When Paradise Calls

Maxi Appleton has no idea how her life is about to change when she celebrates her new home and job over dinner aboard the magnificent, new Silver Dolphin dinner cruise yacht. Panic pounds in her heart when she comes face-to-face with Blake Worthington, the owner and captain of the Silver Dolphin. Blake is the younger brother of her brutal ex-husband, Chad Worthington. What if Chad is lurking in the shadows?

Blake pursues a relationship with Maxi, but time hasn't erased her fear of Chad. What will he do if he finds her with Blake? It isn't a chance she wants to take. She'd always liked Blake. He'd been a great brother-in-law and friend, but he's too close to the ugly past. She repeatedly refuses his dinner invitations. However, time has not diminished Blake's secret desire to be with Maxi, and knowing she is still unmarried, he refuses to give up this long awaited dream of being with her.

After a series of chance meetings, Blake's kindness and gentle persuasion melts Maxi's resolve. She finally accepts his dinner invitation, and that sets a romance into motion. Sparks fly, and a passionate love story blossoms. Maxi's ex-husband, Chad Worthington, now widowed, learns of her return to San Diego where they first met. He tries to reconnect with her until he learns of her growing relationship with Blake. Even though Maxi overcomes her fear of Chad, his pursuit is quickly quashed by both Maxi and Blake.

Family conflict and interference fail to keep Maxi and Blake from falling deeply in love. Their unbreakable bond and sizzling love only grows stronger. Blake proposes to Maxi during a special evening aboard the Silver Dolphin.

Even before they marry, Maxi notices a strange tremor in one of Blake's hands, but Blake believes it's nothing to worry about. Christmas is nearing, and they focus all their time and thoughts on their December wedding aboard the Silver Dolphin.

Dread strikes a short time after their wedding and threatens their idyllic marriage when Blake is diagnosed with an incurable disease. They refuse to allow it to diminish their deep love and devotion to one another. Together they fight Blake's battle with Parkinson's disease and dementia.

This tender love story is inspired by a true experience. A story of passion, forgiveness, overcoming fear, mending relationships, and undying love. No one is prepared for the inconceivable and shocking pnenomenon they encounter at the end.

The story is set in San Diego, California in the 1990's. Sometimes playful, sometimes steamy, When Paradise Calls is a wholesome, clean love story for women of all ages.