Some Waves Destroy. Others Carry You Forward.

In 2004, twelve-year-old Aallotar survives the Indian Ocean tsunami—but loses her parents, her brother, and the life she knew. Half a world away, a boy in San Francisco watches the news and can’t look away.

Years later, they are adults with purpose: she a scientist, he a climate activist. When they find each other at a global summit, he sees the girl who lost everything and found her power. She sees the boy who never stopped believing in her.

But Aallotar has spent two decades learning that love is something waves take. Trusting it again may be the hardest thing she’s ever done.

Lady of the Waves is a story of survival, purpose, and second-chance love spanning continents and decades.

Sharon D. Sheltzer
Softcover: 978-1-961905-79-5 | $14.95
E-book: 978-1-961905-80-1 | $8.99
June 2026 | 366 pages

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Reader Views –  Lindsay DeRollo – book review – “Lady of the Waves” – July 10, 2026