{"product_id":"tides","title":"Tides","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome boys hear the call of adventure, but one boy hears something deeper – the song of the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the cliffs where he lives, a curious child follows the sound of waves down to the water’s edge. Instead of going to school, he swims with playful otters, explores tide pools, and befriends the wondrous creatures beneath the surface. The ocean becomes his teacher, his companion, and his escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs he grows older, storms begin to follow him. A crashing sea, a powerful wind, and a fear he cannot name push him to run – from his bride, from his mother, and from the promises he’s too frightened to keep. Guided only by the whispering voice inside a seashell, he leaps aboard the first ship leaving port, sailing toward anywhere and nowhere all at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDays turn into years. The young runaway becomes a lonely sea captain with an empty heart and no place to call home. Until, at last, the longing for his past becomes stronger than the pull of the tides. He returns older, humbled, and unsure if anyone will remember him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut home remembers. And home forgives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo keep other sailors safe, the mariner transforms his cliffside house into a shining lighthouse, guiding ships through the dark and casting a beam of hope for all who wander. With his patient wife and their dog and cat, he lives quietly, wishing for the one thing the sea could never give him – a child.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, one mysterious night, a small bundle is left on the lighthouse steps. Will this gift change everything?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the roaring ocean to fields of golden wheat, this is a tale of adventure, forgiveness, and finding your way home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA native of Kansas City, Missouri, J.P. Barelli earned a baccalaureate degree in government from SMU, a postgraduate degree from Thunderbird Graduate School for International Business Management, and a master’s degree in Applied Orthodox Theology from the University of Balamond, St. John’s School of Theology. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He has served as an assistant prosecutor, senior corporate attorney, supervising public defender, and superior court Judge Pro Tempore. Beyond his professional degrees, Barelli is a commercial pilot and serves as a chaplain and an ordained Roman Catholic Deacon. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorrance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52294659735840,"sku":"9798899784453","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":52294659768608,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/3983\/1584\/files\/Screenshot_1268.png?v=1788370286","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/products\/tides","provider":"Dorrance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}