The Tide’s Lament

In the windswept isolation of 1760s Cornwall, Eleanor Penrose tends the Porthmorna Lighthouse, her days haunted by the sea that claimed her husband three years prior. Grieving and bound to her duty, she finds solace in the beacon’s steady rhythm—until a violent storm wrecks a ship and delivers Gideon, a mysterious sailor who collapses in her arms, only to vanish with the dawn tide. Night after night, Gideon returns, his presence as fleeting as the high tide, stirring Eleanor’s heart with hope and love. But each visit reveals a darker truth: he is no living man, bound by a curse to the sea’s cruel whims.

As Eleanor battles doubt, village whispers, and her own fading strength, she searches for answers in the reef’s wreckage and Gideon’s fragmented tales of betrayal and loss. Is he a ghost, a figment of her grief, or something more—a soul seeking forgiveness? With the lighthouse as her anchor, Eleanor must confront the sea’s secrets and her own heart, risking everything to free Gideon or lose herself to the tide’s lament.

Perfect for fans of gothic romance and historical fiction, The Tide’s Lament weaves a haunting tale of love, sacrifice, and resilience against the rugged beauty of Cornwall’s coast. Will Eleanor find peace, or will the sea claim her, too?