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May 2024: On Wahoo Reef, the third Blacktip Island novel, is published.

Summer 2021: The Secret of Rosalita Flats named a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards.

Spring 2021: The Secret of Rosalita Flats named a finalist in the American Bookfest Best Book Awards.

September 2020: The Secret of Rosalita Flats, the second Blacktip Island novel, is published.

Spring 2017: Blacktip Island named a Best Book Awards finalist for humor.

Fall 2016: Blacktip Island, the first Blacktip Island novel, is published.

Summer 2016: Tim's short story, "They Call It Duppy Love" published in Albedo One.

Fall 2015: Tale from Blacktip Island short story, "When the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead" published in The Caribbean Writer.

Spring 2015: "Two and a Half Weeks" reaches #1 on the Amazon bestseller list for "30-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads."

Fall 2014: "Two and a Half Weeks" nominated for a Reader's Choice Award for humorous fiction.

Spring 2014: Tale from Blacktip Island short story, "Two and a Half Weeks" published in The MacGuffin.

Jan., 2014: Tim's short story, "When the Dive Life Betrays Me," published in Destination Cayman's 2014 edition.

Nov., 2013: Tim's short story, "Two and a Half Weeks," published in The MacGuffin's Volume XXX, Number 1.

Nov., 2013: Tim's fiction blog, The Blacktip Times, is launched, covering news and events on Blacktip Island, the setting for Tim's in-progress, Caribbean-set novel, Blacktip Island.

Jan., 2013: Tim's article, "Little Cayman Through the Year," published in Destination Cayman's 2013 edition.

Jan., 2012: Tim's article, "The Perfect Dive," published in Destination Cayman's 2012.

Jan., 2011: Look for Tim's story about Little Cayman's unspoiled dive
sites in the current edition of Destination Cayman, available on all flights
to the Cayman Islands in 2012.

Nov. 1, 2011: Mangrove Undergound named USA Book News "Best Books 2011" Award finalist in literary fiction.
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Apr. 15, 2011: Tim establishes the Coral Reef Preservation Fund through The Nature Conservancy, donating a portion of his web-based sales to reef research.
{Read the Press Release}

Feb. 18, 2011: Tim and Mangrove Underground are featured in The Caymanian Compass.
{Read the Article}

Feb., 2011: Tim's short story, "Flood," published in Conceit Magazine.

Jan. 6, 2011: Mangrove Underground, Tim's debut novel, is released.
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"On Wahoo Reef is entertaining from beginning to end, with effervescent characters, humor, and grit. Five shining stars!”
– Stephanie Elizabeth Long for Reader Views

“Another gem from Tim W. Jackson. It’s obvious he’s worked in the dive business in the Caribbean. On Wahoo Reef is a great and fun read!”
– Jerry Beaty, Associate Publisher, Dive Training Magazine

“A great story with good pace and dialogue, enigmatic characters who are easy to like, and a refreshing feel-good element. Recommended.”
The International Review of Books

“The latest in the excellent Blacktip Island series. Another great, rollicking tale by Tim Jackson.”
– Simon Pridmore, author of the Scuba Series

“Lighthearted, with interesting characters and funny dialogue. Jackson has done a great job. Once you start reading, you can’t stop until the end.”
Manhattan Book Review

"The Secret of Rosalita Flats is a humorous, slow-burn mystery that will consume the reader. The dialogue is sharp and clever, the action timely. 4.5 stars.”
The Manhattan Book Review

“A rollercoaster ride of a tale that zips along and keeps the reader engaged all the way. The colourful cast of island misfits and a charmingly-confused lead character add to the fun.”
– Simon Pridmore, author of Scuba Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Better Diver

“From the first few sentences, Jackson’s sense of humor hooks you, and you know it’s going to be a fun ride.”
– Tammy Ruggles for Reader Views

“Jackson paints the perfect Caribbean backdrop once again with The Secret of Rosalita Flats. Divers and landlubbers will equally enjoy the detail and adventure. Two fins up!”
– Greg “The Divemaster” Holt, Scuba Radio

“Tim Jackson takes readers on a vividly-described mystery full of intrigue, scuba and odd characters that can only be found in a quirky tropical paradise.”
– Jill Heinerth, author of Into the Planet – My Life as a Cave Diver

“With a colorful cast of characters, The Secret of Rosalita Flats has adventure and surprises around every corner . . . anyone who enjoys mysteries will enjoy this story.”
The San Francisco Book Review

The Secret of Rosalita Flats is perfect summer reading for anyone who loves diving into a good mystery without, in real life, having (or being able) to get their feet wet.”
– C.S. Holmes for IndieReader

“The book’s accurate and well-described scuba details will appeal to divers. Non-divers, too, will be entertained by the descriptions of the undersea environment and a suspenseful plot. I couldn’t put it down until the end!”
– Dr. Alex Brylske, author of The Complete Diver: The History, Science and Practice of Scuba Diving

“The book had me on the first chapter! Next thing I knew I was nine chapters in before I looked up!”
– Jerry Beaty, Associate Publisher, Dive Training Magazine

"Blacktip Island is fun and funny, its characters vivid. Take your time and dive into this adventurous story.”
– Portland Book Review

“Another winner from Tim W. Jackson! Protagonist Blake Calloway is in way over his head in this humorous adventure in paradise. Blacktip Island rocks!”
– Award winner Kathy Brandt, author of Swimming with the Dead

“Five Stars. Blacktip Island will make you laugh and keep you guessing. The storyline keeps readers hooked, and the characters add laughter, suspense, romance and everything in between to take this book to another level.”
– San Francisco Book Review

“Blacktip Island is a fascinating, well-written story . . . with the hero attempting to avoid detection, eco-terrorists trying to stop construction of a new airport, a beautiful bartender keeping her own secrets, and hunts for pirate treasure each overlapping the other. But the story is less driven by the plot than by the characters and the idyllic setting . . . which makes good fiction.”
– David K. McDonnell for Reader Views

“Beautifully written with a thriller-like pace, Blacktip Island will keep you guessing ‘til the very end.”
– Bonnie J. Cardone, author of the Cinnamon Greene Adventure Mysteries

“Jackson has a strong voice that makes for an entertaining read from beginning to end. The characters are well-crafted and bold. Blacktip Island is a fun adventure, with a motley crew that can easily become addictive.”
– IndieReader

"Plotted with the intricate complexity of a Chinatown . . . Jackson's intelligent thriller gets a jumpstart into its wild and vivid exploration of the vicious conflicts in Southwest Florida between various vested interests in using or abusing the land."
- C.W. Smith, author of nine novels, including Buffalo Nickel, Understanding Women, The Vestal Virgin Room and the forthcoming Steplings.

"Jackson's direct, uncluttered prose pulls the reader effortlessly through each of these stories. They are a delight to read."
- Robert R Bowie Jr., author of There Ain't No Wyoming, Naked House Painting Society and Sonnets.

"Mangrove Underground is a page-turning, marsh-burning thriller from a marvelous new voice in literature."
- James Dale, author of If God Stops Working.

 

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