Self professed boat bum Chase Hawkins is living the dream aboard his thirty five foot sailboat Paramour. But once he runs afoul of local crime boss Santiago Acosta, the dream quickly turns into a nightmare. Forced to captain a drug boat to the Florida Keys to repay his debts, Chase is thrown into a world of violence, backstabbing, and double crosses. Pursued by the authorities and under scrutiny from Acosta’s crime syndicate, can Chase safely navigate the treacherous waters of The Keys drug trade or will he flounder, never to be seen again?
Book Genre: Nautical
Pursuing Chase
Chase Hawkins thought his fortunes had changed for the better. Flush with stolen money, he and his girlfriend Kelly planned to escape to the islands and sail away from the life of crime that had turned their life upside down. However, the drug cartel that they stole from has different plans for them.Now hounded by a relentless killer, the couple must find a way to escape before it is too late. With nothing more than his wits and his trusty boat Paramour, Chase is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse that takes them from the serene islands of the Bahamas to the urban sprawl of South Florida and beyond.
Unlawful Chase
Once a successful boat captain and occasional criminal, Chase Hawkins' charmed life has gone to hell. After the death of his girlfriend, he finds himself destitute and drunk in the Florida Keys, forced to rely on his luck to survive.
When an unscrupulous antiques broker offers him a job, and another chance at the adventure he craves, Chase takes it. His mission: sneak into Cuba, locate a certain artifact, and leave with it. Simple. Except the piece he is looking for is the fabled Alma del Taino, a centuries-old stone idol with a bloody history that has cost many would-be fortune seekers their lives.
Armed with little more than his wits and his sailboat, Chase finds himself in over his head. Pursued by both General Bardales, the ruthless Minister of Antiquities, and a beautiful but savage treasure hunter, he'll need more than luck to succeed. Surrounded by the Cuban army and outfoxed at every turn, the race is on the Alma del Taino.
Finding the idol is dangerous enough, holding onto it could be deadly.