New Smyrna Beach Series

A tale of passions indulged, denied, and ultimately forgiven...

On the verge of bagging the two things he wants most - a sailing charter business and marrying old money - Jake Murray’s fiancée/sole crew member dumps him.

Salvation comes in the form of dyslexic, basketball-toting Rachel Martin, the only one to apply for the first mate position he slapped on Craigslist. On a dead run from an affair with a married man, Rachel's salvation is shoving ocean between her and temptation.

Rapid-fire dialogue and romantic tension sail Jake’s biker-chick of a boat through hurricanes, real and figurative. A cast of wannabe sailors, Rachel’s ex, Jake’s ex, a baby go along for the ride.

The many-layered story weaves together disparate strands into a seamless cord. Mother and daughter look eerily alike - down to their lusts. Their symbiotic bond, forged in the blood of childbirth on the kitchen floor and cemented by their secrets, must be cracked open.

A son must go home. Sin must be expunged. Tattered Innocence is for anyone who’s ever woken up sealed in a 50-gallon drum of their guilt.