Arthur “Terry” Tirrell edited parts of THE SECRET EVER KEEPS while lounging on the Oswego Yacht Club deck overlooking Lake Ontario. There he invented marine engineer Laurel Kingsford, who is drawn into a search for a lost ship and its treasure by a stranger who wants her to call him “Grandpa Jake.”

“romance ... rough seas and danger.”

KIRKUS

“the real buried treasure here is in the character saga glittering just below the surface”

FILM & BOOKS MAGAZINE

“this engaging tale offers both adventure and depth”

SAIL MAGAZINE

“Riveting ... rhapsodic ... as if the place held its breath and waited.”

FOREWORD MAGAZINE

“His portrayal ... of the power wealth can buy and the self-destruction it causes is superb.:

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