Author: Turner, Sadie

Fantasy & magical realism (Children’s / Teenage)

Published on 8 January 2026 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
128 x 198 x 35 | 332g

‘Luscious gothic vibes, twisty mystery and gorgeous forbidden romance all at onceTidespeaker swept me away from the very first page … A hauntingly vivid debut.’ Kika Hatzopoulou, bestselling author of Threads That BindA salt-tinged Gothic fantasy romance for fans of A Study in DrowningbyAva Reid and House of Salt and SorrowsbyErin A. Craig.

Corith Fraine has the power to control water with her words.

Corith has spent much of her life in an elite magic institution, training to serve one of the realm’s noble households. When she secures a post with House Shearwater, an aristocratic family living on a wave-battered island, she feels honoured. Until she discovers that her predecessor drowned in mysterious circumstances.

To avoid the same fate, Corith must harness the wild, unforgiving tides and cater to the whims of the enigmatic Shearwater siblings. But as she starts to unravel their secrets, she finds herself drawn to the brooding youngest brother, Llir.

With her loyalties pushed to breaking point, these treacherous waters may just pull Corith under