In all of sportfishing, Isla Mujeres on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico stands out, not only for its abundance of pelagic and reef species, but also as a location with an interesting history dating back thousands of years.Today Mexico is a rare jewel in the western hemisphere. It has an educated population, much industry, a skilled work force, and natural resources in unimaginable abundance. Among Mexico's most precious resources is the pristine water surrounding it on its east and...

In this thrilling new chapter of the Bimini Twist Adventure series, Max Carson and his teenage sons, P.J. and Gaffer, find themselves off the coast of Mexico on the vibrant island of Isla Mujeres. What begins as a sportfishing trip quickly turns into a high-stakes mission when the Carsons intervene in the attempted kidnapping of a young woman—none other than the daughter of influential rancher Miguel Castillo.Their daring rescue earns them deep gratitude and trust from Cas...

The study of Mortgage Banking takes in a wide variety of subjects, not only how to apply for a residential mortgage loan, but also all the behind the scenes activities that make the mortgage industry function. From the beginning of the loan process through the closing, and all the departments that help along the way. What is the role of the appraiser, or the secondary market, the title agent, or the hazard insurance agent? What is the role or the commercial banks in real estate finance? Wh...

Nick "Coach" Wallace never wanted to be an ambassador. He's a retired high school football coach and former Marine who came to the Bahamas with his sons, Ray and Darren, on their sport fishing boat Tiburon. When a survivor from a sunken refugee boat showed up on the dock, that changed everything. Sol de la Torre's testimony exposed a U.S. military operation that blew up a dozen boats and killed at least sixty innocent people. As Nick helped bring that tragedy to justice, he gained favor wi...

Abaco Gold is the continuing story of the adventures of Max Carson with his teenage sons P.J. and Gaffer on board their sportfishing boat Bimini Twist. The action takes place in the beautiful chain of islands knows an Abaco in the Bahamas Islands. While a group of dedicated marine archaeologists works to recover artifacts from a treasure galleon with a view toward creating a maritime museum in the capital city of Nassau, more sinister forces are at work to plunder the underwater artifacts ...

Not far beneath the gin clear waters of the Bahamas Islands lies tons of treasure from an ancient sunken galleon. Marine archaeologists and ocean adventurers have a license from the government to excavate the site and recover artifacts to create a maritime museum in the capitol city of Nassau. When word of the expedition gets out, a greedy high level official from within the governement hatches a scheme to help himself to some of the rich booty. But the Royal Bahamas Defense Force, with th...

The quaint island of Bimini in the Bahamas Islands is a fisherman’s paradise, a place to relax and kick back where no one cares what you do as long as you are behaving yourself, having a good time, and spending a little cash. Beneath the peaceful and friendly facade of this tropical paradise is a sinister organization that deals in human misery. Ex-con Rohan Pinkney, known as Rooster, leads a band of criminals whose brand of commerce includes drug running and refugee smuggling. Virgil Pric...

In the sixth book of the Bimini Twist Adventure series Max Carson and his sons, P.J. and Gaffer, decide to see if they would like the fishing in the Florida Keys as much as they do in the Bahamas and Hawaiian Isands. They settle on a vacation in Marathon, in the Heart of the Florida Keys, often referred to as "the Sportfishing Capitol of the World." It doesn' take long for them to learn to appreciate the offshore action along with the flats fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. in addition to som...

Leaky Tiki is the history of eight different boats the author has owned or operated over sixty years of boating in the bays of New York, the Mediterranean Sea, and around South Florida and the Bahamas Islands. Leaky Tiki was a 15 foot Chris Craft kit boat with a 30 H.P. Evinrude motor. Graduating through time the author has yachted between Spain and Italy on board the 27 meter Benetti, and then owned a series of boats for different purposes. When he wanted to go fast he bo...

Kona Kai- When Max Carson agreed to have his boat, Bimini Twist, ferried over to the Hawaiian Islands on board the luxury yacht Felicity, he was expecting to enjoy the summer with his boys P.J. and Gaffer, fishing in the quiet waters off Kona, the blue marlin and yellowfin capital of the world. And in fact the fishing action was everything they expected. Mahimahi, yellowfin tuna and several varieties of marlin were their constant hook-ups in this sport fisherman's paradise. And the new fri...

Five years after leaving office, former Secretary of Defense Caleb Mercer steps off an international flight expecting a car, a meeting, and dinner. Instead, federal marshals are waiting.The warrant comes from a Caribbean nation accusing Mercer of responsibility for a secret military campaign that killed hundreds at sea. His arrest opens a door Washington thought had been permanently closed.Soon investigators are following evidence that reaches far beyond Mercer: into the Ju...

How angry do parents become when their children are at risk from dangerous behavior their kids get into on account of bad associations? It is beyond description. Parents will do anything to kep their children safe. In The Fathers Club, four fathers with the help of a sympathetiic badass sheriff take the law into their own hands when the system lets them down. Just because a crooked judge doesn't want to act, does not mean these angry fathers are without remedies. At times they have to give...