Rising Tides [Paperback]

The second novel in #1New York Timesbestselling author Nora Roberts' stunning Chesapeake Bay Saga, where the Quinn brothers must return to their family home on the Maryland shore, to honor their father's last request...

Ethan Quinn is a waterman. He wasn’t born to the tradition but has embraced it. He’s a quiet man whose heart runs as deep as the waters he loves. And now, with his father gone, Ethan is determined to make the family boatbuilding business a success. But amidst his achievements lie the most important challenges of his life…
 
There’s a young boy who needs him, and a woman and child he loves but never believed he could have. To shape his life around them, Ethan must face his own dark past—and accept not only who he is but what he hopes to become.

Don't miss the other books in the Chesapeake Bay Saga
Sea Swept
Inner Harbor
Chesapeake Blue 

“America’s favorite writer.”—The New Yorker

“A warm, satisfying romance with a dash of mystery that will keep readers engrossed.”—Library JournalNora Robertsis the #1New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.CHAPTER ONE

     GOT US SOME NICE peelers here, cap'n. Jim Bodine culled crabs from the pot, tossing the marketable catch in the tank. He didn't mind the snapping claws--and had the scars on his thick hands to prove it. He wore the traditional gloves of his profession, but as any waterman could tell you, they wore out quick. And if there was a hole in them, by God, a crab would find it.

    He worked steadily, his legs braced wide for balance on the rocking boat, his dark eyes squinting l3œ