Starry Tides

Two women. Two life-altering diagnoses. One unexpected chance to begin again.

In the ninth and penultimate Sutton novel, renowned surgeon Bethany Sutton is blindsided by a life-altering revelation. At forty-five, she isn’t entering menopause as she feared; she’s pregnant. At the height of her career, Bethany must confront what a late-in-life pregnancy could cost her: her health, her family, and the identity she’s fought so hard to build. Slowing down has never been an option…until now.
Across the island, Helena arrives in Nantucket carrying a secret she can no longer outrun. Divorced, alone, and quietly unraveling, she’s been diagnosed with a devastating liver disease. Unless a donor is found in time, her future is heartbreakingly short.
A chance encounter draws these two women together, their lives colliding in ways neither could have imagined. On the windswept shores of Nantucket, Helena is challenged to live fully, perhaps for the first time, savoring beauty, risk, and connection before time slips away. But when she meets the enigmatic Matteo, hope begins to blur the edges of her carefully guarded goodbye.

As Bethany helps Helena navigate the fight of her life, she is forced to face her own unexpected beginning. Together, they discover that even in life’s most uncertain moments, there is wonder to be found—and sometimes, the greatest transformations come when we least expect them.