he past never truly sinks¿it just waits for the tide to rise. Isobel Lane plans to sell her estranged father's old trawler after her ex leaves her penniless-until she uncovers evidence pointing to his murder. Haunted by the partner he couldn't save, Rone Archer has spent years trying to outrun his guilt. Protecting Isobel from a danger that mirrors his past feels like his one chance at redemption. But when a criminal organization tries to silence them, will they survive through Christmas, or will the tide claim more than her father's secrets?.