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Kelly
Salinger and Clay McCarthy are as different as satin
and stone. She is a peace-loving resort owner
seeking a refuge where she can heal the scars of her
past. He has amnesia, and every clue to his identity
suggests he’s been pursuing a life of crime.
The only thing they have in common is that they are
trapped on a remote Bahamian island with a gang of
dangerous jewel thieves. Kelly and Clay discover
opposites do attract. But will this gentle woman and
the gun-toting stranger she found unconscious on her
beach live long enough to learn that their
contrasting views are less important than their
love?
Endorsements
"Tons of
mystery...great characters...Twists, turns, and even
a climactic ending...This is one read you will want
to add to your bookshelf." -- Rated 5 CUPS by Coffee
Time Romance
"Secret Stranger is a must read for anyone who
enjoys a well-written suspense novel." -- Rated
4.5/5 by Night Owl Romance |
About The
Author
For many
years, I lived the conventional lifestyle. I graduated high
school, married, raised a family and put my personal goals on
hold. When my three sons started school, I returned to college
and earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering
from the University of Connecticut. For a few years, I worked as
a software engineer, consulting on applications ranging from
submarine combat systems to biological research databases.
Weekends and vacations were spent sailing Long Island Sound.
As an avid
sailor and licensed charter boat captain, the itch to sail away
into the sunset soon became to strong to resist. When our little
boys became college students, my husband and I sold our house
and furniture, waved good-bye to our shocked friends and
relatives, and moved aboard our sailboat.
Since then,
we have spend many years roaming the Southern U.S. coastline,
exploring the Bahamas, and enjoying the tropical islands of the
Caribbean and the offshore islands of South America. We have
cruised as far north as Gloucester, Massachusetts and as far
south as Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, east to Trinidad and Tobago,
and west to Curacao.
I began my
writing career with non-fiction articles. But my husband and I
were sailing to lush, exotic islands under starry skies, walking
on the most beautiful, white-sand beaches in the world, watching
fiery sunsets, smelling nutmeg drying in the sunshine, breathing
tangy salt air, eating juicy pineapples fresh from the fields,
and feeling the wind blowing through our hair. How could my
thoughts not turn to romance?
 One
day, while we were anchored in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas in
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the boat rocking gently in the trade
winds, I started writing about a charter yacht crewed by a salty
captain and a land-lubber chef. That novel, A Trade Wind
Season, was released by Avalon Books two years later.
Coming
later this year is Deadly Paradise, my thrilling new
romantic suspense novel set in the Bermuda Triangle.
Look
for it soon!
If you'd like to
meet Kathleen in person or have her speak to you writing or
sailing group, please visit her new
Workshops
page for details. |
