In a family saga rising from the misty shores of the Pacific Northwest, Anchors to Ashes chronicles an ambitious dynasty across a hundred years of triumph, betrayal and descent into madness. At the dawn of the twentieth century, brothers Joseph and George Stevens plant the seeds of an empire as their axes ring through ancient forests and their ships navigate restless seas. Through the crucible of two world wars and changing economic tides, the brothers adapt—often at great personal cost—and their legacy takes hold. Decades later, radiant but troubled heiress Sloane Stevens inherits both fortune and flaw. She must bear the burden of a complex illness that alters her world in subtle and profound ways. Anchors to Ashes — as told through three distinct points of view — explores how birthright, entitlement and identity changes how we grapple with life’s ordeals and lays bare what happens when the mind becomes both the vessel and the storm. The novel is based on a true story. "Meticulously constructed family epic arguing inheritance as burden and blessing." - Publishers Weekly, BookLife (Editor's Pick) "An engaging family saga ... entertaining ..." - Kirkus Reviews "A true story reported in exquisite and harrowing detail ..." Dr. Robert Diamond, psychiatrist Longtime journalist David Caraccio is the author of the 2016 Kirkus Book of the Year, Tiburcio!. This is his third novel. He lives in Fair Oaks, California. Tom Seeley is a natural-born story teller who's enjoyed a long, successful real estate career. This is his first novel.