Canada's west coast is a scenic adventure playground. Here, with close ties to the fishing industry, Anneli Purchase became acquainted with many colourful characters who lived and worked on the coast. They have inspired her to write The Wind Weeps. This page turner is followed by the sequel, Reckoning Tide, and then by a third related novel called Marlie. Her novel, Orion's Gift, is set in Mexico's Baja peninsula. Romance, suspense, and treachery will have you turning pages. For a heart-wrenching love story set in the aftermath of war, check out, Julia's Violinist. Purchase continues to write from her home on Vancouver Island. Her articles on coastal life are published in Canadian magazines.