The Wishing Tide
  • Published: 2 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9780451418784
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Wishing Tide

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From the acclaimed author of The Secrets She Carried comes a powerful novel set in the Outer Banks, North Carolina about the pull of the past and the power of love.

From the acclaimed author of When Never Comes comes a novel about the pull of the past and the power of love. As offseason begins on the Outer Banks, a storm makes landfall, and three unlikely strangers are drawn together…

Five years ago, Lane Kramer moved to Starry Point, North Carolina, certain the quaint island village was the place to start anew. Now the owner of a charming seaside inn, she’s set aside her dreams of being a novelist and of finding love again. When English professor Michael Forrester appears on Lane’s doorstep in the middle of a storm, he claims he’s only seeking a quiet place to write his book. Yet he seems eerily familiar with the island, leaving Lane wondering if he is quite what he appears.

Meanwhile, Mary Quinn has become a common sight, appearing each morning on the dunes behind the inn, to stare wistfully out to sea. Lane is surprised to find a friendship developing with the older woman, who possesses a unique brand of wisdom, despite her tenuous grip on reality.

As Lane slowly unravels Mary’s story and a fragile relationship between Lane and Michael blooms, Lane realizes the three share a common bond. But when a decades-old secret suddenly casts its shadow over them, Lane must choose between protecting her heart and fighting for the life—and the love—she wants.

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  • Published: 2 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9780451418784
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for The Wishing Tide

"This beautifully written novel tells a tale of epic romance, one that lasts through the decades and centuries. All centered on a plantation home in small-town North Carolina, love stories unfold as the novel progresses through both past and present, and hidden secrets, once thought long buried, slowly reveal themselves. It's a beautiful story, and Davis does an amazing job telling it." --Romantic Times, 4 1/2 stars

"Davis paints a picture of two eras and beautifully flawed characters with evocative and caring words."
Susan Crandall, author of Whistling Past the Graveyard

Praise for THE SECRETS SHE CARRIED:
"Barbara Davis wowed me with her flawless blending of past and present in The Secrets She Carried. Her compassion for her characters made me care and her haunting tale kept the pages flying. A poignant, mysterious and heartfelt story."
--Diane Chamberlain, author of Necessary Lies and The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes


"Adele Laveau's haunting voice and Leslie Nicholl's journey toward understanding lingered long after I read the final page of this engrossing tale."
--Julie Kibler, author of Calling Me Home

"The Secrets She Carried is a beautifully crafted page-turner with many twists but a simple theme: no matter how far you run, you can't escape your past. Part contemporary women's fiction, part historical novel, the plot moves seamlessly back and forth in time to unlock family secrets that bind four generations of women...this novel has it all."
--Barbara Claypole White, author of The Unfinished Garden

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