An Ocean Apart
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
An electrifying dystopian novel packed with a tantalizing love triangle, gripping political intrigue, and a Bachelor-style competition from the critically acclaimed author of The Dividing Sky, Jill Tew.
"If you think that romance comprises a dystopian novel's ability to deliver sharp commentary, The Dividing Sky is her to prove you wrong." -- Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Eden Lowell has plenty to be frustrated about. In the flooded Marshes of former Miami, each day is about survival. Even her feelings for her best friend Henry are more complicated than they should be. Luckily, Eden knows exactly who to blame: the Cruisers, corporate elite who sail the world on massive ships instead of facing the environmental crimes they’ve committed on land.
When Eden learns that a Cruiser family is hosting a dating competition for their heir, Theo Desjardins, she seizes an opportunity. Aided by a political agitator known as the Ringmaster, she’ll infiltrate the competition, break Theo’s heart, and then steal his money for the Marshes. A perfect plan, until she gets to know Theo, who’s not only handsome but surprisingly kind.
As Eden drifts deeper down into the Cruisers’ world, the line separating truth and lies becomes murky. Torn between two identities, two loves, and two futures, will she choose the mission, or her heart?
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A galvanizing love triangle lights up this standalone dystopian romance from Tew (The Dividing Sky). In 2190, Eden Lowell lives in the impoverished Marshes of flooded former Miami. Meanwhile, the wealthy Cruisers indulge in carefree luxury on ocean liners while hoarding the nation's resources. When the father of Henry Turner, Eden's best friend-turned-crush, is gravely injured while scavenging to make ends meet—and, combined with ever-increasing inflation, the financial strain from the incident threatens the family's livelihood—she decides to fight back by overturning the system responsible for these inequities. With help from a rebel vigilante called the Ringmaster, Eden poses as a wealthy heiress to infiltrate a Cruiser dating competition that promises a cash prize sufficient to revolutionize Marsh life—plus a chance to break the heart of Theo Dejardins, heir to the corporation that controls fresh water. But when the Ringmaster raises the game's stakes and Theo proves kinder (and more dashing) than Eden anticipates, her loyalties falter. Fake relationship tropes tantalize across Eden's keen, cutting narration as she weighs her allegiances to the Marshes—and Henry—against her future and Theo's magnetism. It's an eco-aware, slow-burning love story layered with deftly distilled political intrigue. Eden is Black; supporting characters are intersectionally diverse. Ages 12–up.
