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Breaking Beneath Emerald Waves
Paperback
Series: Onyx, Book 2
Publisher: Earl Grey Sunday Press
Published: Feb 10 2026
Pages: 370
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Breaking Beneath Emerald Waves, book two in the Onyx Series, continues a character-driven exploration of mental health, emotional avoidance, and relational pressure through the perspective of Mark, a young man whose outward ease masks escalating anxiety.
Set against shifting family responsibilities and a period of professional transition, the novel examines how unresolved attachment, long-standing friendships, and romantic tension converge to strain an individual accustomed to deflection and distraction. As Mark navigates new environments while repeating familiar emotional patterns, the narrative emphasizes the psychological cost of avoidance rather than overt transformation.
Awareness emerges not through intention but through proximity-imposed by interpersonal conflict, emotional exposure, and moments of rupture that disrupt carefully maintained distance. A romantic throughline complicates the narrative without serving as resolution, reinforcing the series' focus on relationships as catalysts rather than cures.
Grounded in emotional realism and psychological restraint, Book Two will appeal to readers of contemporary women's fiction and psychologically driven narratives that prioritize internal conflict, relational consequence, and the slow unraveling of survival strategies.
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