One Sausalito Summer

Based on a true event, One Sausalito Summer is the story of how one enclave of rock music began in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cass and Lia visit the Charles Van Damme dry-docked ferry boat for a summer. Cass’s musical experiences and involvement with Jesse a musician, contrast with the romantic endeavors of the boat Captain, Howard and Lia. The Van Damme’s coffee house, The Ark is the meeting place for all the rock and folk musicians for miles around. This one summer begins the legend of the San Francisco Bay Area rock music history.

Colleen Rae has written four novels and one memoir. This is her fifth novel. She has traveled all over the world, smoked hashish with Afghani smugglers, rode a bus, jeep and train from Istanbul to Nepal. She spent several months in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal in 1973. She has lived near Sausalito for many years but now resides in Western Michigan with her husband, Larry and cat Bubba Bear, living a serene life. For more on Colleen Rae visit her website: www.colleenraenovels.com