Where the Tide Returns: A Christian Beach Romance (Tides oF Grace Book 1)

Dr. Reagan Cole fled Tidewater Crossing, a Gulf Coast island, ten years ago without explanation. Now a marine biologist, she is assigned to lead a sea turtle conservation project during nesting season at the very beach she abandoned. The local church pairs her with Colton Morrow, the older brother of her ex-fiancé, to oversee the work. Colton has believed the story the town constructed about Reagan's departure. But seeing her now, he questions what he's been told. As they work together through long nights on the nesting beach and navigate community resistance and family conflict over the conservation effort, old secrets surface and new feelings emerge. Both must confront why Reagan left and what it will cost to reveal the truth. Set on the Gulf Coast shoreline, the novel explores returning to a place that caused pain, encountering grace, and pursuing love rooted in honest, Christ-centered truth. This is Book One of the Tides of Grace series.