Between Shore and Sea
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Last published Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Lyra has always lived in two worlds. On land, she is the dutiful daughter, bound by the expectations of a powerful family and the rigid rules of high society. But in the ocean's embrace, she becomes something else entirely wild, free, and fearless beneath the waves.
Now, as she stands on the threshold of adulthood, Lyra must face the most important choice of all: to remain on land and build the life expected of her, or to surrender to the call of the sea and claim a future all her own.
Between Shore and Sea is a lyrical coming-of-age tale of freedom, identity, and the courage to choose your own path.
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