"It isn't how long one lives, it is how wide that really matters."
– Kathryn's Beach
"...chase after life with the drive of an eight-year-old chasing an ice cream truck!"
– High Tide
"You are the person you are when you think no one is watching."
– Storm Surge
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Kathryn's Beach Available Soon
High Tide Available Soon
Storm Surge Coming in 2009
Five years after her last child abuse investigation, emotionally bankrupt Kathryn abruptly ends her self-imposed exile and returns to Los Angeles to reclaim her life. Relationships weave into the tapestry of Kathryn's life, expanding her reclusive world. Her friends and a cryptic letter written by a powerful man push Kathryn to reconcile the past. Who says, "You can’t go home again?" Sometimes that is exactly what must be done. But, is it worth it?
Weeks after her best friend's death, Kathryn struggles to make sense of her life. She's melodramatic and her judgement is flawed in matters of love. Yet Kathryn's unwavering passion for social justice and work with homeless families make her failings forgivable. Just as Kathryn begins to find meaning to her life, she discovers the real identity of her paternal grandfather, and the secret of her true identity!
Grandfather McKenzie announces his retirement at a staged media event, naming who will succeed his rule of the McKenzie multi-billion dollar empire. In the four years Kathryn has known him, he never mentioned his plans to retire. None of the McKenzie heirs are thrilled about the announcement. The first lesson is, "Money corrupts!" Lesson two: "Everyone has an agenda!"
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