The Tower, an old missile observation structure built in the 1940s, stands staunchly against the ocean-the gales, squalls, and hurricanes that come year in and year out. It seems a fortress of strength and endurance and has become a beloved landmark of Topsail Island.

The view from the tower is astounding as it rises above the dunes to rose sunrises, azure seas at twilight, lazy days watching beachgoers and fishermen. Quietly, this tower and the land it rests on offer paradise. But just because the view of life at the beach seems a bit more serene, a bit slower, from the tower, it doesn’t mean that the age-old struggles between right and wrong or good and bad don’t exist. Sometimes the lines are blurred. Sometimes things are justified. But sometimes the evil is so blatant it can’t be ignored. And even the tower can’t rise above it.

It seems she just won’t go away. All the detectives want is to have their sleepy little town back. But Estelle has a way about her and even the innocent and trusting are at her mercy.

The little swing bridge that takes you to Topsail Island has been there for over half a century. It’s seen just about everything, who comes across, who goes across-with whom, at what times, and how often. It’s all normal for small-town life and small-town gossip.

But as the population of the island soars, sights its never seen before have become commonplace. There’s been another murder and it seems that it is not only the good that die young. The nefarious events are rocking the very core of the small coastal town and though Topsail Island may be used to sudden thunderstorms cropping up from time to time, now, when lightening of a more sinister nature strikes twice in succession, the local police detectives realize there’s more to it and the unexpected twists and turns are baffling.

Meanwhile, the bridge tender keeps a watchful eye on everything.

Waterlogged is the first book in this seven book series. It is one of Carol’s favorites, with all the same characters throughout… unless she kills them off!

In this series, you’ll meet a detective, a retired US Marshal, an FBI agent and of course, local law enforcement.

There have been many changes to Topsail since Pearl was a child. She’s been part of it and she’s grown into a woman who has endured and learned along the way. This final chapter in the Topsail Island Trilogy opens the door to the future as Pearl and other beloved characters embrace a new way of life.

In the early 1950s Surf City, the hub of Topsail Island, is a fisherman’s  paradise. Mother Nature’s Hurricane Hazel has something to say about that, and so does Pearl Rosell. Her life and livelihood are wrapped up in that burgeoning town, where the lines of right and wrong are often blurred.

Beginning in the mid 1930s, this story gives a taste of what life was like on the yet-unnamed sandbar that would eventually become Topsail Island, and how the following twenty years shaped it and the surrounding area.

The history of Topsail Island is woven into this saga covering three generations of life and lifestyle in the early days, before development changed the island forever.

There’s a difference between love and being in love, believing in fate and accepting a path. When you’re young, choosing between the two is not as difficult a choice. When you’re older it can be terrifying. For Lissa, the spiritual and physical loves she knows are entwined in her love for Topsail Island and the ocean that surrounds it. Decisions, decisions…

A collection of short stories set on Topsail Island and the surrounding local communities. This charming collection of stories contains a little romance, some coming of age, poetry and literary fiction. Some stories take you back in time, others are contemporary and yet another story takes the reader into the paranormal.