Caumsett

In 1897, the Cold Spring Harbor whaler Stella Maris was lost in Long Island Sound when she foundered on the rocks just offshore of Caumsett. For nearly 100 years her captain has been imprisoned in his home on West Neck Road in Lloyd Harbor. Imprisoned until Bill Jones sees the Stella Maris founder during a coma-induced dream. Now the captain may have found the way to break free from the prison, by stealing Bill's mind, and then his body. Only the true love of Jane Jones stands in his way.Follow along as the captain and Jane struggle for Bill's mind, for his body, and for his soul....Caumsett was written on location in Caumsett State Park on Long Island. JT fell and hit his head on a rock once while running in the park. During his convalesence JT became intensely interested in the whaling history of the north coast. That interest (obsession?) turned into this ghost story.

About the Author

JT Kalnay is an attorney and an author.  He has been an athlete, a soldier, a professor, a programmer, an Ironman, and mountain climber.  JT now divides his time between being an attorney, being an author, and helping out with seven children.      JT was born and raised in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.  Growing up literally steps from the Bay of Quinte, water, ice, fishing, swimming, boating, and drowning  were very early influences and appear frequently in his work.     Educated at the Royal Military Academy, the University of Ottawa, the University of Dayton, the University of Cincinnati, Long Island University, and Case Western Reserve University, JT has spent countless hours studying a wide range of subjects including math, English, computer science, physics, and law.  Many of his stories are set on college campuses.     JT is a certified rock climbing guide and can often be found atop crags in West Virginia, California, Mexico, and Italy.  Rock climbing appears frequently in his writing.       JT has witnessed firsthand many traumatic events including the World Trade Center Bombing, the Long Island Railroad Shooting, a bear attack, a plane crash, and numerous fatalities, in the mountains and elsewhere.       Disasters, loss, and confronting personal fear are common themes in his writing.       While "boy meets girl" appears to be JT's dominant genre, readers will experience a variety of styles and themes in his simple yet complex writing.

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