I know what you’re thinking. How did a seventh-generation attorney from Athens, Georgia, wind up writing fiction while kicking around the Caribbean on a boat? Like most things with me, it’s a long story, and there are twists and turns. Let’s just say I set out looking for a perfect coral reef, and along the way, I found inspiration. Twenty years ago, I left courtrooms and law offices behind in search of something else. I had been in practice for more than 22 years, during which time, I witnessed drastic changes in the legal field. It had become an advertising game, more of a business than a profession. I tallied up the perils and moral compromises and decided it was time to check out. I made my exit by way of a 1987 Burger motor yacht Capricho on the high seas. My destination was a new way of life in …