A breathtaking new novel about letting go, taking chances, and embracing the healing power of loveâfrom the international bestselling author of Tranquility Falls.
Just when he thought heâd buried his past and was moving on âŚ
Four years after his wifeâs death, art history teacher Derek Gaines has finally made a kind of peace with himself. He tries his best to stave off memories. His days are ones of familiar routine. Guarded against further pain, he keeps relationships at a safe distance. Itâs all part of his necessary transition to surviving alone.
If anything is truly responsible for Derek making it back from the brink itâs his edifying work as a consultant for auction housesâand indulging a consuming sideline job: tracking stolen art. But Derekâs latest hunt will lead him toward challenges both professional and personalâthat heâs not prepared to face âŚ
He discovered the art of falling in love again âŚ
Joining Derek on his quest is Kelly Reid, the new junior vice president at Christies Los Angeles. She is driven, ambitious, fiercely passionate about her workâand a fellow wounded kindred spirit. Bitterly immune to menâs promises, sheâs never letting herself be vulnerable again. Yet even as trust and affection remain frightening
territory, a tenuous start to her partnership with Derek slowly builds toward something more. And soon, both will be tested beyond anything they could have imaginedâin the deepening mystery of a lost painting, and in matters of the heart, which can be the greatest mystery of all.
With love comes risk in The Emerald Tide, a powerful and emotional novel about daring to take a second chance.