A Change of Times

Hurricane Road #4

by Roger C. Horton

In the first paragraphs of this 4th novel of the Hurricane Road series, A Change of Times, we learn that Captain Asher Byran, an elderly man, has passed away at sea. He is buried by his sixteen-year old great-grandson, Cory Byran MacArt on a deserted Island of the Cay Sal Bank. The young man sails back to Coconut Grove, a village on Miami’s Biscayne Bay, to report the death to the family attorney. Unaware that he's heir to a substantial fortune, Cory sets out on his great-grandfather's old ketch, now his, to make his way in the world. On a far-off island, he meets a British girl, Ann Lacy and the two are immediately drawn to each other, only to be separated for a time, due to an unfortunate accident. This is a gentle but exiting story that introduces the reader to the Bahamas and Caribbean before they were developed. A Change of Times is a sea story, and a story of love. It is one of innocence and is above all one of life's adventure, joined by two splendid young people, in a place, a tropical frontier, a magical part of the world that has long since changed. Come back in time and experience the world of Cory and Ann. A mix of cultures, of island folk, of sunken treasures, and that mysterious and confusing maze of joy and pain on the journey into adulthood.

485 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 27, 2014

Reviews

[margaret stobb · Rating 5 out of 5]

A look back at a simpler time

This book gives the reader the ability to peer, innocently, into a world all but forgotten. Perhaps the world is always changing, perhaps as we age and change ourselves we loose the ability to appreciate the love and beauty around us. This book made me feel younger and renewed my sense of hope.