Rogue Wave

<p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)><em>Sometimes out of nowhere comes the rogue wave... You can ride it or get pulled under.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>I roamed the untamed ocean. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Set out to play hero conservationist.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Those high seas? They remain lawless for many reasons. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Over ten years I saw the worst that humanity has to offer.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>And accomplished... nothing.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>The futility of it all left me disillusioned. Numb. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>I returned to the island of my childhood summers. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>All I wanted was to lick my wounds. Hide. Regroup.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>Like a rogue wave an idealistic beauty thrust herself into my world.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>Tells me we can make a difference. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>We can save the oceans. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>We're one with the sea.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>Her naivety might be charming if it wasn't like looking in a time-warped mirror. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>Her natural beauty might be appealing if she wasn't a college student.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>The last thing she needs is a summer romance with a burned-out wreck like me. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>She's too young. She's got everything in front of her. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>And me? I've got commitments. And a past. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>She promises release. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>No need for guilt. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>I aim for the crest for a smooth fun ride.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>Unfortunately my past comes calling and we both get pulled under.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(80 0 80 1)>A contemporary romance standalone novel about two idealistic souls finding their way in a less than perfect world.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>A delicious age-gap romance featuring two marine biologists with a desire to save the oceans an unexpected adoption and a resort island with a small town atmosphere. The standalone contemporary romance novel is the first in the Haven Island series an island where people come to shelter right off the coast of North Carolina.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>