Aloha Wanderwell Takes the Wheel

"Fans of historical fiction about kick-ass women as well as those who love a good, juicy crime story will enjoy this book!"  Sherry Jones, Josephine Baker's Last Dance

"This is both a breathtaking adventure and a powerful testament to the indomitable spirit of a girl who refused  to let anyone steer her life.  I honestly could not put it down." Michelle Moran,  Cleopatra's Daughter, and Maria: A Novel of Marian von Trapp

"Aloha Wanderwell Takes the Wheel allows readers to become armchair travelers whose guide is as colorful as her exotic name." Marlene Wagman Geller,  Women of Means, and Fabulous Female Firsts: The Trailblazers Who Led the Way.

Imagine a spirited and rebellious girl of sixteen stuck in a 1920s convent boarding school, facing a future of dull domesticity.  Imagine her reading an advertisement for Walter Wanderwell's around-the-world expedition by car and jumping at the opportunity to have the exciting life she dreams of.  Imagine her as she slowly comes to grips with the realities of this adventure, the first of its kind in a world where roads are not meant for cars and help may be nowhere in sight. Imagine what it would be like to fall in love with Walter Wanderwell, an older man who by turn captures and breaks her heart. Imagine this tumultuous start to a marriage that lasts through subsequent drives the length of Africa and across South America before ending in a murder aboard a boat in Long Beach, Calfornia.  That's the story I tell in Aloha Wanderwell Takes the Wheel.  At a time when we badly need stories about women who fight for the right to choose their destiny, Aloha's story is a thrill ride on the journey to empowerment.