Sailing Marietta: Book One

The huge, man-made Rolling River Lake is a popular haven for sailorsand lovers alike. But before the lake was filled in 1961, a deadly secretwas buried underground at its deepest point and the secret is aboutto explode. Each weekend, a group of margarita-loving sailors gather at the lakefor fun in the sun, romance, boat races, and skinny-dipping. On theweekend of the annual Irish Pub sailboat race, everyone is ready for aparty. What starts as a magical, romantic getaway for New Yorkadvertising executive Taylor Freeman and her new love-sailboatcaptain Roger Ash-turns deadly when one of the boaters is foundmurdered at the helm of his own vessel. The sailors soon learn theirfriend's mysterious death isn't the first at Rolling River Lake. Taylor'saunt, Supreme Court Justice Nicole Freeman, and their colorfulsailing friends help Taylor and Roger unravel the mystery of thelake-a secret that has driven some people to kill. And those peoplewill continue to kill to protect it. The first of three books, The Lake begins a series of adventures forTaylor and Roger aboard the sailboat Marietta as they sail from TheLake to The Bay and finally, to The Island.