Michael LindleyThe Seasons of the EmmaLee
"... a story of unexpected love, betrayal, murder and redemption."
The Seasons of the EmmaLee takes the reader back in time to the small resort town of Charlevoix, Michigan in the years before World War II. Emily Compton, is a young woman of privilege whose family lives in the exclusive summer enclave of the Belvedere Club. Her father owns the magnificent cruising yacht, the EmmaLee.
Jonathan McKendry, son of a local boatyard owner finds himself drawn into their world by his fascination with the ship and attraction to the Compton's daughter. A series of tragic events bring the two cultures crashing together while creating an even greater divide.
The story simultaneously tracks the meeting and relationship of two people decades later who are drawn together by the return of the EmmaLee to modern day Charlevoix. Sally Thomason, a descendant of the family that first owned the ship, struggles with overwhelming grief linked to her family's history. She meets Alex Clark, the new owner of the EmmaLee, and as their relationship grows they search for common ground to help each other move beyond the past to build new lives.