A new series from AG Meiers, full of suspense and found family. Sean is a small town cop hiding from his past when he becomes the unofficial guardian of a teenage runaway that brings danger and Sean's awful past back into his life.
From the blurb:
The scandal didn’t just end my career. I lost my reputation. My family. My future.
Fate handed me a fresh start. Working patrol in a small beach town in Maine keeps me hidden from the world and out of trouble. ‘License and registration, please’ is about all the social life I’m looking for these days.
When a traumatized runaway crashes into my life, I reluctantly offer refuge, but his dangerously attractive older brother threatens everything. Tanner Weston is powerful. Arrogant. Always in control. He doesn’t deal well with opposition, especially not from a scruffy small-town cop.
We manage to negotiate an uneasy truce to support his brother’s recovery.
Until bullets cut through the peaceful night sky.
Now, I find myself fighting a dangerous shooter and my growing attraction to a man who plans to expose the secrets I’m trying to hide.
Riptide, book 1 in the Saltwater Trilogy, is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers, M/M romantic suspense featuring two men with nothing in common but an excess of emotional baggage, so love just doesn’t fall easily into place in the first book. But if you love grit, heart, a good redemption arc, and a hard-won happily ever after, dive into the Saltwater Trilogy today.
TW: Alcohol addiction, off-page SA (side character)
Lori C's review:
Sean Kelley is a cop, a true blue, follow the rules cop. His life blew up in Chicago, he was blackballed, and is now a cop in sleepy little Bedford, Maine. His life is in stasis, not really living just surviving. When he meets a runaway who needs help at the bar, he ends up starting to live again, but at what price?
This book is the start of a new trilogy. In my opinion, the author packed so much into this first book! Tenterhooks. I was on tenterhooks for the majority of this story. Were they after KC or was Sean’s past coming to get him? Oh my gawd!! It just got me hooked. Now I’m done and I’m just shocked. Like what the heck was he thinking? What will happen next? I’m so super excited to find out. AG Meiers has a really nice way of phrasing things. I highlighted so many little paragraphs that sounded so sweet. She really built these characters well and I’m cheering for Sean and KC. I’ve already looked up when the next book comes out and the final book in February 2026. I just hope everything works out for all these wonderful characters.
SNik's review:
First in trilogy (Saltwater Trilogy). Adversarial to lovers. Small town. Found family. Slow burn. Single POV. Cliffhanger. Heed content warnings.
Forced to leave Chicago, Sean is now a small town cop in Maine when a vulnerable teen becomes his responsibility. But KC’s older brother shows up and trouble starts brewing and Sean isn’t sure if it’s KC’s past or his own that has them in danger.
An angst filled start to a new suspense series. This is a character and plot driven story, with a good amount of intrigue, danger, found family, and a sprinkle of attraction that I wouldn’t call romance just yet. Sean is a multi-faceted character trying to escape his past while remaining committed to being a cop, being loyal to his found family, and struggling to sew his tattered life together. As this is from Sean’s POV it’s really hard to get a read on Tanner beyond what he says, mistakes are made and there certainly aren't any emotional declarations from Tanner so that leaves us with a messy non-relationship. This was a compelling read with a lot of depth to the characters so I look forward to where this trilogy leads.
Riptide s currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Riptide s currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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