08/20/2013

Diving Equipment for Sale

For Darla Moore and her dive buddies Claude Johnson and Carlos Morales, it was just another cave dive. Then, their team discovered the Stela Cave and a document that would change the way the world viewed the Mayans and the Spanish Church’s involvement in the Mexican Yucatan. After they enlist the help of Mayan experts Franco De Paz and Andrea Whitehead, their search for the truth takes as many turns as the caverns they end up exploring. Deciphering the journal from 1518 proves to be both a challenge and a mystery. Their quest is further complicated by Carlos’ father, who does not believe the journal should ever be made public because of its volatile content. There is also the question of proving that the journal is authentic. When the team tries to recover more evidence from the cave to prove their claims, things turn deadly.

A version of this book previously appeared under the name The Stela Passageway and was published by PublishAmeria.  I have since had the rights to this work returned.  In this revised and expanded version the I  have taken advice from reviewers and further developed the characters and improved the story. Although a work of fiction, this book is based on historical facts.  In the early 1500’s, Spanish explorers came ashore in what is now the Mexican Rivera and interacted with the Mayan peoples.  They left one account of that encounter.  The Stela Cave presents another version. This work is fiction; however references to some historical events are accurate.