The sea is calling. And it does not whisper—it demands.
On the surface, Claire Leblanc is everything you’d expect from a privileged teen heiress: strikingly beautiful, effortlessly charming, and living a life of luxury with men falling at her feet. But beneath her polished exterior lies a gnawing emptiness—and a mystery she’s always felt but could never explain. Haunted by recurring dreams of a suffocating blue light and an enigmatic man beneath the waves, Claire has always felt an inexplicable pull toward the ocean, even as her father forbade her from going near it.
Defying her family’s warnings, Claire’s yearning for freedom and connection drives her to enroll in fashion school in Los Angeles, where she can finally be close to the sea. But her escape doesn’t provide the clarity she hoped for. Instead, the ocean’s pull intensifies, and her dreams grow darker, more vivid, and more terrifying. When she meets Sebastian, a handsome and otherworldly stranger who seems equally drawn to her, Claire’s carefully curated world begins to unravel. Sebastian’s uncanny familiarity, piercing green eyes, and cryptic warnings make it clear he’s not who—or what—he seems.
As their connection deepens, Sebastian reveals the truth: he is a merman, and their destinies are intertwined. Drawn into his dark underwater world, Claire discovers secrets buried deep beneath the waves that challenge everything she thought she knew about herself. Her family’s strict rules about the sea weren’t just overprotectiveness—they were a desperate attempt to hide her true heritage and the immense power she may hold. The ocean isn’t just calling to Claire; it’s demanding her return.
But the underwater realm is far from the idyllic paradise of fairy tales. It’s a fractured society, teetering on the brink of war with the land. Natural disasters have begun to plague both realms, and whispers of a prophesied savior ignite tensions on both sides. Claire learns she might be the key to restoring balance—or a pawn in someone else’s dangerous game. The stakes are heightened when she uncovers dark truths about her great-grandmother, who isn’t from either world, and an uncle whose lies could tip the scales toward destruction.
As the line between dream and reality blurs, Claire’s visions take on a horrifying new clarity, revealing an impending conflict that could obliterate both land and sea. Torn between her growing love for Sebastian, her fractured family loyalties, and the crushing weight of responsibility, Claire must decide who to trust and what role she’s willing to play.
In Rising Tide, Claire’s journey is one of self-discovery, epic love, and sacrifice. Will she rise to meet her destiny, or will the tide of war drown both worlds in its wake?
