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)
Topsail Island Tango is the first book in the Blue House series. It is set in the 1960s. Vietnam, hippies, all these things were relevant to this little barrier island. The dance of life goes on everywhere and Mim, the daddy's girl, is lost and confused like the young men going to war. The world is changing and so she must too..
Topsail Island Tango is also available as an audio book
Book Excerpt
Topsail Island Tango
Edna could not fathom how her daughter, who had spent so many hours playing in the marsh and the beach, fishing there or hunting crawdads, could be so attracted to such a man. But she seemed determined to marry him and she came to believe that Mim’s infatuation with Anthony was being stoked by her desire to be defiant. After all, she had always been a stubborn girl, much like her father.
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