The "Troubled Waters" Series

Two love stories, decades apart. The grand cruising yacht, EmmaLee, changes the course of their lives forever.   Jonathan McKendry, the son of a local boatyard owner in a 1940s northern Michigan resort town, is falling in love with Emily Compton, the daughter of a wealthy family who own the EmmaLee. As class differences and family pressures threaten any hope for the relationship, a shocking crime shatters their dreams of being together. Amazon Five Star reviews for THE EMMALEE AFFAIRS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Engaging, captivating, beautiful writing." "Wonderful! Loved every minute of every page!" "From the first word to the last, I was hooked!" "A sweet reminder of loves lost and new beginnings." "You won't be able to put it down!" "Beautifully merges storylines of then and now." "I wish I could give this book ten stars!"   In a parallel story in present-day, Sally Thomason, a descendant of the Compton's, is thrilled to join the community in welcoming back the family's old yacht, the EmmaLee after decades away. When she meets Ben Clark, the new owner of the ship, her life takes a drastic turn that threatens her current relationship and dredges up past memories of a tragic event that continues to haunt her. As Sally and Ben grow closer, they search for common ground to move beyond the past and perhaps even build new lives together. THE EMMALEE AFFAIRS plays out against a beautiful scenic backdrop and compelling historical context while exploring the deep emotions of tragic love and loss. If you love mystery and romantic suspense with intriguing characters, settings that will sweep you away and twisting plots that will keep you guessing, dive into the "troubled waters" of THE EMMALEE AFFAIRS today.

In this follow-up to the Amazon #1 classic family saga of historical fiction, mystery and suspense, The EmmaLee Affairs, Michael Lindley revisits the idyllic resort community of Charlevoix, Michigan.   It's 1951, and lawyer, George Hansen, has found himself on the wrong end of bad situations in the past, but never one so unpopular when he steps up to defend a local Native American boy accused of the alleged sexual assault of the daughter of one of the town's most prominent summer residents.   His best friend, Jonathan McKendry, now married to doctor, Emily Compton McKendry, finds himself desperately trying to save his wife and a young family from a brutal and murderous father.   In the parallel modern-day story, George Hansen looks down from his passing into the next world to see the events that develop in the search for his killer, as well as the challenges faced by the Clark family as Alex Clark tries to save his business empire and his marriage, and daughter, Megan, lets her infatuation for a young local boy alienate the summer families who she thought were her friends.   Connor Harris also returns to create new problems with plans to develop an unpopular and ecologically unfriendly real estate development on the lake.   Praise for The Summer Town "… another stellar novel… even more compelling than EmmaLee." "… a great success… a delightful read." "… after falling in love with Seasons of the EmmaLee, this was a must read!" "…Lindley is a masterful storyteller, effortlessly moving between past and present." "… a rising talent."

From Amazon #1 bestselling author Michael Lindley; an emotional story of love, betrayal and bitter compromise set in 1920's Atlanta and a remote village on the northern Gulf Coast of Florida. When a woman from his past makes a surprising return during his 85th birthday celebration in the remote village of Grayton Beach, Florida, Mathew Coulter reflects back on his early years, the heartbreak of lost loves, bitter memories of family betrayal and a young and gifted blind girl who would change the course of his life forever.   Amazon Five Star reviews for BEND TO THE TEMPEST -"wonderful character development" - "one of my favorite authors" - "hated to reach THE END" - "WOW - totally impressed." - "Great characters and I love the author's style." In 1918, Mathew lies recovering in a Paris hospital from a devastating wound in a battle in the French countryside. His nurse, Celeste, will not only tend his wounds but also capture his heart, but her ties to her local French village and a soldier still lost in the conflict of the Great War will be the first in his life's most difficult choices. Returning to his home in America during the tumultuous years of Prohibition, Mathew ultimately finds new love, but a bitter betrayal and his ruthless family's ties to the liquor trade in 1920's Atlanta force him to leave and seek refuge in a friend's remote cottage in a small Florida beach town. He meets a young blind girl, Melanee Dalton, who will lead him on a journey that may be the final salvation for her wayward mother and Mathew's own haunted soul. The story of BEND TO THE TEMPEST plays out across the war-torn cities and villages of France during World War I, the homes of the wealthy and corrupt in Prohibition-era Atlanta, and the peaceful, yet dangerous shores of a breathtaking village on the Gulf Coast of Florida.