Genre: Contemporary Fiction
The following novels are inspired by adventure, sport, and spirituality. The protagonists are resilient, free-spirited young women in their 20s on quests for truth and freedom and give a fresh and funny look at unconventional lifestyles.
You’ll be encouraged to think outside the box and tap into your intuition to gain clarity and insight within your own life.
You deserve to enjoy fun and easy beach reads that will also help expand your mind and open your heart - and these books will take you there.
The Summer of Wonder
(formerly known as; Surfer Girls Kick Ass)
Zoe Smith is flailing in her career as a professional surfer, as well as in her relationship with Derek. She needs to make a change. But what?
Stuck in a funk, she heads home to Australia, uncertain of her future. Will the end of her relationship also signify the end of her career?
With the help of a best friend, a boy crush, a strange encounter with an angel, and some much-needed soul-searching...
She finds herself on a magical journey out of the darkness and into the light, in surfing and in life.
“A very relatable feel good story for surfers and non-surfers alike. You won’t want to put the book down!”
The River Away From Home
(Formerly known as; Pack Light, Travel Light, Be The Light)
She’s got a ragged red backpack, a kayak, and a dream. Leaving behind wealth and comfort, will this nonconforming young woman find untold riches?
Toronto, Canada, 1997. Tish Brady is suffocating. Freshly returned from wilderness training in Africa, the lonely twenty-three-year-old hates being trapped under her parents’ stern, upper-crust thumbs. So when she spies a brochure for a whitewater rafting company, she flees the city for the Ottawa Valley’s raging rapids.
Unused to feeling like she belongs, Tish is delighted to discover kindred spirits and an adrenaline-filled job as a raft guide. But even as she pushes the boundaries of a male-dominated industry, flirtatious romances, and her ingrained beliefs, she knows winter will soon end her joyous interlude.
Will the splash of the unexpected put her exactly where she needs to be?
Adapted from actual events, professional whitewater athlete and world medalist Tiffany Manchester’s semi-autobiographical novel combines easy-to-read chapters, raw truths, and unique passages using the perspective of her beloved backpack, Red Fran. From surviving on two mangos and a bottle of rum in the Ecuadorian jungle to bittersweet encounters with her soulmate, readers will delight in this nuanced journey toward self-discovery.
The River Away From Home is an uplifting work of women’s adventure fiction. If you like heroines not afraid of danger, the thrill of exploration, and occasional PG-13 steamy scenes, then you’ll love Tiffany Manchester’s vivid escapades.
“A crazily adventurous book that will make you cry, laugh, and fall in love with risking it all!”
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