Chip Chip
The Mostly True Story of one of America’s finest moments–the Cuban Boatlift What happens when the first mate of a fishing boat in the Florida Keys is drawn into an epic rescue mission? A little danger, a little romance, a little humor and a big difference in a lot of lives. Chip Chip is a novel set amid the historic events of the Cuban boatlift of 1980–and event that author Rusty Jaquays experienced first-hand. Although the details of the story have been fictionalized–mostly to protect the guilty–Jaquays brings the authenticity that only a participant in this humanitarian effort could have captured. As the U.S. normalizes relations with Cuba.
Pancho Took the Fish
Shorty is a tall young lobster boat captain in the Florida keys. He lives for the challenging adventure of harvesting seafood and is “like one” with the magnificent waters of the coral reef environment. Befriended and mentored by an aging fisherman he hones his skills and learns to understand the elusive voice of his instincts. When the lady he was born to love walks into his life he believes he has reached this best days with only better days to come. Under the haze of contentment he doesn’t see the rogue wave of treachery and violence that broadsides his peaceful world. Crushed under the dead weight of grief, how can he face the bloodless killers in the cocaine trade and rescue what is left of his life. The lady he loves,. Pancho took the fish, is a powerful Key West thriller based on the true life experiences of the author Rusty Jaquays, a retired commercial fisherman. With his deep connection to the ocean wilderness and also the wilderness of man kind his words of color and light create the highest level of realism. This exciting story will arouse all of the senses, and evoke most every emotion. Salted with mystery and peppered with surprises, you will be hungry for every next page.