Tahitian Destiny

About the Book

Laura discovers secrets about her heritage when she sees the picture of a young Tahitian girl. She flies to the islands of her ancestral beginnings to look for her father, The Navigator. An unkind destiny awaits when Maui, the shark god, is defied and a series of mysterious happenings frighten her.

Ian, a British journalist, helps her unravel the legends that hold her captive. Their love transcends time and they see each other through the eyes of history when Captain Cook explored the South Pacific and his cabin boy fell in love with the island girl in the picture.

About the Author

Julie Eberhart Painter’s legend stories appear in publications in the UK and the United States. She and her husband have spent twenty-five years traveling the islands of the world, gathering legends. They currently live in Daytona Beach, Florida. Julie is a regular by-line essayist with the Orlando Sentinel and has written fiction and nonfiction. Visit her Web site at