Mirrored by the Sea

By Dionis Kuliev and Valentina Kulieva

Twenty years ago, he lost the love of his life. Now, a girl who looks just like her steps onto his boat - and nothing will ever be the same.

Mark lives a quiet life by the sea - one tide at a time, one memory at a time. He's spent decades nursing the ache of a summer love that vanished without goodbye. But when Leah, a young traveler with tide-pool eyes and a familiar smile, appears on the dock asking for a ride to the lighthouse, Mark's past surges back with the force of a storm.

Mirrored by the Sea is a deeply moving novel about memory, loss, and the mysterious ways love returns to us. As Mark and Leah share boat rides, stories, and silences, a connection begins to form - one that feels too familiar to be new, and too fragile to ignore.

With lush prose and atmospheric detail, Valentina Kulieva invites readers into a coastal world where every wave carries a whisper of the past, and every heartbeat echoes with questions unasked. Is Leah just a stranger who resembles a long-lost love? Or is she carrying a truth that the sea has kept hidden for decades?

This is a story about what we inherit without knowing. About second chances that don't come as we expect - but exactly when we need them most.

A novel for readers who love quiet revelations, found family, and the pull of the ocean.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FH2KDXXZ
• ISBN13: 9798291432242
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"