In the storm-battered coastal town of Waldport, Oregon, Mandy Evans runs Driftwood Brew, a weathered little coffee shop that keeps her tethered to a life she's never quite sure she wants. She's sharp-witted, stubborn, and haunted by the memory of her father-lost a decade earlier to the sea he loved more than anything. For Mandy, survival means routine: battling leaky ceilings, arguing with her best friend Sarah, and keeping the ghosts of grief at bay with caffeine and sarcasm.
But one violent night, everything changes.
As the surf pounds against the shoreline, Mandy discovers a stranger washed ashore-broken, half-drowned, and carrying nothing but a gold ring and a tangle of secrets. Against her better judgment, she drags him back from death's edge and into her world. The man remembers nothing of who he is, or why the sea tried to claim him. Mandy calls him Finn.
As Finn recovers in the fragile safety of Driftwood Brew, sparks of attraction ignite between them-unexpected, undeniable, and inconvenient. Yet the closer Mandy grows to him, the more she fears what truths might surface with his memory. His flashes of recognition-of storms, of voices, of boats swallowed by waves-begin to weave eerily into her own past, dredging up long-buried wounds and the shadow of her father's disappearance.
Torn between mistrust and longing, Mandy must decide whether Finn is a second chance or another storm destined to break her. And as the town whispers, the tide rises, and buried secrets wash ashore, both Mandy and Finn will learn that sometimes the ocean doesn't take-it gives back, changed, scarred, and full of unanswered questions.
The Tides Between Us is a sweeping, small-town romance with grit, heart, and mystery. Perfect for readers who crave:
A witty, tough heroine with a guarded heart
A brooding, amnesiac stranger who refuses to be forgotten
Coastal storms as wild as the love story they surround
Themes of grief, memory, and second chances
In Waldport, the tide always returns what it takes-you just have to decide whether you're ready to keep it.
