Anchor: A Synopsis of Fiction
By Shanna Rae Brunsoman and Carol Kapaun Ratchenski
Travel through a love story that could change the way you love your beloveds.
Stormy Rae and Gaspar meet on a cruise ship, she a passenger, traveling with her mother who was turning 70 on board, he, the ship’s Maitre d’. She, middle aged, successful, independent, mid-western American. He, living 20 years on a cruse ship, Portuguese, a burning entrepreneurial spirit, a heartbreakingly needy family, abuse and poverty. A glance, a million small conversations on board, an agreement to meet at her cabin, breaking rules from the beginning.
First they explore the world, Alaska, sunny Hawaii, the deep magic of Chile, the polluted, tragic beaches of Uruguay, Stormy’s first encounter with the history and depth of Europe. Together they discover the obstacles and necessity of being together, somehow. Then he comes to her small city, Dakota, the snow and cold of the northern United States, and they marry so he can stay. Can Stormy teach Gaspar to be successful in America? Should she even try? Can he teach her to love even when he disappears, when he leaves so much of his truth out of their shared life?
Past fairy tales and romantic comedies, Anchor is infused with deep yearning, self-discovery and the primal grief of being mere humans. Yet, the human heart may just besupernatural after all. Travel with them, meet their wise and funny therapist who tellsthem that love is all that matters, again and again and again and again, until they finally believe him and transformation unfolds.
Anchor is a love story that will change the way you love.
Amazon Kindle Direct Press - Copyright 2026 - 193 pages.
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