Brighttide Paperback – February 23, 2026

Niamh Hanratty believes in systems. Lists. Labels. The quiet order that keeps life moving forward when grief and responsibility threaten to pull everything under.As a science teacher and single mum, she knows how to manage chaos-until a school partnership with the ferry service introduces her to Cormac Donnelly, an engineer who measures the world in tides and steady breaths. He's a man who listens more than he speaks, who understands that survival often looks like small routines and honest check-ins.Between ferry decks, school corridors, and rain-slick Galway evenings, their families begin to knit together in ways neither expected. But healing is rarely linear. Old fears surface, paperwork and responsibility pile up, and both must learn that love isn't about fixing each other-it's about building something strong enough to hold everyone safely.Warm, emotionally grounded, and deeply Irish at heart, Brighttide is a story about chosen family, second chances, and the quiet courage it takes to say yes to a future that feels safe enough to stay. Read more