Tears of the Deep

The ocean gives. The ocean takes. And sometimes, it gives you love twice.
Darcy has built her life on her own terms. A respected marine conservationist living in a small coastal cottage, she measures reefs, protects mangroves, and answers to no one. Grounded by a principled fisherman father, an over-protective mother, and a sister who becomes her compass, Darcy must learn that independence doesn't mean living alone. She thought she knew what love looked like - until Luke, the sun-browned boat restorer across the lane with sawdust in his hair, shows her a quieter kind of love.
But life doesn't keep its promises.
Years later, when grieving gives way to acceptance, Darcy says yes to a remote island restoration project. She expects coral fragments and isolation - she doesn't expect Matthew, carrying his own ocean of loss: his brother, Blake, lost to the deep, his dive log a map of grief.
On the island where mangroves are the only shield against the next tsunami and a developer named Harris who will destroy anything in his way, Darcy must decide whether she can love again.

Tears of the Deep is a sweeping, tender second-chance romance about:

* A woman who loves the ocean like a person - who knows its grief, its memory and its capacity to heal.
* Love after loss and the courage to begin again.
* An independent heroine who saves the reef and herself.
* Two unforgettable love stories - Luke the first love who taught her how to stay, and Matthew the second chance who
taught her how to breathe again.
* An island community; a courtroom battle for the mangroves and a love that feels like coming home.

For fans of uplifting ocean romance and eco-romance with heart, tears and hope.