When my wife and I decided to run away to sea, we thought we knew what we were doing. Our first few months on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, or "the Ditch," disabused us of that notion. Our seamanship was adequate, but our expectations weren't realistic. Life's a Ditch isn't so much about where we went and what we saw during our time in the Ditch, but about how we reacted to it and how our lives were changed by our experiences. Share the surprises we had and the choices that we made as we discovered what we got ourselves into when we abandoned our comfortable life ashore to become...

Dani Berger and Liz Chirac's new charter guest is hiding something. Connie Barrera brought more aboard Vengeance than just her luggage, but they don't know that. Connie's on the run. Connie booked Vengeance under an assumed name to escape the Bahamas. She's not sure who's chasing her, but she knows what they want. She's determined that they won't get it. Connie couldn't have picked better people to fight her corner than Dani and Liz. The three quickly become friends, but Dani and Liz are puzzled by Connie's occasional moments of paranoia. Why is Connie on the run? Who's chasing her as they...

Sadie Storm is determined to break free of her past. She wants to focus on her singing career, but her ex-lover, Jonas Pratt, won't let go. She knows too much about Pratt's criminal associates, and Pratt has other plans for her. 
 He finds her in the islands sailing on the charter yacht, Diamantista II, with Connie and Paul. Attempting to kidnap Sadie, Pratt miscalculates and incurs Connie's wrath. 
 When Connie falls back on skills from her own shady past, Pratt meets his match, and Sadie gets a fresh start. 
 Running Under Sail is the fifth book in the popular Connie...

Bluewater Stalker is the sixth book in the Bluewater Thriller series, featuring Dani Berger and Liz Chirac as the no-nonsense owners and crew of the classic sailing yacht Vengeance. -"Great book -- I liked all five." Review of Bluewater Betrayal, 5th of the Bluewater Thrillers -"More, More, More ... I love the suspense..." Review of Bluewater Betrayal, 5th of the Bluewater Thrillers -"The books in this series have improved with each one." Review of Bluewater Ice, 4th of the Bluewater Thrillers -"Great Series." Review of Bluewater Voodoo, 3rd of the Bluewater Thrillers -"Page Turner Thriller"...

Join Connie Barrera as she makes her first ocean passage as captain of Diamantista, her new charter yacht. Experience her anxiety; feel her fear. Watch her survive by her wits. Connie has recruited her friend, Paul Russo, to serve as cook and first mate. Paul can't join her on her maiden voyage, so Connie is forced to rely on pick-up crew for her first two weeks at sea. Trouble erupts aboard Diamantista as soon as she leaves shore. Anticipating that Paul will join her in the Virgin Islands before their first guests arrive, Connie stays in touch with him during her voyage. As they converse,...

Bluewater Rendezvous is the eighth book in the Bluewater Thriller series. Dani and Liz have a new charter guest aboard Vengeance who is too mysterious to suit Dani. The guest's fiance fails to make their rendezvous in Antigua, and they find themselves in a struggle with the Mafia. The mob boss kidnaps a member of her family to force Dani to meet his demands, but he gets a surprise. He's not the only one who makes his own rules. Dani, angry because her mother has embroiled her in an unrelated family conflict, vents her ire on the unsuspecting thugs. As she dives into the fray, Dani discovers...

Drugs and greed plague Dani and Liz as they entertain their latest charter guests on Vengeance. Ed Savage, a single parent and a trial lawyer, is taking a break from a class-action suit. Cynthia, his daughter, is a spoiled, dope-smoking teenager. Ed's pursuit of an exorbitant fee has put his daughter and his career at risk. To Dani's surprise, given the contrast in their backgrounds, she likes Cynthia. Ed, meanwhile, is intent upon seducing Dani. When someone kidnaps Cynthia, Liz takes Ed in hand, freeing Dani to search for Cynthia. Bluewater Ganja is the ninth book of the Bluewater Thriller...