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He sits down on the rattan love seat and pulls me onto his lap.
“You might not be able to do that much longer,” I say, kissing his neck, which I do for two reasons: T.J. likes it, and it’s how I check for lumps. Thank God I’ve never found one.
“Sure I will,” he says, smiling and rubbing my belly.
We decided to try for one more child. It happened the first month, surprising us both. There’s only one baby this time and we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl. We don’t care, as long as it’s healthy. I’m due in four months so the twins will only be fifteen months old when I give birth, but that just means that sometimes we get what we wish for.
I often think about the island. When the kids are older, we’ll have quite a story to tell them.
We’ll edit, of course.
We’ll also tell them that this house, and the property that surrounds it, is our island.
And that T.J. and I are finally home.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Without the contributions, assistance, and support of the following individuals, On the Island would still be a file taking up space on my hard drive. Words ca
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to author Meira Penterma
My twin sister Trish who will always be the first person I show my words to.
My husband David because his encouragement means more to me than he’ll ever know.
My children Matthew and Lauren. Thank you for being patient while mom spent all that time with her laptop. I love you both.
Elisa Abner-Taschwer, for being the best de facto publicist and all-around cheerleader a writer could ever hope for.
I’d like to give special thanks to my beta readers and those who received advance reader copies of On the Island. You made me smile with your kind words, and you built my confidence more than you’ll ever know. Pe
I was also fortunate to work with the following talented people who were instrumental in making sure On the Island was the book I hoped it would be. I look forward to partnering with them again.
Developmental editing by Alison Dasho.
Copyediting by A
Digital formatting by Guido Henkel.
Cover image by Getty Images.
Cover design by Pe
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tracey Garvis-Graves lives in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa with her husband, two children, and hyper dog Chloe. This is her first novel. She blogs at www.traceygarvisgraves.com using colorful language and a snarky sense of humor to write about pop culture, silly television shows, and her suburban neighborhood. She is hard at work on her next book. You can e-mail her at [email protected] /* */ She’d love to hear from you.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – A
Chapter 2 – T.J.
Chapter 3 – A
Chapter 4 – T.J.
Chapter 5 – A
Chapter 6 – T.J.
Chapter 7 – A
Chapter 8 – T.J.
Chapter 9 – A
Chapter 10 – T.J.
Chapter 11 – A
Chapter 12 – T.J.
Chapter 13 – A
Chapter 14 – T.J.
Chapter 15 – A
Chapter 16 – T.J.
Chapter 17 – A
Chapter 18 – T.J.
Chapter 19 – A
Chapter 20 – T.J.
Chapter 21 – A
Chapter 22 – T.J.
Chapter 23 – A
Chapter 24 – T.J.
Chapter 25 – A
Chapter 26 – T.J.
Chapter 27 – A
Chapter 28 – T.J.
Chapter 29 – A
Chapter 30 – T.J
Chapter 31 – A
Chapter 32 – T.J.
Chapter 33 – A
Chapter 34 – T.J.
Chapter 35 – A
Chapter 36 - T.J.
Chapter 37 – A
Chapter 38 – T.J.
Chapter 39 – A
Chapter 40 – T.J.
Chapter 41 – A
Chapter 42 – T.J.
Chapter 43 – A
Chapter 44 – T.J.
Chapter 45 – A
Chapter 46 – T.J.
Chapter 47 – A
Chapter 48 – T.J.
Chapter 49 – A
Chapter 50 – T.J.
Chapter 51 – A
Chapter 52 – T.J.
Chapter 53 – A
Chapter 54 – T.J.
Chapter 55 – A
Chapter 56 – T.J.
Chapter 57 – A
Chapter 58 – T.J.
Chapter 59 – A
Chapter 60 – T.J.
Chapter 61 – A
Chapter 62 – T.J.
Chapter 63 – A
Chapter 64 – T.J.
Chapter 65 – A
Chapter 66 – T.J.
Chapter 67 – A
Chapter 68 - T.J.
Epilogue - A
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR