Boys of the Tide
Sometimes, love doesn't arrive with fireworks-it rolls in quietly, like the tide.
Eighteen-year-old Eli Morales is used to running. After a messy falling-out back home, he's sent to spend the summer in the sleepy coastal town of Port Hollow with the father he barely knows. His plan? Stay quiet, stay guarded, and count the days until he can disappear again.
But Port Hollow has a way of softening even the sharpest edges-and so does Cal Beckett. Cal is everything Eli isn't calm, grounded, and quietly confident. A lifeguard with a poet's heart, Cal sees through Eli's armor from the start. What begins as a slow-burning friendship soon becomes something deeper, pulling Eli into a kind of closeness he never thought he could trust again.
As the days grow longer and the ocean whispers its secrets, Eli must confront the fears he's buried-and decide if love is worth the risk of staying.
Tender, romantic, and quietly powerful, Boys of the Tide is a story about healing, first love, and the courage it takes to choose someone... even when you're still learning how to choose yourself.
Copyright © 2025 Kristopher McFann
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