In the coastal town of Marshwick, tides whisper secrets, and maps hold more than mere directions they hold memory, life, and power. Lena, the mapmaker’s daughter, has grown up among ink-stained charts and murmuring compasses, never suspecting that her father’s obsession conceals a dangerous truth.
When the marsh begins to shift and maps bleed red, Lena discovers a hidden map unlike any other alive, sentient, and calling only her. With the mysterious boy Sol as her guide, she must navigate a world where the boundary between land and something otherworldly is thin, and the marsh remembers every wrong turn, every forgotten path.
Haunted by her father’s past, drawn into the tides’ ancient will, Lena is faced with a choice: resist the power that has chosen her, or accept it and become the voice of a living map that has waited decades for its next steward.
Supernatural
Magic
Chosenone
Memory
Nature
Identity
Journey
Prophecy
Smalltown
Family
Folklore
Psychological
Mystery
Gods and Mortals
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length17 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 18, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter One — The House by the Salt Marsh
4Chapter Four — The Cartographer’s Sin
2Chapter Two — The Boy With the Salt-Silver Eyes
5Chapter Five — The Daughter of Tides
3Chapter Three — The Map That Bled
About the author
Derek Desousa
Derek Desousa is a storyteller who loves twisting the ordinary into something unexpected. His books mix mystery, humor, and supernatural weirdness in equal measure, usually with characters who didn’t ask for cosmic responsibility but got stuck with it anyway. When he isn’t writing, Derek can be found nursing a too-large cup of coffee, exploring forgotten corners of the city, or daydreaming about alternate timelines where he gets more sleep.
His stories invite readers to ask: What if the life you missed came looking for you?View all by Derek Desousa
