Liam’s life could be better. He’s recovering from a divorce and a bitter custody battle, which he loses. He dearly loves his six-year-old son, Lucas, but seeing him every second weekend is never enough. His one salvation is the sea. When he’s sitting on the sand, watching the waves rolling in, he feels at peace, calmed and restored.<br><br>One day, the waves are particularly high, and the sea particularly rough. He’s surprised to see someone swimming in such choppy seas. When Liam calls out to the man, asking if he needs help, the man simply waves back. Liam thinks he must be an idiot. Little does he know the person he sees is no man, which he discovers two days later.<br><br>When they meet, Liam is both horrified and fascinated. His curiosity produces a strange attraction that changes their lives irreversibly forever.

The Sound of the Sea

“I said, are you okay? Do you need any help?”


The man was powerfully built, with muscular arms and shoulders. The choppy water and dimming light made seeing anything else almost impossible.


The man waved back. “No, thank you,” he replied, before diving into a wave and disappearing


Liam’s heart leapt into his mouth. His eyes were riveted on the waves.


You idiot. Who goes swimming in conditions like that?


He took out his mobile phone and was about to call the police when he heard a shout from further along in the water. It was the man. He’d resurfaced, waving as though he hadn’t just caused someone to nearly have a heart attack.


Liam started walking, his pace brisk. He was cold and hungry, and since the idiot in the water could obviously handle himself in rough, choppy seas, he was free to go. Conscience clear.


The man was still waving as Liam left the beach.


Chapter 3