My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Deborah J Brasket, author of the book This Sea Within. Deborah Brasket spent six years sailing around the world with her husband and children. When she returned home to the Central Coast, she taught English at Allan Hancock and Cuesta colleges before joining SBCAN.
After Retirement, she settled among the golden hills and vineyards of Paso Robles to write the kinds of novels she loves to read. When Things Go Missing was published in September 2025. Her second novel This Sea Within will be published in June 2026.
In my book review, I stated This Sea Within is a political thriller by Deborah J Brasket. We quickly meet Lena, a young woman on the brink of discovering who she truly wants to be. However, her mother’s absence, and Lena’s anger on the subject, have gotten in the way. So, she decides to go to San Balanque, her mother’s homeland, to figure out the parts of her she’s missing. If only life were that simple.
Instead of a few simple lessons about her heritage, Lena soon learns of an underground revolution trying to overthrow the cruel dictator – and the activist in her wants to know more. When she meets Raoul, the leader of the rebel group known as the Aguileros, her world changes forever.
Will she be able to reconcile her pacifist leanings to the freedom fighter mentality needed to overthrow the government? Will her Family’s past taint her future as an Aguileros? Can she separate her feelings for Raoul from her feelings about the revolution?
This is an intense novel that doesn’t hold back. You’ll find yourself struggling along with Lena as you try to figure out where you stand – and where you should stand. This is a must-read!
Author Note: There is violence and sex scenes, but at no time did I feel they were gratuitous or out of line with the characters.
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