Sea of Doubt: Can You Ever Escape Your Secrets

2024 Winner of the Firebird Award in Suspense

"P. L. Jonas does what she does best-she weaves a tight narrative laden with emotional depth and suspense. Readers won't put this book down . . ." -Cam Torrens, award-winning author of the Tyler Zahn series

Sea of Doubt, Book 2 of The Roth Saga, follows the Roth Family in the next stage of their lives. It can also be read as a standalone.

1960, Hugh and Dee sell Rothmorton Hall, near Boston, and move to a small beach community outside San Francisco to start fresh. Hugh needs to prove himself with his new business but spends too much time at the office causing tension at home.

Ellen turns thirteen and unhappy she's uprooted from the only home she's ever known and worries she won't fit in at the public high school, make friends, or meet boys.

Dee is bored and desperate to find her place in the community and may put her trust in the wrong person... yet again.

When damaging rumors about Ellen and Dee spread through the school and community, the family's happiness and safety are at risk.

Join the Roth family as they face insurmountable doubt in their decisions and how the ties that hold a family together help them survive when buried secrets are revealed.

An award-winning author, P. L. Jonas, has a creative spirit with a passion for literature, art, and music. She began writing fiction after a long career in marketing and technical writing and editing. A native Arizonan, she has traveled all over the U.S. and ten other countries. Drawing on her personal experience, a fascination with history, and a love of research, she weaves intricate stories of romance, sci-fi/fantasy, historical fiction, and suspense. When not writing, she is reading or painting while her beloved cat looks on.In 2023, The Historical Fiction Company Highly Recommended 5-Star Award for Hall of Deception, Book 1 of The Roth Saga.In 2021, she received First Place, Goethe category, Chanticleer Book Awards, late historical fiction.