BOOK ONE · THE EVERLYN SERIES

A perfect city.
An impossible flower.

When seventeen-year-old Nova Finch discovers something Everlynde can't explain, one small question leads to a truth the city would rather keep buried.

YA fantasy mystery · Kindle, paperback & hardcover

Cover of Everlyn: Rising Tide by R.C. Hefty, showing Nova in the storm-lit city of Everlynde
THE STORY BEGINS HERE
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What if the world made every choice for you… and forgot to ask what you wanted?

INSIDE THE STORY

Everything is under control.
Until Nova looks closer.

In Everlynde, every route is guided, every routine optimized, and every screen has an answer. The streets are quiet. The Static hangs over the city. Nobody seems to notice what has gone missing.

Then Nova finds a yellow flower growing where it shouldn't. With Rex, Kai, and Luma, she follows a trail of strange signals, forgotten maps, and questions no one wants asked.

What they uncover could change everything the city believes about itself.

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Twilight over Everlynde, with electric-blue static clouds above the illuminated railwalk
01 / EVERLYNDEEvery city has secrets.

A STORY WITH MORE BENEATH THE SURFACE

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A mystery worth solving

A single flower opens a trail of missing memories and buried clues.

02

Friends worth following

Four teens bring different strengths to a city that has lost its way.

03

A world that feels familiar

Technology promises ease. Curiosity asks what it might cost.

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a gray morning.

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Nova Finch woke before the wall told her to. That was never a good sign.

CHAPTER ONE · THE GRAY MORNING

FIND YOUR EVERLYN

One world. Two ways in.

Choose the edition that fits your reader. Both begin with a discovery that changes everything.

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THE ORIGINAL NOVEL

Everlyn: Rising Tide

For teens and older readers who love mystery-driven fantasy.

Nova and her friends uncover the secrets of Everlynde in the full original adventure.

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JUNIOR EDITION · AGES APPROX. 8–12

Everlyn: Rising Tide — Junior Edition

For younger explorers, families, and shared read-alouds.

A younger-reader retelling with the wonder, friendship, and discovery of Everlynde.

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EVERLYN: RISING TIDE · BOOK ONE

It starts with a question.
See where it leads.