It’s 1993 and a vintage roadside theme park in the weird world of Central Florida is on its last legs. The park’s eccentric owner also has one foot...

FloridaWorld: A Novel by Steve Welch

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FloridaWorld: A Novel

It’s 1993 and a vintage roadside theme park in the weird world of Central Florida is on its last legs. The park’s eccentric owner also has one foot in the grave. The glory days of the once famed waterski show are a distant memory.
Oh, and murder victims are piling up like orange crates all over Bacopa County.
Eric Walters, fresh out of the Navy on...

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Elise and The Astonishing Aquanauts

Book #1 from the series: The Astonishing Aquanauts

Elise is eleven years old when her dad suddenly passes away. Alone, she’s left with only her memories of the bedtime stories he once shared—stories of the eccentric heroes he called The Astonishing Aquanauts.
These were tales of adventure, monsters, and the power of hope when all seemed lost.
Elise once believed in these stories. In the harsh...

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Elise and The Butcher of Dreams

Book #2 from the series: The Astonishing Aquanauts

The ocean vanished. Then the water came roaring back through rips in the fabric of reality, bringing along monsters, mysteries, and a war for the soul of humanity. Survivors call it The Turn.

Elise St. Jacques is a young adventurer scarred by her years on the run in this nightmarish new world. With a violin-playing octopus at her side, Elise...

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Series

Elise and The Astonishing Aquanauts
Elise and The Butcher of Dreams

The Astonishing Aquanauts

A trilogy of adventure, fantasy, and humor that takes readers on a wild ride alongside the peculiar adventurers known as "The Aquanauts."

Praise

FloridaWorld - A Novel

This book is such a fun read!! The author is well versed in “Florida”, theme parks, skiing, and metaphoric hilarity!! I laughed out loud many times. It’s so silly yet so much truth of the real backstage workings of being in a major theme park show! Highly recommend

– J.G. - Amazon reader

FloridaWorld - A Novel

Sometimes a book comes out of left field and smacks you upside the head; leaving you pondering what the hell you just read.
This is one of them. The characters are all terribly flawed, and their traumas are examined and artfully crafted into a tale of bizarre humor and a certain gentleness that incongruously works.
I didn’t like a lot of the characters, but at times I felt them deeply. The storytelling is superb in its clarity and descriptive prose.
I’m grateful I got the chance to join Eric as he discovers the reality of FloridaWorld. It’s a dark, bumpy, and imaginative ride that will make you laugh and then gasp in horror.

I love this book, and will recommend it to anyone who is ready for a wild adventure.

– LBcoyote - Amazon reader

FloridaWorld - A Novel

Welch is a wonderful storyteller using a cast of eclectic characters to create a dark comedy worthy to sit on any bookshelf. Plenty of plot twists and more!

– Nick Conte - Amazon reader

Latest Updates

A New Adventure is on The Horizon. Excited to begin the first draft of a

Excited to begin the first draft of a new book. Takes me forever to settle on a story I love. I love this one.

This will be the final book in the "Astonishing Aquanauts"...

Blog

New Book - New Website! Much more content on the way as we launch this new

Much more content on the way as we launch this new site...and work on the next adventure of The Astonishing Aquanauts.