Upon A Rising Tide is exciting historical fiction set in Civil War Wilmington, NC, and Fort Fisher. Blockade-runner Captain Wade McKay battles the death choke of the Union naval blockade. Massive Fort Fisher stands as the lone guardian of the ships daring to run the blockade. Their mission is of the utmost importance because each precious cargo brought in means new life for the Confederacy. Knowing that the fall of Fort Fisher could hasten the end of the war, the Union army and Navy launch a deadly assault to capture the fort and stop blockade running forever. Upon A Rising Tide has suspense, adventure, romance, murder and battles on land and sea.