Tsunami Blue

by Gayle Ann Williams

In a future world where the US has been reduced to a series of island chains, Kathryn Blue? O?Malley has to work with an enigmatic, arrogant man to predict when the next killer wave will hit, while on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0505528215
• ISBN13: 9780505528216
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Love Spell
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

great post apocalyptic high seas adventure romance

By 2003 undersea nuclear testing has caused a series of tsunamis that has devastated coast lines and islands. Only one person seems to uncannily predict when a horrific wave is coming and where including the one that killed her parents and twin brother in Thailand over fifteen years ago. Tsunami Blue lives on a remote rock in the San Juan Islands of Washington State with her dog Mad Max and a shortwave radio. From her outpost, she sends out warnings. An unconscious Gabriel Black washes up on her beach. Though he is the most beautiful man she has ever seen, she fears he is one of her enemy; the runner pirates who want her dead as she interferes with their looting; he has their membership 666 tattoo on him. He awakens to her mixed feelings; as Tsunami is appalled by her attraction to the newcomer, but refuses to trust Gabriel. He hides who he is from her as he has loved her for years and has worked undercover keeping the pirates away from her. However, he knows the runners are coming for her and would die to keep her safe. This is a great post apocalyptic high seas adventure romance that grips the audience from the moment Tsunami meets Gabriel on her beach. Fast-paced, the story line is refreshed by the unique heroine and the man who has loved her from afar, but forced to break cover to insure no harm comes to the woman he cherishes and admires. Gayle Anne Williams provides a terrific unique romantic suspense thriller. Harriet Klausner

Lovin' Me Some Pirate Romance!

In a world torn asunder by giant tsunamis, Tsunami Blue is a voice that echoes upon the airwaves across the now dotted island canvas of Earth. The soft confidence of her voice carries either relief with the reassurance that for the moment the sea is calm or she can relay the most dire of warnings: A wave is coming. Sadly, Tsunami Blue can only predict the feared waves, not stop them, as they continue to batter the world's people as they cling desperately to their dreams in addition to what land remains. Kathryn "Blue" O'Malley rose to fame as the child who predicted the first giant tsunami in Thailand that killed billions including Blue's mother, father and twin brother. Now more than a decade and a half later, Blue - along with her giant dog, Max - is marooned upon the New San Juan Islands which are just one of the many island chains making up what was once Washington State. While the situation may appear desolate, the isolation is truly the only means that Blue has for staying safe. In a world consumed by fear, people don't necessarily enjoy Blue's company calling her evil and a witch for her feared abnormal ability to talk to the sea and predict the exact place and time of a tsunami. Along with their fear comes their acute hatred and anger because they misguidedly believe that Blue can but won't stop those very same tsunamis from destroying their homes and families. Even worse, there are those that want Blue for their own gruesome purposes. In a world where now only the fittest survive, a stronghold of men called Runners have slashed their way to the top of the food chain. Likened to pirates, these men steal, rape and kill for the goods they want and Tsunami Blue is the ultimate treasure for whomever controls the destination of the waves, controls the world. With their ritual midnight walk upon the beach, Blue and Max look for the gifts that the sea periodically washes upon their island shore. With past treasures of beautifully colored Japanese floats or traps full of delicious lobster, the sea appears to have a sense of fate the night this reader meets Blue for it gifts her with a nearly dead, dark angel of a man that sets off the adventure of a lifetime. Having grown up with Runners, Blue knows their kind and while the man appears angelic, he bears the mark of his murdering brethren. But Blue is tired of death, tired of loneliness after having to always loose those she loves and as her desire for finally having her own guardian sets in so does her survival training and the knowledge that she can save this mysterious man that's been gifted to her by the sea. When Blue's captive patient - captive because she handcuffs him to a cast-iron stove - awakens, he brings with him the blaring sirens of Runners. Enjoying the view of their prey scattering, Runners blast their distinctive sirens into the bays signaling the pillaging to come and they've finally managed to find Blue which she highly suspects is due to her beautiful "friend". Rethinking

Tsunami Blue

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Tsunami Blue is a dangerous new world to fall into. A story filled with danger and the fight for survival. A sexy adventure, not to be missed. I thought Blue was an amazing character, strong and independent but still a bit vulnerable too. She has a great sense of humor and has a habit of having conversations with her dog, which is quite endearing. Blue lives a life of everyday danger, whether it's from the runners or the threat of another Tsunami. In one scene, Blue finds a stranger has washed on shore. I love her desperation in that moment- her hope for some kind of companionship. Even though she has been alone a long time and her life ripped to pieces - her humanity still shines brightly. Gayle Ann Williams is a debut author. Her characters and world are a wonderful addition to the paranormal genre.

