Douglas Lloyd McIntosh

San Diego Sunrise Douglas Lloyd McIntosh

SAN DIEGO SUNRISE San Diego, California Friday 14 February 2003 Valentine's Day Countdown to Operation Iraqi Freedom The inspirational story of 24 hours in the lives of two lonely new adults-the day and night which will change their destinies forever. Beautiful and intelligent teen Karen, 18, has fled a dysfunctional and alcoholic home life, escaping to distant San Diego. She now works for a U. S. Navy supplier where she feels greatly disadvantaged by the sophisticated city girls hired to attract as much business as possible. Tall, rugged, but extremely shy teen Matt, 19, grew up in a military family on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. Joining the U. S. Navy after 9/11, he is now a maintenance man for his ship's weapons systems, working day and night to enable the vessel to head out for Iraq early Saturday morning. If the ship passes inspection, the crew will earn a Friday night liberty ashore. Karen and Matt are Christian believers who want to fall in love and get married to the right person, postponing all lovemaking until their wedding night. Their new friends at work or aboard ship enforce a competing agenda-take them out on the town to experience what they are missing. When Matt and Karen happen to meet, everything changes. Each set of so-called friends is determined to separate the couple, now desperate to get to know each other while there is still time. Unfortunately for Karen, the spoiled brat son of her wealthy boss is truly dangerous. The situation grows worse, becoming suspenseful, menacing, and potentially violent...