The Wild Beneath: A brand-new unforgettable and sweeping literary debut full of mystery and romance, the perfect must-read for fans of Wild Dark Shore and The Time Traveller’s Wife in 2026

‘Ethereal, languid, crafted of language that rushes and recedes like a tide, buoying a story that reminds us sometimes the impossible is possible’ Jodi Picoult, Number One New York Times bestselling author ‘Entrancing, magical, spellbinding!’ Nita Prose, Number one New York Times bestselling author ‘I’ll never look at the ocean the same way again.Absolutely dazzling’ Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary ‘Part love story, part ode to nature, with a mystical, musical, mysterious quality that carries readers along like a gentle wave’ Nikki Erlick, New York Times bestselling author of The Measure * * * * * The pull of the land or the call of the sea… Annie MacLeod always knew she was different, growing up on a sailboat, navigating by stars and swimming with sea creatures, alongside her best friend, Evan.But when a tsunami hits, Annie is stranded on land; her entire world, and her eccentric identity, torn apart and upended. In the wreckage, she rescues a wo