Burnt Sea: A Seabound Prequel (Seabound Chronicles Book 0) (26 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jordan
Rivet is an American author from Arizona. She lives in Hong Kong with her
husband. Prone to seasickness, she likes to watch the ships in Victoria
Harbour
while standing on solid ground.

Also
by Jordan Rivet:

Seabound

Seaswept

Seafled

Burnt Sea

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to
thank
everyone who has been so supportive during this
writing adventure. I couldn’t do this without the encouragement and enthusiasm
of my writing and reading friends.

The hours I’ve spent
working on this book—even the sad parts—have been more fun in the
company of the terrific Hong Kong writing community. Thanks especially to Willow,
Laura, Amanda, Betsy, and Collier.

My critique groups
have helped me with their attention to detail, their honesty, and their wisdom.
Thank you for being excited about the
Catalina
’s
journey and for gasping at all the right places.

I’d like to thank the
early readers of this book for their insights: Willow Hewitt, Rachel Marsh,
MaryAnna
Donaldson, Ayden and Julie Young, Brooke Richter,
Sarah Merrill
Mowat
, Rachel Andrews, Laura Cook,
Betsy Cheung, and Sebastian Brown.

Thank you to the AC
crowd for inspiring me to set bigger goals and bring my author game to the next
level. Thanks, also, for the laughs.

James at GoOnWrite.com
has done it again with an awesome cover. Marcus
Trower
continues to be my favorite editor. I’m grateful to both of them for helping me
put together a professional product.

Thank
you, husband, for keeping me honest, giving me space to write, and listening to
me when I think out loud.

And I especially want
to thank the readers of
The
Seabound
Chronicles
for your warm response to my books.
I’ll do my best to keep you guys entertained.

Thanks for reading!

Jordan Rivet

Hong Kong, 2014

CONTENTS

Dedication

1—The Earthquake

2—The Cloud

3—The Ship

4—The Plaza

5—
Catalina

6—The Dining Hall

7—Day Two

8—
The Storm

9—The Captain

10—The Meeting

11
—
The
Message

12—Guam

13—The Beach

14—Lifeboat

15—Aftermath

16—The Shops

17—Decisions

18—Contact

19—The Harbor

20—The City

21—Retreat

22—Burnt Sea

23—
Seabound

24—Later

The adventure continues . . .

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

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