Beneath the Surface by Chris McKenna | Motivated Savages

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

by Chris McKenna

A grieving man finds hope, connection, and second chances at a remote Caribbean dive resort.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Tom thought he had made peace with the past.

Years after losing his wife, he travels to a remote Caribbean dive lodge expecting little more than a temporary escape from the life he has carefully built around his grief. Returning to the ocean she once loved forces him to confront everything he has tried to leave behind.

Instead, everyone he meets quietly challenges the walls he has spent years constructing. Among them is Liv, a dive leader whose quiet strength begins to challenge the assumptions he has carried for years.

As Tom reconnects with the ocean he once loved, he begins to discover that healing is not about forgetting the past—it is about finding the courage to live beyond it.

Beneath the Surface is a quiet, emotionally resonant novel about grief, courage, and the unexpected places where healing begins.


Book Details:

  • Genre: Literary & Historical Fiction, Character-drive contemporary fiction
  • Format: Paperback, eBook


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