Anne Basto

I was still on crutches, after a long recovery from a catastrophic car accident, when I took my first real job which prepared me for a substantial career in radio and television.
I was always reading, people watching and making up stories. Sometime, I wrote them down, but mostly I just stored them away. It was before computers. Now, retired and living on the Big Island of Hawaii, I started my latest career as a full-time writer in 2013 at the age of 77.
First, I published FAST LANE TO SUNSET, a story of mature people looking for adventure in their sunset years. I continued my journey with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing in 2014. BECOMING JOYA is about a twisted spiritual teacher who attracts money and power, using her sexuality and empty promises to all who join her.
Currently, I’m working on a sequel to FAST LANE TO SUNSET, which has taken me in a totally different direction. THE JOURNALS OF BABY DUDE brings that new generation character, the gentle multi-faceted surfer guy, to the island of Kauai following the devastation of Hurricane Iniki on September 11, 1992. Handed off to his grandmother as a young child, he finds solace and acceptance in the ocean and in his writing. Working as a personal assistant to a unique group of seniors, he becomes part of a very different “family”. Finally, he is able to commit to a loving and supportive concept of parenting his two young boys.
I was always reading, people watching and making up stories. Sometime, I wrote them down, but mostly I just stored them away. It was before computers. Now, retired and living on the Big Island of Hawaii, I started my latest career as a full-time writer in 2013 at the age of 77.
First, I published FAST LANE TO SUNSET, a story of mature people looking for adventure in their sunset years. I continued my journey with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing in 2014. BECOMING JOYA is about a twisted spiritual teacher who attracts money and power, using her sexuality and empty promises to all who join her.
Currently, I’m working on a sequel to FAST LANE TO SUNSET, which has taken me in a totally different direction. THE JOURNALS OF BABY DUDE brings that new generation character, the gentle multi-faceted surfer guy, to the island of Kauai following the devastation of Hurricane Iniki on September 11, 1992. Handed off to his grandmother as a young child, he finds solace and acceptance in the ocean and in his writing. Working as a personal assistant to a unique group of seniors, he becomes part of a very different “family”. Finally, he is able to commit to a loving and supportive concept of parenting his two young boys.
Fast Lane to Sunset
travel adventure
November, 1986 - Ian Conner and Tom Santoro make the break from cold, bleak Elmwood, Illinois. They soon convince four friends that the warm weather is worth challenges of a drastic change in locale and lifestyle. After a pleasant entry into their new community, they begin to see the dark side of the scene. Increasing crimes against the older residents of Miami’s South Beach threaten their sense of well-being. One of the hoods bounces his motorcycle over a curb, causing Rose to fall. Kenneth and Tom retaliate. Prize-winning poet, Edgar Bennett, attracts the attention of the beautiful, young Melanie. She asks him to safeguard some important papers. In the packet, Edgar discovers $250,000. A television newscast shows Melanie’s husband, being arrested on drug charges. Ian receives a threatening phone call, suggesting that they leave town. Fran and Rose fly to Los Angeles while their friends (Ian, Tom and Kenneth) drive cross country into the first blizzard of the winter. They are pursued by two men in a muscle car with Miami plates. Chasing their dream of living an exciting life until the end, they join surfer, Baby Dude, on a corporate jet headed for Tahiti. |
Becoming Joya
Adventure
In Mexico, Nan and Mark meet the Pearson-Greenes from California, a charismatic couple who seem to share a lot of their interests. Harry’s failing health causes great concern. The beautiful and seductive Jessie is treating him with elaborate herbal potions. Her manipulation of everyone she meets soon becomes tiring. Nan and Mark are ready to leave Palenque when Harry Pearson Greene is found dead at The Temple of the Inscriptions. Jessie is gone. Mark and Nan are questioned at length about their association with the Pearson-Greenes. Heavily impacted by the events in Mexico, Nan and Mark continue through the next decade to seek out international work and travel opportunities. Spiritual paths are often presented to them. Jessie Pearson-Greene reappears with a new name and new look as the spiritual teacher, Joya Pleides. She has achieved a huge following, lots of money, many lovers, and luxurious properties around the world. The Radiance Foundation, with its philosophy of simple solutions to complex problems, is the answer for those who sign on for a better, more thrilling future. Did Nan and Mark take the bait? |