The ocean called her home.

Avonlea Carrillo is a scientist, a Harvard professor, and the estranged daughter of a lighthouse keeper on Nova Scotia's forgotten coast. She returns to the crumbling town of Rockcrest Harbour only to scatter her father's ashes and sell what's left of his life. But when a cryptic radio signal interrupts the silence, Avonlea is pulled into a mystery that began decades earlier far beneath the surface of the sea.

In the ocean trench beyond the lighthouse, something waits. Something old. Something intelligent. And it has chosen her.

Waking Waters is a haunting, atmospheric science fiction short story about legacy, contact, and connection. Perfect for fans of Annihilation, Arrival, and Children of Time.