The Drowned Bells of Ashridge

A coming-of-age mystery where truth rises with the tide...

When sixteen-year-old Eli Mercer finds a rusted locket near the ruins of Ashridge's old church, he never expects it to unlock the town's darkest secret - or tie back to the father he lost five years ago. The locket belonged to Micah Alder, a teen who vanished a decade earlier... and whose body has just washed ashore.

As Eli searches for answers, he's drawn into a labyrinth of hidden letters, buried lies, and a past that refuses to stay quiet. Alongside Noah Reyes - a sharp-tongued skater with an unexpected soft side - Eli begins to piece together a history that could explain everything... or destroy what little he has left.

But the closer he edges toward the truth, the more Eli begins to question not just what happened in Ashridge - but who he is, and who he's allowed to love.

In a town built on silence, some secrets won't stay drowned.