What is going on in this small Florida fishing village of Capwater located on a seaport? A petite, young classy lady, Darla Starr has just opened her real estate brokerage, Starr Port Realty, as a hurricane has just veered away from the little fishing village. A month later she is planning her grand opening with much excitement when she receives a mysterious letter and a phone call before going home for the night. Now frightened, she leaves her office to go to the safety of her seaside home but her vehicle will not start. The handsome police officer becomes attracted to her after assisting her to her home. Everyone awaits her arrival for the big event of her grand opening but are soon informed by the police officers that she is missing and Officer Thomas has been shot, is in a coma and not expected to live. The captain of the Capwater Police Department notifies and relays the events to Darla best friend, Kathy Lee Day. Along with her sister Erica Daniels and Kathy's German shepherd dog, Sam, they drive from Asheville, North Carolina where they both live. The two sisters are thrown into a puzzling, and dangerous situations while trying to find some clues as to who has taken Darla and who shot Officer Bill Thomas. Strange things begin after Kathy Lee and Erica arrive at Kathy's cottage in Capwater, Florida. A puzzling riddle is left by the intruder concerning Darla Starr. They search Darla's cottage and find Darla is not who she says she is. After their find in Darla's master bedroom closet, they are more than frightened when the FBI agents show up. Who is the man hidden out on Brad Island who has forced Cary to navigate through the rough waters of the bay to bring him supplies? Why is he watching Darla's cottage from across the bay with high powered binoculars? Dusty has been writing in her diary for over thirty years now. She met Jim Starr when she was young while cleaning his yacht. They fell in love and planned to spend their life together. Very powerful people in the political realm and wanting Jim to be the next governor of Alabama, Jim's parents threatened her, making her disappear from Jim's life. After reuniting with Jim Starr after all these years plans are made to reveal the truths. Upon her arrival to Capwater, Jim doesn't show up and Dusty and her son, Michael, are left wondering what happened. Plans had also been made that same day with Jim and Troy Masters, the FBI agent. Jim was to give him information regarding two crooked politicians who had embezzled six million dollars. The news the next day explained it. Jim and Thelma Starr had both been killed in a boating accident on their way to Brad Island. The impending hurricane now looks like it will hit Capwater for sure. Everyone is preparing for disaster and hope that Darla and Cary won't be killed. Huddling in Kathy's cottage with Erica, Greg and Troy Masters, the FBI agent, they are all shocked as he starts unveiling the true identity of Darla and her father's hidden secrets. News media has just reported that Dusty's son, Michael has just been abducted from the courtroom in Gulf View Shores, Alabama by two men at gunpoint. Who is behind all of these kidnappings, threats, and mayhem? Capwater, Florida is filled with reporters giving the latest on the hurricane damage. The real reason they are here is not the hurricane. Spoke persons for the family of the late Jim Starr are going to give a live news conference revealing all the events, past and present and how all these people fit in together. When they had finished with the story, the reporters were in media heaven. They had the most sensational story of the year. Real estate, yachts, romance, gambling, kidnappings, crime, politics, police and FBI agents, money, greed, embezzlement, murders, mystery, intrigue, pets, lost and found loved ones, and newly discovered family. To top it off was a hurricane in the middle of it all in one small Florida fishing village on the bay.
About the Author: Author's Bio The author's pen name, Wahletta Hale, comes from her half-Cherokee father who gave the name Wahletta to her mother when they married. In real life, the author was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky, then her family moved to rural Ohio when she was three weeks old, where she grew up. Many of the scenes in her first two books, of My Brother's Finder, My Brother's Keeper, and Twin Mysteries At The Old Post Office are set in Ohio. She drew upon her experiences as a survivor of tragedy, a person of faith, a member of a large rural family, an animal lover, a real estate broker, and a bookshop/café entrepreneur to lend authenticity to the events of the novel. She plays guitar, writes song lyrics, which she has recorded, middle-of-the-road country music and gospel. She also likes to do interior and exterior designing and renovating old houses along with interior decorating. Her love of animals is evident in the way she weaves the family pets into each of her stories. She is an advocate of pet rescue shelters and encourage people to adopt rather than buy a pet. Each book is in honor of her late mother who loved a good mystery and wanted to be a writer herself. Wahletta lived formerly on the coast for many years but now lives inland, not far from the coast in Florida.