Finding the Perfect Wave: part one

by Cheri H. Miklich

“Alli…there’s been an accident.” Her voice grew silent. “What?” I began to hear sobbing coming from the other end of the line. A sick feeling overtook my whole body. The fear of what I was about to hear became a stronger reality with each of Sara’s sobs. “There was a really bad car accident, and Alli…” She paused and began to cry louder. “H-He’s…gone. He’s dead.” Seventeen-year-old Alli Whitton’s life just can’t get any better. She’s one of the best surfers in Huntington Beach, spending every day side by side with her boyfriend, Todd, and just days away from entering the halls of her senior year in high school. Then her dad is transferred miles away from her beloved ocean to the middle of the sweltering Arizona desert, and Alli’s perfect life is threatened. It takes an uphill turn, however, when she meets Jake, the school’s handsome soccer star, whose sandy blond hair and sharp green eyes remind her how to smile once again. All she needs to do is make it ten long months; then she’s free to return to California. But when an unthinkable tragedy occurs, Alli is forced into mourning the loss of a dear loved one, leaving her suffering through the grieving process in a new school with none of her best friends to comfort her. Cheri Miklich’s Finding the Perfect Wave is a romantic coming-of-age drama where readers will learn, along with Alli, to smile and laugh even amidst life’s darkest hours. A new romance blooms, hope and faith fight to prevail, and a strong realization of passion for her dreams surfaces as she discovers who she is meant to be. Join Alli as she enters the waters of life and seeks to find the perfect wave! Cheri H. Miklich lives in Arizona with her husband and their four children. She loves being a homemaker and stays involved in her church. She loves to travel, especially to beautiful beaches.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2019

About the author

Finding the Perfect Wave, part one, is Cheri's first novel and the first in the Perfect Wave trilogy. She grew up in Southern California where she loved spending as much free time as she could at the beach. She and her husband Mark, live in Arizona with their four children. She loves to travel with her family, especially to beautiful beaches.

She has been asked on many occasions, "How does a stay at home Mom come to write a book?" Her answer...

"I stay at home with four of God's greatest creations who call me Mom. My inspiration to write this novel and the four that follow are my children.

One Sunday afternoon, I was watching a delightful and stirring movie with my family. I was grateful that I didn't have to hold the remote in my hand waiting for the "inappropriate" scene to show up, leaving me in a panic to fast forward before my young family was "tainted". As I viewed the bonus material on the DVD, featuring the author of the story, I remember feeling so thankful to this "ordinary" woman who created such a delightful piece of literature, which would later become a feature film. This author reiterated so many principles and values that I have desperately been trying to teach my children.

I was encouraged and wanted to do something, considering my oldest son was soon to be a teenager, GULP! And I feared some aspects of the world that he was soon entering into. I contemplated what I could do to encourage writers to produce pure and decent literature that young people would not only love and enjoy reading, but would also remind them that being a good person and holding fast to their values was not only acceptable but desirable.

Then in a moment of inspiration, I realized that I could be that person, and over two years later, "Finding the Perfect Wave, Part One" is born. I believe with my whole heart that I have succeeded in my goal offering young people, of every age, a story that inspires us to be the best we can be! It is my sincere honor to share this story with you!"