High Tide, by Nadine Laman

Weeks after her best friend’’s death, Kathryn struggles to make sense of her life. She’’s melodramatic and her judgement is flawed in matters of love. Yet Kathryn’’s unwavering passion for social justice and work with homeless families make her failings forgivable. Just as Kathryn begins to find meaning to her life, she discovers the real identity of her paternal grandfather, and the secret of her true identity! Read the excerpt of High Tide.