First published 2015
Callie Morgan cannot breathe around water. Her lungs fill with fluid from a mysterious illness that doctors cannot explain. Water terrifies her for good reason. Her mother drowned, though nobody knows if it was an accident or suicide. The question haunts their family like a curse. When Callie's father takes a job in humid Florida, she expects her condition to worsen. Instead, the symptoms vanish. She makes friends for the first time. A boy falls for her. Life feels normal at last. But the Morgan family cannot escape water's pull. Their fate seems tied to it in ways Callie is only beginning to understand. The same force that killed her mother now calls to her. She must face the truth about her family's connection to water before it claims another generation.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, paranormal, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: coming-of-age, family-curse
Setting: Florida
416 pages · Hardcover · FJB
Content warnings: mental-illness