A breathtaking new novel about letting go, taking chances, and embracing the healing power of loveāfrom the international bestselling author of Tranquility Falls.
Just when he thought heād buried his past and was moving on ā¦
Four years after his wifeās 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. Itās all part of his necessary transition to surviving alone.
If anything is truly responsible for Derek making it back from the brink itās his edifying work as a consultant for auction housesāand indulging a consuming sideline job: tracking stolen art. But Derekās latest hunt will lead him toward challenges both professional and personalāthat heās not prepared to face ā¦
He discovered the art of falling in love again ā¦
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 workāand a fellow wounded kindred spirit. Bitterly immune to menās promises, sheās 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 imaginedāin 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.