Here Beside the Rising Tide

<b>A romance author’s return to her beachside hometown gets upended by the return of a deceased childhood friend, an infestation of sea monsters, and the kaiju apocalypse (but cute)!<br> <br>Enter the literary multiverse of Emily Jane, the Queen of Quirk and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of <i>On Earth as It Is on Television</i>.</b><br><br><i>"Unique and utterly heartwarming" – Ruby Dixon</i><br><br>At age ten, Jenni Farrow and her new best friend, Timmy Caruso, enjoy a glorious summer on Pearl Island, North Carolina filled with fireworks, beach days, and carnival rides (not to mention that strange sea creature they rescue from a tide pool). Then, one late summer day, Timmy disappears.<br><br>Thirty years later, Jenni—now Jenn Lanaro, bestselling author of the Philipia Bay action-romance series—is desperate to escape the fatigue of her career and her soon-to-be-ex-husband. With her Pokémon-obsessed kids in tow, Jenn rents a summer house on Pearl Island. But shortly after she arrives, a boy emerges from the nighttime sea. His name, he says, is Timmy Caruso. He’s ten years old. He’s on a mission to save the world, and he needs her help.<br><br>In the days that follow, as Jenn grapples with work deadlines, spirited children, and her burgeoning interest in a very sexy contractor, alarming and mysterious events unfold along the Eastern Seaboard. And when a terror appears in the deeper waters, Jenn begins to wonder if, just maybe, Timmy is onto something.<br><br>Check out the other books in Emily Jane’s Branches multiverse, including<i> American Werewolves</i>, <i>Mr. Yay, </i>and <i>Give the People What They Want</i>.