Dear Reader Some of my best vacations were aboard cruise ships so it's not surprising that I chose the cruise ship world as a setting for my latest novel, PORTS OF CALL. If you share my fascination for sea cruises and exotic travel destinations, I'm sure you'll enjoy reading about Adriana Falcone and Thorne Weston as much as I loved writing their story. Thanks for "coming aboard" this website and entering my world... Also, watch for ORCHID ISLE, coming from Mira Books soon! Enjoy the trip! IN STORES NOW! PORTS OF CALL Mira Books, July 1999 - ISBN 1-55166-505-0 To ORDER, click here From the sun-drenched hills of Tuscany to the shimmering seaport of Miami, from the cutthroat business of rival shipping empires to the passionate battles of the heart comes a novel of desire, ambition and deadly betrayal. Known affectionately as the "Queen of the Seas", Adriana Falcone has taken over from her late husband as head of the centuries-old Falcone Line of cruise ships. And she has come to realize that to navigate the dark and turbulent waters of this business, you either sinkor learn to swim with the sharks. Thorne Weston is the most dangerous shark of all. As the head of Blue Ribbon Cruises, he is Adriana's fiercest rival. And when her company's future is in jeopardy, Adriana is forced into an unwilling partnership with this enigmatic man. A man whose true agenda remains a mystery. | |
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