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.
Surfacing
(formerly known as; Surfer Girls Kick Ass)
Zoe Smith, 23, 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!”
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, 23, freshly home from Africa is already seeking her next adventure. She is sick of the city, the tight grip of mainstream society, and her disapproving parents. There has to be more people like her out there. But who are they? And where?
Desperate to find her tribe, she heads out into the Canadian wilderness where she discovers the thrill of being on the river and the challenge of navigating whitewater armed only with a paddle and her fellow rafters. Little does she know it will be the spark lighting the way to new, often harrowing adventures.
Along with her constant companion Red Fran, she finds herself avoiding death on her moped in Taipei, getting lost hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, being stuck in the jungle in Ecuador for three days with nothing but two mangos and a bottle of rum, and tackling the craziest rapid yet in Uganda... as well as finding the love of her life.
But the biggest adventure of all? Having to face her true Self, and her fears, every step of the way.
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.
Pack Light, Travel Light, Be The Light 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!”