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  • Published: 17 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9781496734686
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $49.99

Emerald Tide



In an uplifting story brimming with romance, art, and intrigue, internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn returns to the breathtaking coastal California town of Miramar Bay, as a widowed art history professor hunts for a stolen masterpiece…

In an uplifting story brimming with romance, art, and intrigue, internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn returns to the breathtaking coastal California town of Miramar Bay, as a widowed art history professor hunts for a stolen masterpiece…

Just when he thought he’d buried his past and was moving on…

Four years after his wife’s 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. It’s all part of his necessary transition to surviving alone. If anything is truly responsible for Derek making it back from the brink it’s his edifying work as a consultant for auction houses—and indulging a consuming sideline job: tracking stolen art. But Derek’s latest hunt will lead him toward challenges both professional and personal—that he’s not prepared to
Face.
 
He discovered the art of falling in love again…

Joining Derek on his quest is Kelly Reid, the new junior vice president of gallery operations at Christies Los Angeles. She is driven, ambitious, fiercely passionate about her work—and a fellow wounded kindred spirit. Bitterly immune to men’s promises, she’s 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 imagined–in 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.

  • Published: 17 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9781496734686
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $49.99

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Praise for Emerald Tide

Praise for Davis Bunn's Miramar Bay Novels:
 
“Fans of Nicholas Sparks and inspirational fiction will enjoy Bunn’s latest novel.” Booklist on Moondust Lake

"I love this story. Davis Bunn hits a high note with Miramar Bay. The pages flew; I couldn’t read it fast enough." —Debbie Macomber

“Bunn brings family and friendships to the forefront of this gracefully and skillfully written story of hope, faith, and love in the toughest of times…Fans of Nicholas Sparks and Karen Kingsbury will be drawn to this feel-good story.” Library Journal on Moondust Lake
 
“Warm-hearted, wise, and wonderfully moving, Firefly Cove is a powerful novel of first love and second chances that will live in readers’ hearts for years to come.” Family Fiction on Firefly Cove
 
“Readers will enjoy getting to know Buddy; through all the anguish he has to endure, he is true to himself and wants to do the right thing. Fans of Nicholas Sparks and Kate Morton will enjoy this series.” Hope by the Book on Moondust Lake

“This is ultimately a bittersweet story about the importance of love and friendship. Readers of Nicholas Sparks will find it appealing.” Library Journal on Firefly Cove
 
“The emotional power of Firefly Cove demonstrates Davis Bunn’s extraordinary gift of story-telling and solidifies his place as one of the great writers of a generation. Somehow, Davis has managed to pen an emotionally-layered love story with the pacing of a thriller writer. The result is a beautiful and tender story of sacrifice and romance, where the selfless purity and power of love heals two long broken hearts. I enjoyed it immensely.” —Charles Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us
 
“Lucius Quarterfield is a character you want to get to know. His story is fascinating...I’ve had other readers tell me they couldn’t put this book down, and I know the feeling!” —Delilah, A Delilah Book Club Pick Selection, on Firefly Cove

A heartwarming romance…this one left me grinning from ear to ear…It left me feeling uplifted.” First for Women on Miramar Bay
 
“In this heartwarming novel, bestselling author Davis Bunn weaves a spellbinding tapestry of loss, longing and second chances against the backdrop of an idyllic coastal town…Compelling characters transform their doubts into destiny…Readers are awakened to an uplifting truth.” Simple Grace on Miramar Bay