More Than Gold

By Dorice Grey

Brian Schultz and his best friend, Simon, get stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But they don’t worry too much about it, because Brian is an important person and everyone is going to look for him.

Since they’re on the island that is supposed to hide a great pirates’ treasure, Brian and Simon start looking for it. That’s when a secret makes its way between them, pushing them apart but also bringing them together in more ways than one.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Aug 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781487410988

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Brian Schultz and his best friend, Simon, get stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But they don’t worry too much about it, because Brian is an important person and everyone is going to look for him.

Since they’re on the island that is supposed to hide a great pirates’ treasure, Brian and Simon start looking for it. That’s when a secret makes its way between them, pushing them apart but also bringing them together in more ways than one.

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More Than Gold

Copyright © 2017 Dorice Grey

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1098-8

Cover art by Angela Waters

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More Than Gold

By

Dorice Grey

Dedication

For my sexy husband.

Chapter One

You’ve got to be kidding me! I look at Simon like he’s grown another head. You took us on a fucking treasure hunt on a God forsaken island in the middle of nowhere and you didn’t remember to fill the backup can?

The asshole frowns and waves his hands. "The fuck you yelling at me for? I thought you filled it!"

I groan, frustrated and already feeling the fear seeping into my body. Raking my fingers through my hair, I sigh and valiantly try to keep calm and not beat the hell out of Simon.

Why the fuck didn’t you check it before we left? I mutter, without looking at him. Instead I look across the vast immensity of the ocean, which seems a lot bigger now that we’re out of fuel.

It’s your boat, Brian! He stares at me incredulously.

Yeah, but you already knew I had no fucking clue on how to drive it. You’re the one that has to drive the shit.

Simon makes an irritated noise and throws a long glance at the ocean, too. We’ve been floating aimlessly for almost an hour now. Both of us can see the small island straight ahead, but we can’t be sure we’re gonna end up there. However, there might be more islands around.

Pointing fingers is useless now, he says. We have to start looking for solutions.

I snort. "Right. Does your cell phone