It’s the summer of 1964 in Ocean City and the region seethes in racial unrest. The Vietnam War escalates. The Beatles lead the British Invasion in the takeover of rock-and-roll. It is the Age of Aquarius, and against this backdrop, Tom Delaney loses his college scholarship just a year before graduation. With no money or family to fall back on, he hopes to find work at a thriving beachfront to avoid the draft and salvage his dreams.
Delaney soon encounters new friends who vie for his talents and will dramatically alter his future. Wendy Morrison, a beautiful surfer girl, want his heart, the volatile criminal John E. Walker needs an accomplice, an exotic astrologer Misty Vail desires control of his destiny, and mob boss Louis “Spam” Spamanado wants his mind. Swirling in a maelstrom of bigotry, petty crime, prostitution, and cocaine, Delaney struggles against waves of unbidden change to avoid arrest and the loss of what’s left of his soul.Aquarius Falling is a fateful story of opportunity, love, and decision.

“…a fascinating read. This book features many life lessons and truths about that time in history, and the writer has captured the scene of Ocean City and the lives of his characters in such a meaningful way that the reader just ends up loving and relating to each of the characters. It’s difficult not to feel for them and their struggles and all they go through together, as well as the unique personalities and what each brings to the unlikely group that develops.” –San Francisco Book Review – Five Star Rating

“Tucker’s dialogue flows easily throughout the novel, wasting little time on unnecessary attributions or long-winded explanations. The characters talk like real people, and their personalities come to life through their words. The quick exchanges enhance the already brisk pace of action in the story as Tucker turns up the tension in each subsequent scene. How Delaney will reconcile his relationships with his newfound friends, as well as what direction he will take at the end of the summer, remains a mystery to the very end, and perhaps beyond.” ForeWord Clarion Review – Five Star Rating

“The reader is dropped into the middle of an already-unfolding tale, that of the orphan Delaney, recipient of a scholarship to an excellent college, has a bad turn of luck. The seemingly random encounters which follow quickly take on a feel, which is evocative of “Catcher in the Rye” in tone. Like Holden Caufield, Tom Delaney has a lot of things happen to him which seem unimportant, but quietly build into something anything but. Well worth the read.” AllBooks Review
 
“Tucker’s melodramatic plot does pull the reader in.” –  Kirkus Reviews

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