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The Tide Between Us
Elena Marchetti
A sweeping story of love, loss, and letters found in an OBX tide pool.
★★★★★ 4.9 · 2.1k reviews
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Salt and Solitude
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Salt & Solitude
Margaux Delacroix
Literary Fiction
Salt & Solitude
by Margaux Delacroix
The Petal and the Page
The Petal & the Page
Sofia Harrington
Romance
The Petal & the Page
by Sofia Harrington
Midnight Tides
Club Pick
Midnight Tides
Celeste Varo
Mystery
Midnight Tides
by Celeste Varo
Wild and Wonderstruck
Wild & Wonderstruck
Juniper Ashford
Memoir
Wild & Wonderstruck
by Juniper Ashford
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Elena Marchetti
Elena Marchetti
Literary Fiction · Romance

Born on the Outer Banks, raised on stories of the tide. Elena's debut novel spent 18 weeks on the NYT bestseller list and was named Amazon's #1 book of the year.

12 titles in our collection
Juniper Ashford
Juniper Ashford
Memoir · Nature Writing

A former park ranger turned memoirist, Juniper writes about wildness, womanhood, and the places we call home. Her prose has been called "electric and achingly real."

7 titles in our collection
Celeste Varo
Celeste Varo
Mystery · Suspense

Celeste writes mysteries with a sun-drenched soul — all of her books are set along coastlines where beautiful secrets go to hide. A two-time Edgar Award nominee.

9 titles in our collection
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In Conversation with Elena Marchetti: On Home & the Sea
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