Mim has lived on Topsail Island her whole life until love takes her away to a life she never could have imagined. The words, there's no place like home, ring true as she finds out that love isn't everything she thought it would be.
Thallasophile - lover of the ocean. That's me. I have a strong affinity for that entity and express those feelings through my writing--my books. They may span many genres but are all connected to the place I call home. Genres published: historical fiction, literary, murder, essays--they all are set on Topsail Island where I grew up. It is my way of perserving this wonderful place and the people with whom I share my life. The first book in the Murder by the Sea series is WATERLOGGED. Don Belkin is a former Marine, now a detective with the Surf City Police Dept. He's a conflicted man, to say the least, as he struggles to accept his past and find solace in the small beach town. Bitterness runs deep between the locals who have populated the area for generations and the "new" folks who think they've found paradise. Oh, Topsail Island may be the perfect tourist attraction, but in the summer it's just plain MURDER. (there are 5 more books in the series)
There was a house, a blue house, back in the 60s, that always seemed to be in a state of construction. I could see this house from my bedroom window, and I remember watching construction workers coming and going and then not coming at all. This went on for several years, however, no one ever moved into this house. As kids, we used to go there to play among the pilings that held the house. Later some of us had the nerve to climb the stairs and go inside. It's where kids went to hang out, to smoke, make out, and do things we normally wouldn't have done in public. This house is the inspiration for the books of the Blue House series.
Book Excerpt
Topsail Island Tango
Little feelings of growing up had come and gone, but this one was different. This time Mim felt an ending and a beginning all at the same time; now it was coupled with fear. She turned her head to the blue house as they passed by and within a few minutes they were at the pier.
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