Windblown: A Novel

When Maya Raymond embarks on a bold new life in the Florida Keys, she escapes more than small-town New England. She leaves behind her beloved father, Charlie, who still grieves for Maya’s long-dead mother. But she carries with her the weight of her own failure to reconcile love and loss. As a fishing guide, she spends her days drifting with the tides, navigating the mangroves better than her tangled relationships. Will she ever set anchor, or will she continue to flee safe harbors for the distant horizon at the edge of the sea?

Fern F. Musselwhite is a lawyer and writer, raised in Massachusetts and settled in Florida. After practicing law for many years, Fern found Windblown to be a rewarding submersion in creative writing. She loves the way a sentence or image can turn on a single word. She hopes to bring more of that focus to her readers with future novels. Fern maintains a loving marriage by happily supporting her husband's Florida Gators alongside her deep-rooted love of New England sports teams. She enjoys travel and running along wooded trails, far away from the twinkling lights of her modem. Fern is competitive to a fault and willing to play almost any sport or game until her opponent caves. She also believes that donuts are highly underappreciated.