Dark and Wild Coast

On a remote island not far from Antarctica, Dominic Salt lives with his three children as the guardian of Shearwater—an isolated territory that houses the world’s largest seed bank. Once home to researchers, the island was gradually abandoned as sea levels rose. Now, the Salts are its last residents.

Until, during the most violent storm ever recorded on Shearwater, a woman washes ashore.

Isolation has left deep scars on the Salt family, but as they care for Rowan and help her recover, her presence begins to feel like everything they need. Accustomed to surviving alone, Rowan allows herself to imagine, for the first time in a long time, the possibility of belonging to someone.

But Rowan is not telling the whole truth about what brought her to Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a recent grave, she realizes that Dominic is keeping secrets too. As the storms intensify, everyone will have to decide how far they are willing to trust one another to protect the seeds in their care—and whether they can finally leave the past behind and build something new, together.

With breathtaking twists, stunning beauty, and fierce love, Dark and Wild Coast is a novel about the impossible choices we make to protect those we love, even as the world around us begins to disappear.