Ken McAlpine – författare

When the Asia, a two-masted schooner, sinks in a storm along the harsh winter shores of Cape Cod in 1882, the crew, the captain, and the captains young daughter are cast into the midnight sea. Swept ashore, the Asias captain survivesonly to meet a mysterious end before he can be rescued. Meanwhile, his child makes landfall and dies not far away. With dawns arrival, all that remains are the jagged hulk of the Asia and the whispers of a secret.

So begins a race to find a history-altering treasurea contest that pits Daniel Cole, keeper of the lifesaving station, and his fellow Peaked Hill Bars lifesavers against a philosophical killer. This mooncusser, an author of shipwrecks, walks a stoic horse along the ridgeline of the Capes towering beach cliffs, bending fate to his aims.

Hope and despair, love and loss, sacrifice and sin, riddle and answer all blur and intertwine in a tale that calls into question the validity of humanitys moral compass and the very nature of progress and civilization.

An engagingly told novel that draws you in immediately Book clubs take note: make this your next selection.

Lori Stacy, Editor, Celebrated Living Magazine

A coming-of-age novel of a different sort, this heartbreakingly tender story of love and hope shows us all that it is never too late for a second chance. Pogue Whithouse, an ordinary, extraordinary man, takes a road trip across America in his classic 67 Mustang. Hoping to heal memories and reconcile a past filled with life-altering love and loss, Pogue encounters a colorful cast of characters along his way: a spirited woman who rescues horses, a pierced-lipped romantic, a rattlesnake wrangling recluse and, most important, a little girl who loves bullfrogs and baseball.Pogues inspirational journey across the country and through life reminds us that the human heart and spirit are forces as unpredictable as they are powerful. Together We Jump is poetic testament to the power of belief and the possibility of redemption at any age.

A deft exploration of the complexity of love and memory that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. McAlpine is an eloquent storyteller who has created a magnificent novel.

Dallas Woodburn, author of 3 a.m. and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee

A roller coaster ride through the mind and soul poeticMcAlpines tale is inspirational.

Vincent F.A. Golfin, Ph.D., The Los Angeles Review

Emotionally moving a riveting plot a rich history of real-life events (World War II, Japan), Together We Jump is a real treat.

Denise Turney, author Love Pour Over Me and Off The Shelf talk show host