Dark Cozy ~ Paranormal
Rising Tides Mysteries
Some secrets surface. Others pull you under.
On a quiet island in the Florida Keys, Sophie Bright thought she’d found a place to disappear.
Instead, she found a dead body in the mangroves, a list with her name on it, and a community full of secrets no one is ready to explain.
Rising Tides Mysteries is a dark-cozy paranormal mystery series set along Florida’s haunted coast, where found family, old magic, and something far older beneath the tides shape the lives of those who call this place home.
Fans of Midnight, Texas; The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires; and Grimm will love this dark-cozy introduction to the Kindred Universe.
Book 1
Saltwater Secrets
Some secrets surface. Others pull you under.
On a quiet stretch of the Florida Keys, far from the tourist maps, there’s a place where the land holds its own secrets.
Sophie Bright arrives at Rising Tides looking for nothing more than a place to land. The RV park is small, tucked between a cold, spring-fed pool and a dense mangrove forest locals treat with careful respect. The residents are welcoming, if a little guarded—and for the first time in years, Sophie feels the unfamiliar pull of belonging.
Then a body is found in the mangroves.
Hidden among the victim’s things is a list of names. Sophie’s is on it.
The death doesn’t sit right. Not with the tides. Not with the land. And not with the people who call this place home.
As questions begin to surface, Sophie realizes Rising Tides isn’t just a refuge. It is something older, quieter, and far more deliberate. Whatever is woven through this place was here long before her.
And it didn’t choose her by accident.
The People at Rising Tides
Sophie Bright
Sophie Bright arrives at Rising Tides chasing a fresh start, drawn by something she can’t quite explain. Independent and quietly resilient, she’s used to drifting—but for the first time, she may have found a place that feels like it’s been waiting for her.
Lola Whitaker
A Rising Tides resident since the 1970s, Lola is warm-hearted and deeply trusted, offering comfort, gentle wisdom, and a steady, reassuring presence. Her calm carries. strange authority—someone the community naturally turns to for guidance and a listening ear.
Deputy Dylan Wilder
The steady local deputy, Dylan knows the land as well as the people, guided by a calm, watchful presence and a personal sense of justice that doesn’t always fit neatly within the law.
Talia Mercer
Talia, the park’s sharp-eyed tattoo artist, carries herself with easy confidence and a sly sense of humor, observing more than she says and offering insight with a quick wit.
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