Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine (Giveaway Closed!)

Today Sarah Maine’s debut novel, The House Between Tides, comes out!!! I’m really excited about this book – how could I not when she’s being compared to authors like Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley, two of my favorites! I’ll be reviewing this book in the coming weeks, but for now, please enjoy this spotlight on the book and be sure to enter the giveaway below – I ended up with 2 copies, so you, my lucky readers benefit!!! 

Title:The House Between Tides

Author:Sarah Maine

Published:August 2016, Atria Books

Format:Paperback, 400 pages

Kate Morton meets
Daphne du Maurier in this atmospheric debut novel about a woman who
discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her family’s
Scottish estate, plunging her into an investigation of its mysterious
former occupants.

Following the death of her last living
relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship
behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. She
intends to renovate the ruinous house into a hotel, but the shocking
discovery of human remains brings her ambitious restoration plans to an
abrupt halt before they even begin. Few physical clues are left to
identify the body, but one thing is certain: this person did not die a
natural death.

Hungry for answers, Hetty discovers that Muirlan
was once the refuge of her distant relative Theo Blake, the acclaimed
painter and naturalist who brought his new bride, Beatrice, there in
1910. Yet ancient gossip and a handful of leads reveal that their
marriage was far from perfect; Beatrice eventually vanished from the
island, never to return, and Theo withdrew from society, his paintings
becoming increasingly dark and disturbing.

What happened between
them has remained a mystery, but as Hetty listens to the locals and
studies the masterful paintings produced by Theo during his short-lived
marriage, she uncovers secrets that still reverberate through the small
island community—and will lead her to the identity of the long-hidden
body.

Praise for The House Between Tides: 

“Scotland’s Outer Hebrides provides the sensuous setting for [this] impressive debut…[a] beautifully crafted novel.” –Publishers Weekly

Maine
skillfully balances a Daphne du Maurier atmosphere with a Barbara
Vine-like psychological mystery…The setting emerges as the strongest
personality in this compelling story, evoking passion in the characters
as fierce as the storms which always lurk on the horizon. A debut
historical thriller which deftly blends classic suspense with modern
themes.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Maine contrasts Hetty’s
present-day consternation with the past story of Blake and his wife,
delivering details at a perfectly suspenseful pace… the historic mystery
will keep readers guessing right up until the end.” –Booklist

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About the author:  Sarah Maine
was born in England but grew up partly in Canada before returning
to the United Kingdom to study archaeology. She now lives in York with
her family. The House Between Tides is her debut novel.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS – (US only) 

Thanks to the publicist I have one copy of The House Between Tides to give away to my readers. To enter the giveaway, please fill out the form by August 9th.

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This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends August 9th.

Good Luck!!!