Book Spotlight: Under the Gulf Coast Sun by Skip Rhudy
UNDER THE GULF COAST SUN By SKIP RHUDY Romance / Coming of Age / Surfing Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Pages: 266 Publication Date: April 22, 2025 SYNOPSIS This coming-of-age tale set against the sun-soaked beaches of 1970s Port Aransas, Texas, is a love letter to the people and culture of the Texas coast and the enduring allure of the Gulf of Mexico. Eighteen-year-old Connor O’Reilly isn’t ready to leave his beloved hometown until the tourist girl he met the previous summer, Kassie Hernandez, returns to Port Aransas for one final vacation before college. Their tumultuous summer fling is wrecked by a freak accident in which Connor is lost at sea. His long years of surfing and fishing in the Gulf, as well as Kassie’s desperation to reunite with him, are pitted against the enormity and utter indifference of the sea. CLICK TO PURCHASE Amazon | B&N | Bookshop ABOUT THE AUTHOR Skip Rhudy grew up surfing in Port Aransas, Texas. He has translated poetry and...