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)
Long ago and far away was a little town where good things happened all the time and...Wait! Topsail Island Tango is full of bad guys and nefarious deeds, sin and sinners.
But Topsail Island Tango is set in the 1960s! When things were perfect.
Tsk, tsk, there's always been bad guy, and besides, Topsail Island Tango is a book of fiction, FICTION, but boy it sure was a great place to grow up. Back then it really did seem like it was a place where only good things happened.
Book Excerpt
Topsail Island Tango
He hadn’t been to Topsail since 1959, four years ago. There wasn’t a whole lot of newness to the place, it was still pretty desolate. A few more homes had been built, and the Superette at the four corners just beyond the swing bridge had added a laundromat and beauty salon.
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