Publisher's Synopsis
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, 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 fifty-gallon drum of their guilt.
