Bonnie O’Sullivan turns to put apples in her shopping cart to find her daughter, Fallon, smiling toothlessly–but her best friend’s daughter vanished. Disappeared into nothing, and never found.
Bonnie rescues sea otters as a biologist at Monterey Bay Aquarium, but her love of adventure doesn’t extend to her daughter as Fallon matures. Haunted by the kidnapping, Bonnie confines Fallon to Seascape, their ranch stronghold. Red-headed Fallon responds by perfecting rebellion. Now a shadowed gunman has fired at Bonnie from a ridge on the ranch. Who is he? Why is he shooting at her? Quinn, Bonnie’s ocean-hopping Irish husband, is no help. He easily dismisses Bonnie’s fears and believes it’s time to give their daughter more freedom. After the shooting, he and Fallon find a gold coin where the gunman stood on the ridge. What does it mean? •Does Graciela Castaneda, Fallon’s beloved nanny, have any part in the mysteries? •Will Fallon barrel race herself to freedom? •What will a courageous, but overprotective, mother risk to provide her daughter a safe harbor? Rogue Wave, the first novel in the Seascape Saga, answers the question, “How do we find the courage to face fear? Jane Carlile Baker loves Morgan horses, the Pacific Ocean, and sea otters. Baker has previously published four My Father’s Love; Triumphs and Tragedies, Corregidor and Its Aftermath; Image of a Black Father; and Toughnut Angel, The Tale of a Real-Life Adventuress of the Old West. She blogs at janecarlilebaker.com and lives in Northern California with her husband, Art, and her therapy dog.
Jane Carlile Baker's Scotch-Irish American roots drew her to roam Ireland first in search of Nellie Cashman's generosity and integrity and then Quinn and Fallon O'Sullivan's family history. But Baker also discovered the mystery, magic and beauty of her homeland.
Jane's written four biographies. Only Toughnut Angel, about the true heroine, Nellie, has an Irish background. Baker also co-authored a guide to walking with God through the Covid pandemic and his biography, a history of the Civil Rights movement, with her friend Charlie Crane. Baker's first novel, Rogue Wave, began the Seascape Saga, and Rogue Irishman her third novel; continues the series. Queen of the Third Grade, Jane's second novel, explores elementary education in California and what it means to live in truth and grace. All Baker's books are available on Amazon, but enter Jane Carlile Baker - there are a lot of Jane Bakers.
Jane lives in California with her marriage and family therapist husband, Aime the sweet Cavapoo, and three soft, doe-eyed alpacas. The Bakers have three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Jane is a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for foster kids, supports immigrants through World Relief, teaches fifth and sixth graders at her church, and enjoys gardening, swimming, and oil painting.