Tides Shielded By Feathers

In the seaside town of Eastbourne, where the ocean meets the sky and land, every person bears the traits of an animal hybrid. Elton, a reserved Sparrow hybrid, spends his days in quiet solitude, avoiding the chaos of the world around him. Haunted by a past he refuses to revisit, he prefers the company of his own shadow to the complexities of others.
But one fateful encounter with Morena, a mischievous thirteen-year-old Blue-Ringed Octopus hybrid, shatters his carefully guarded peace. Morena is a survivor of the streets, stealing to fill her belly and hiding from a world that's already abandoned her. When a brutal hailstorm threatens to claim her life, Elton's reluctant decision to step in sets off a bond neither of them expected.
As the tides of their pasts rise to the surface, Elton finds himself pulled into a role he never thought he'd play: a guardian to a chaotic, defiant girl who refuses to let go. And Morena, for all her stubbornness, discovers that behind Elton's wings lies a heart willing to protect her from a world that never gave her a chance.
Set against the backdrop of Eastbourne's windswept shores and stormy skies, Tides Shielded by Feathers is a heartfelt tale of unlikely family, second chances, and the strength it takes to face the storms within and without.