A Dark and Rising Tide

<p><strong>When a massive storm surge hits the central coast of California the ferocious surf destroys buildings floods streets and washes up something sinister from the depths of the Monterey Bay.</strong></p><p>Peter a retired state lifeguard knows the water better than anyone. Carla owner of a beach-side restaurant is still mourning the loss of her son in a boating accident. While both love their quaint small town with spectacular views their personal lives are as complicated as the changing weather forecasts.</p><p>After a mysterious creature in the water kills two men Peter and Carla are plunged into a living nightmare as a massive tidal surge traps them and their friends in a battered unstable building.</p><p>While the storm rages through the night they discover something horrifying swims between them and escape just waiting to attack anyone within reach.</p><p>They need to make life or death decisions to survive.</p><p>But first they need to make it to morning.</p><p>Inspired by real events <em>A Dark and Rising Tide</em> is part of Debra Castaneda's <em>Dark Earth Rising</em> series of standalone novels. Read the books in any order.</p>