Deep Fortune (Tides of Fortune, #3)

Some loves are worth drowning for. Others will drown you anyway. Garrett Bishop thought he'd left temptation behind when he dropped that bag of Spanish gold back to the ocean floor. He'd chosen integrity over fortune, honesty over greed. He'd proven to Moira-and to himself-that he was better than the manipulative mer elder Theron believed. But Theron isn't done with him yet. When the Coast Guard arrives with underwater photos and federal charges, Garrett realizes he's been playing a game he never understood. Moira's visits are killing her-each transformation from mer to human damages her body in ways that can't be repaired. The healers give her six more visits before something critical breaks. Six chances to see the man she loves before her body gives up entirely. Then Theron makes an offer Garrett can't refuse. Six months of visits in exchange for Garrett's freedom. All he has to do is commit salvage violations in protected zones, establish a pattern of human corruption, and accept prison time as proof that mer and humans should never mix. It's blackmail dressed up as a bargain. A deal with consequences that will destroy everything Garrett has built. But six months means twenty-four visits. Twenty-four chances to hold Moira. Twenty-four twelve-hour windows where they can pretend their love doesn't come with an expiration date. The choice should be simple. Walk away and save himself. Let the council ban Moira's transformations and accept that some loves aren't meant to survive. Except Garrett's never been good at walking away from the people he loves. Even when staying means sacrificing everything. Even when the cost is his freedom, his future, and any chance they had at building something real. Especially when Moira doesn't know about the deal-and can't find out until it's too late. As federal investigators close in and Moira's body deteriorates with each transformation, Garrett walks a razor's edge between protecting the woman he loves and respecting her right to make her own choices. Between buying them time and stealing her agency. Between love that saves and love that destroys. Because sometimes the cruelest thing you can do to someone is try to save them without asking if that's what they want. The Silver Deep is the emotional third installment in the Tides of Fortune series-a paranormal romance that asks how much you're willing to sacrifice for love, and whether protection without trust is just another kind of prison. Perfect for readers who crave romance with depth, stakes that matter, and endings that hurt in all the right ways. This book deals with themes of sacrifice, bodily autonomy, and the difference between protecting someone and controlling their choices. For mature readers who appreciate romance that doesn't shy away from difficult truths.