Tentative Tourist: A Mayne Attraction Short Story

By Ann Mauren

Grayson Gregory is finally being taken seriously by his father, the founder and CEO of Gregory Geologic Resources. Anticipating his first opportunity to lead a project management team on a survey for Iceland's Ministry of Natural Resources, he hopes to prove to his father and the executive staff that he's ready to assume greater leadership responsibilities within the international company that will someday be his.

When world renowned geologist and longtime family friend Dr. Samuel Mayne comes out of retirement to consult on the project, Grayson is ecstatic. He is certain that the collaboration and Midas touch genius of his mentor, Dr. Mayne, will guarantee the success of his debut in the driver's seat. But the presence of Dr. Mayne's travelling companion results in a frustrating change of assignments for Grayson, who becomes tasked with the oversight of a Tentative Tourist.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ann Mauren
• Release date: Dec 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9780984520138

Ann Mauren

Ann Mauren was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and now resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two young sons, within earshot of the King’s Island Railway, the author’s favorite attraction at the ride’s namesake amusement park.

Book preview

Tentative Tourist

A Mayne Attraction Short Story

by Ann Mauren

Smashwords Edition

Copyright © 2012 Ann Mauren

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Author.

To learn more about the Mayne Attraction Series and its author, please visit www.MayneAttraction.com

Acknowledgments

Cover and eBook Design by AM Design Studios

Contents

Chapter 1: Double-Cross

Chapter 2: Antidote

An Author’s Request

Feeling Attracted?

Now Available: In The Spotlight

Now Available: Barefoot Heroine

Coming Soon: In The Smoke

Coming Soon: In The Shadow

Double-Cross

Grayson Gregory

Reykjavik, Iceland

Moments before the van from the Reykjavík airport pulled up, I had been filled with jittery anticipation. I was looking forward to a reunion with Dr. Samuel Mayne, world-famous geoscientist and longtime family friend. I was also looking forward to achieving a critical milestone in my career.

The complicated survey project that my father's company, Gregory Geologic Research, was conducting in cooperation with Iceland's Ministry of Natural Resources would be my first experience in a leadership role. Although he was grooming me to take his place down the road, Dad had always been hesitant to relinquish control, consistently finding excuses to keep me on the sidelines rather than behind the wheel. With