Courting Mrs. McCarthy (22 page)
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Authors: Ian Thomas Malone
She did not exit her house or even photograph the event. When he’d finished his business, Nathan started walking down the street not really sure where he wanted to go next. He whistled the classic Electric Light Orchestra song, “Evil Woman.”
Nathan started his summer by ending a relationship with a girl he hardly cared about. In less than two months, he found himself with a new residence and a new woman all because he’d gone with the flow around him until the time came right to act. Never in a million years would he have expected that such adherence to the advice of an elderly Scottish woman could transform his life so drastically.
Jackie was a part of his life again. He had no idea where their relationship would go. Being a boy of just seventeen, he wasn’t too worried. He was prepared for whatever came his way. If not, he had plenty of help from a group of people who had no blood relation to him. Nathan could finally accept that he’d found a family.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Jennifer, Jessica, Dixie, Lori, and everyone else at Limitless Publishing for their hard work. I would also like to thank my editor Rosa. It has been an honor to be part of Team Limitless.
My family, Mom, Dad, Colonel, Bibble, Jorge, and Nellie continue to be very supportive of my career.
I’d also like to thank Elisha Neubauer for her support on many projects and Amy Bartelloni for our many odd conversations that preserved what’s left of my sanity.
Lastly, I’d like to thank my following. Particularly Jessica Baumgartner, who might have the record for following me on almost all my social media accounts. I’m very blessed to have so many supportive and encouraging people in my life. Thank you to everyone who’s been there with me on any leg of this adventure.
And no, Jacqueline McCarthy is not based on a real person, nor is anyone else in this book!
About the Author
Ian Thomas Malone is an author and a yogi from Greenwich, CT. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he founded The Rock at Boston College. He is the grandson of noted Sherlockian scholar Colonel John Linsenmeyer. Ian has published thousands of articles on diverse subjects such as popular culture, baseball, and social commentary. His favorite things to post on social media are pictures of his golden retriever Georgie and his collection of stuffed animals.
Ian believes firmly that “there’s more to life than books you know, but not much more,” a quote from his hero Morrissey. When he’s not reading, writing, or teaching yoga, he can probably be found in a pool playing water polo. He aspires to move to the Hundred Acre Wood someday, though he hopes it has Wi-Fi by then.
