Echoes of the Sea

Storm Tide

By: Sarah M. Eden

Narrated by: Steve Quinn, Helen Day

A modern-day London actor is hurled back to 1803, where a love that defies the centuries awaits.

For Kipling Summerfield, the glamour of Hollywood is becoming a distant memory. After losing the role of a lifetime, he’s forced to take a lesser job as a historical reenactor on England’s Guilford Island. But a sudden storm changes everything, casting him into the ocean—and into the care of a mysterious lighthouse keeper. Kip assumes everyone he meets and the island’s historical setting are just an elaborate performance—until he meets the captivating Amelia Archibald, whose quiet strength feels too real, making him question everything about Guilford.

Amelia has spent her life as an unimportant poor relation and is now trapped by her late grandfather’s will on an island she loathes because of her great fear of the sea. When Kip stumbles into her world, his strange ideas and warm presence are both a disruption and an unexpected light.

As Kip and Amelia work to save Guilford Island, an undeniable connection blooms between them. But when Kip uncovers the truth about where—or when—he is, he must make an impossible choice: rise to meet the expectations of Amelia’s world and build a life worthy of her station or walk away from the love that has redefined his very existence.

©2025 Sarah M. Eden (P)2025 Shadow Mountain Publishing

Great time travel romance

A great set up and adherence to the times. I loved the dialog and wished we could have seen more of the supporting characters.

Loved the story

I truly enjoyed every aspect of this book. Sarah Edan has a remarkable talent for storytelling that captivates readers from

Unique and Beautiful

I loved the dual POV (and narration)! In book 1 our FMC travelled forward, this time our MMC travelled backward. The jarring differences and having to navigate them would be so hard and was very fun exploring. We see the Storm Tides world expand and it was interesting comparing the attitudes of Guilford village to Loftstone village, although there are many decades between the stories that could account for some of that. Several other islands were mentioned that also have these strange Storm Tides. I’m hoping those were hints at where future stories will take place!

An amazing world and wonderful character arcs!

I love this world of time travel that Sarah M. Eden has created! The Tides of Time are complex plots with HEA’s that are just right, although not always obvious, which I really like!

The main characters definitely need one another and have strong character arcs.

A wonderful story!

pleasant dialogue between the romantic leads

This is an overall case of just really enjoying the book. Not a whole lot of surprises, unless they were pleasant surprises for the reader.
I really dislike all the contention between romantic leads because they refuse to talk to each other and make assumptions about the others actions or expect the other to understand their viewpoint when they never expressed their viewpoint.