FLEEING THE 51st STATE
Amid a turbulent time when a foreign power seizes control of Canada, Gregory Peckingham is drawn into a daring escape plan. Tasked with captaining the Blue Moon, a thirty-eight-foot sailboat, Greg must navigate more than just treacherous waters. With a mysterious and watchful adversary on his tail, every move is a calculated risk.
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Amid a turbulent time when a foreign power seizes control of Canada, Gregory Peckingham is drawn into a daring escape plan. Tasked with captaining the Blue Moon, a thirty-eight-foot sailboat, Greg must navigate more than just treacherous waters. With a mysterious and watchful adversary on his tail, every move is a calculated risk.
As Greg and Nicholas, the son of the enigmatic Marcus Goldwyn, embark on a perilous journey along the rugged coastline, they encounter more than they bargained for: hidden trackers, suspicious interrogations, and clandestine trades. Their mission is clear—reach Port Hardy and gather their group before slipping away into the vast unknown.
But with each nautical mile, the stakes rise. Armed men, secret codes, and a looming cyclone test their resolve. Greg must rely on his wits and sailing expertise to guide the Blue Moon and its desperate passengers to safety. As they near their destination, the water grows treacherous, and survival becomes their only goal. In the midst of stormy seas and watchful eyes, will they find freedom, or will their journey end in tragedy?

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I started reading it right away and I told my wife this morning I can’t put it down!”
- Murray Nurse – Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaJust finished reading your gripping new book! Even with zero knowledge of boats or sailing it still captivated my interest.
- Judy Nurse – Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaIt is a well-crafted tale with great attention to detail of the day by day steps necessary to pull oԤ such an escapade. Peter also has great insight into the human relationship experiences that would occur in such a scenario…
- Philip Bysher – Salt Spring Island, BC, Canadaa novel that makes you think about an unimaginable scenario and how you would react in such an eventuality. As each character in the novel reacts in their own way, you sympathize with them as they face struggles, and cheer for them as they overcome adversity...
- Arvita Cotter – Squamish, BC, CanadaYou’ve managed to create a gripping adventure story that draws you into turning the page to see what happens next, just using the kind of things that happen when sailing a boat in both tricky inshore navigational waters and oԤshore, without resorting to egregious devices like encounters with pirates, being attacked by sea monsters or suԤering shipwreck.…
- Alex Zimmerman – Victoria, BC, CanadaI felt the fear and anticipation from the beginning to the end of the journey…I felt the emotion of the ocean whether it was calm or angry. I felt the camaraderie of the shipmates grow. I watched and felt the respect that developed by all for each other. A respect and value for what each person brought to the whole. I felt a kinship with each of the characters…
- Maria Michelle Fitzpatrick – Lethbridge, AB, CanadaThe writing is excellent, and I read from start to ԥnish completely engaged. There’s a lot of meticulous sailing detail that might overwhelm some readers but I’m not a sailor and it engaged and informed me.…
- John Beaton – Qualicum Beach, BC, CanadaPeter’s words rush in like a wave and carry you on a watery action packed nautical adventure as beautiful and changeable as the ocean itself creating imaginative worlds and painting interesting yet believable and lovable characters.…
- Carmen Casanova – Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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