Baja Air & Sea

Book excerpt: Big Money. Big Yachts. Big Adventures. Behind every great fortune there is a great crime. Julian Mayorca wasn't always a billionaire. At one point he was an honorable port captain and legendary yachtsman, but a single temptation-a crime of opportunity-leads him down a path of betrayal, passion, power, and the sea. Baja Air & Sea, a high end crime-thriller set in La Paz, Mexico, begins with the story of Julian Mayorca. As a port captain, he manages the harbor and oversees a fifty-million-dollar budget. His only mistake? Being incorruptible. Ona sunny day, his cousin, Alex Cuevas, who works for a notorious criminal, holds a gun to Julian's head and forces him to sign resignation papers. A series of questionable decisions cause Julian to transition into the entrepreneur he never set out to be. What follows is six years of Julian's life; his voyages, romances, mishaps, and how a need for revenge leads to immense fortune and adventure he never thought possible.