Hello Reader,

Here’s a confession: Tides of Captivation only exists because I made a joke.
I know... But it's true...

I’d finished For Love and Liberty (though I hadn’t worked up the nerve to publish it yet), and I was turning over ideas for what might come next—something I could write and market consistently, while living aboard a sailboat in the Florida Keys.

One day, in the middle of all this wondering, I looked at my husband and said:
​“What am I going to do, write pirate stories?”

The moment the words left my mouth, something clicked. Or maybe crashed—like a wave slamming broadside as it crashes you into a reef.
I couldn’t shake the idea.

I’ve lived aboard a sailboat for most of the last 25 years. One of my children were born aboard during a blizzard, and all three could walk on a boat before they could on land. We’ve called ports all along the East Coast home—from Portland, Maine to the Keys. We’ve sailed through Central America, past mangrove-laced rivers and Spanish forts swallowed by jungle. I’ve seen green rise out of blue like a promise, and I’ve felt the freedom of salt spray and wind in a way I wish I could bottle and give away.

So maybe writing pirate stories wasn’t a joke. Maybe it was the most honest thing I could do.

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🌴 Welcome to Haven’s End

That’s how this world began—not with cannon fire, but with a longing.

And one character, in particular, wouldn’t let me go.

She was older. Wise. Toughened by weather, society, and a life lived. The kind of woman who once fought for her own freedom and now turned that fire into a haven for others. Her story became Haven’s End, the novella that launched the series before the “official” beginning.

Even though it came before I published For Love and Liberty, I knew it was part of something larger—much larger.

Haven's End Before there were any Tides to worry about, Margo and to come to her Haven's End to discover her New Haven. Read Today

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🐚 Hidden History: The Fort Behind the Fiction

The Spanish fort in Haven’s End is inspired by a real place: El Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, perched on the Río Dulce in Guatemala. We visited it years ago during our travels—walking through the dark, wet stone with only phones for light. The dungeon had water in it. I sloshed through like a baby pirate, convinced it was just river water. (Right?)

When I write about the salt-worn stone and the shadows within, that’s where I’m taking you. And one day, I hope I can take you there for real.

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🌊 Onward: Tides of Reckoning

Right now, I’m waist-deep in Tides of Reckoning, book two in the Tides trilogy.

This one digs into the cost of freedom—not just the victory of breaking chains, but the aftermath. The price. The consequences.
And what happens when the revolution has to live after the battle ends.

There’s more I could say, but it would spoil too much. For now, just know:
The tide is turning.

Tides of Reckoning If you loved Tides of Captivation, continue the adventure with book 2 in the trilogy, Tides of Reckoning Preorder Your Copy

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📝 Want to Hear More?

I’ve got 11 books planned in this universe: (Two already written with a third on the way...)
Three trilogies. Two novellas. And a whole world to sail through.

Let me know—would you want to hear more about how I map out that scope?
Or how I keep track of characters across generations?
Hit reply and tell me what you’re curious about.

Maybe next time I’ll show you my notebook chaos.

Until then—stay salty, stay soft. I’m grateful you’re here.

With love,
Eden

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