Post-apocalyptic vision + Red-Hot Romance. Stunning, and startlingly original!

Kathryn "Blue" O'Malley has always had an affinity for water. When the first waves came dooming humanity to live the rest of their lives on islands surrounded by wave prone oceans of death, it was the first indication that she was able to do something "special". On that day, humanities last blast, Blue was able to save lives, and warn those that would listen. Call her what you want, savior or witch, that very gift has also made her highly sought after. Now the world has adjusted as well as they can to its blue surroundings. Humanity is limping along as best as they can. There are Uplanders...those who dwell on land in what cities still standing, scavenging the leftovers of civilization, and other pioneers living in remote isolation. And there are Runners...modern day pirates, some with an evil cannibalistic bent, scourge to anything living and dead. These days, Blue is in the wind...with her short-wave radio, saving the innocent and teaching the ignorant that when the sea talks you listen. When Gabriel Black lands on Blue's remote island, half dead, the dreaded 666 Runner tattoo emblazoned on his shoulder, Blue scarcely knows what to think. Does she save his life or kill him? Not far behind him are the smoking fires of Runners. Decision made, Blue and Gabriel embark on a treacherous journey to outwit an entire fleet of bloodthirsty pirates. The tentative trust between these two main characters is chock full of erotic suspense and the searing attraction licks off the pages. But who is Black exactly and what does he want from her? Does he work for Indigo the leader of the Runners? Or someone else? What powers does he possess? Tsunami Blue translates as an experience, and so much more than a book. Williams will take you on an amazing adventure; her stunning vision brilliantly conceived, and rapid fire from start to finish. At times I felt propelled by jet fuel as I ripped through the pages. Her exceptional sense of humor and the witty repartee present within the pages are screamingly funny. Blue is not a meek female by any means, but a knife-wielding temptress that can quip with the best of them, and hold her own against the worst of Runner scum. And Gabriel Black will die first before giving her up. The world building of the newly submerged Pacific Northwest that Williams portrays is completely believable and illustrated with ferocious examples: lethal cage fights (reminiscent of Mad Max), the great white shark pens where the unlucky end up as daily meals, and the predators that exist around every corner. In Williams' world its kill or be killed. But there is room for love and Gabriel and Blue must learn to depend on one another, giving into the tsunami of feelings that is inevitably building between them. I am a huge speculative fiction fan, and this is the best original work I have read in ages. It's an exceptional meshing of Williams' unique storytelling skills, her post-apocalyptic vision and red-hot romance. More please! Fans are defini

Adventurous, water-logged tale or survival and romance in a chaotic future.

They call her Tsunami Blue. Nineteen years ago, as a little girl, she ran on a Thailand beach screaming, "Tsunami" over and over, alerting, warning, prompting people to run for their lives. On that fateful day, the sea had told her it was coming. The series of monster tsunamis devastated the world. It is the year 2023. The US has been reduced to a series of islands. Blue had been raised by Uncle Seamus on an island near Washington State. That is, until Runners murdered Uncle Seamus. Cut off from all society, Blue broadcasts on the airwaves nightly, telling anyone listening whether the night would be calm or if they should run to high ground. But her message eventually reaches the wrong ears. Now she is the target of Runners, ruthless pirates who want to use her ability of talking to the ocean for their own personal gain. Her only hope of survival is with a near dead stranger who has washed up on her beach. Soon after saving Gabriel Black's life, Blue begins to wish she had left him for dead. Gabriel might just be working for the Runners himself. ***** FIVE STARS! An adventurous, water-logged tale of survival and romance in a chaotic future. This story is heavily flavored with the salty tang of what could happen to the world should Mother Nature decide to turn her wrath upon humanity. Filled with intense characters, this tale caught my attention very quickly and set the fast pace that would sweep me through one dangerous moment to the next. Sublime! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.