Habits of the Sea

by Shea Ernshaw

In this haunting, romantic novel, a violent storm tears Clay Lockhart’s home and eight hectares of land from the Scottish coast, sending it adrift into the Atlantic. Decades later, twelve‑year‑old Ellie Mills discovers the fabled floating island off Nova Scotia and finds Clay still living in the weather‑worn farmhouse perched on its highest hill. When the island vanishes overnight, Ellie doubts its existence, but years later, now in her thirties, the island resurfaces. She returns to uncover the truth and discovers that Clay has not aged a single day. Faced with a love that defies time and nature, Ellie must choose between the life she has built and the wonder of a mystery that may never be solved, as the story spans centuries, coastlines, memory, and the invisible tides that pull us home.