep breath to steady her nerves. The work would all get done. It always did.
She looked up to see Gary standing in the doorway to her office, watching her. Her heart did a quick double beat. She wasn’t quite used to the feeling that rushed through her when she saw him.
Her husband. She glanced down at the ring on her finger. They’d been married less than twenty-four hours. Who knew that all this storm preparation would be how they’d spend their first day as husband and wife?
“How long have you been standing there?”
“Not long. Just watching… my wife.” His eyes twinkled and his mouth curved into a smile. “My wife. I like the sound of that.”
The heat of a blush crept across her face. “Oh, go on.”
He entered the room. “So, where do you want me next? I thought I could get the rest of the shutters up on the beachside of the inn. Jay said he’d help after he gets things settled in the kitchen.”
“That would be great.”
“Then I’ll put shutters on The Nest.”
Lillian smiled. The Nest, her private area of the inn where she and her niece, Sara, had lived. Until Sara had married and moved out, and now Gary had moved in as of last night.
“Leave the one off the kitchen window for now. It’s quick and easy to put up, and I like some light coming in. And we’ll pull the folding shutter across the doors to the deck when the storm gets closer, though I have that one hurricane door I put in last year when I needed to replace a slider, so we’ll still be able to see out there, too.”
“Sure thing.” Gary shook his head. “Who knew it was so much work to protect against a hurricane that might not even come very close?”
“It’s the unpredictability of the storms that gets us. We’ve pretty much perfected the whole getting-ready-for-a-storm routine.” She shrugged. “And we always hope it passes around us and all the preparations were for nothing.”
“Better to be too prepared than not ready.”
“The guests have been notified and most are packing up to leave. I’ve sent emails out to guests who were scheduled to arrive later this week and next, explaining the forecast, and offering refunds or to rebook for a later date. I’m having the front desk person make calls
