When Oceans Rise

WHEN OCEANS RISE is a Filipino Little Mermaid coming out May 2023.
Malaya barters with a seawitch; her voice for a new life—one in which she was never with her abusive boyfriend. But when Malaya timeshifts into her new existence, she discovers she shipped a happier version of herself off to her crummy, old life and that Filipino Mythological creatures now run rampant in both worlds. The Sea Witch used her voice to unleash the beasts. Malaya must fight to get her voice back if she wants to save both worlds. But as she gets further away from her ex and closer to Salvador and Gabrielle, her ability to save the world becomes impossible.

What people are saying:

“A gorgeous debut about gods, monsters, and the courage it takes to love (and free) yourself. When Oceans Rise deserves a place on every shelf.” – Gigi Griffis, author of The Wicked Unseen

“When Oceans Rise is an exciting story with a lot of heart and emotion. Malaya’s emotional journey rang true.” – Wendy Parris, author of Field of Screams

Description

Submerged in a toxic relationship and disconnected from everyone, she turns to the sea to decide her fate. Its decision? Toss her to the sea witch.

Seventeen-year-old Malaya is cursed. In her family, every girl’s first love ends in death after falling for someone evil. Good thing Malaya’s dream guy isn’t monstrous.

Except the curse is real and preventing Malaya from noticing how much he has gaslit and isolated her until she can’t be saved. With no other options, the sea witch is the only one to help her. Bartering her voice for a new life where she and her abusive boyfriend never met, Malaya accidentally swaps places with an alternate timeline version of herself who didn’t make her mistakes. As she tries to undo the switch, the sea witch uses Malaya’s voice to unleash Filipino mythological creatures into the worlds.

Can a champion, an alternate timeline sister, and Malaya fight these beasts and stop the sea witch before she destroys both timelines?

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The Story

Because Malaya has a death wish, the Sea Witch barters her voice for a new life—one in which Malaya was never with her abusive boyfriend. But when Malaya timeshifts into her new existence, she discovers she shipped a happier Malaya off to her crummy, old life and that Aswangs, Tikbalangs, and other assorted Filipino Mythological creatures now run rampant in both worlds.

The Heroes

Malaya: A seventeen-year-old mixed race Filipina who time-shifts into another reality.

Salvador: The Gods champion meant as a fail-safe if Malaya doesn't succeed in correcting her mistake.

Gabrielle: Malaya's other-world sister tasked with hosting a fake virtual series to debunk the Filipino mythological creatures they are battling.

The Location

The shores of Corpus Christi, Texas

An underwater prison

An alternate timeline of Corpus

Content Warning

This story contains mental, emotional, and physical abuse. Malaya is gaslit by an abusive boyfriend in When Oceans Rise.

For more specific information, please read this blog post:

https://robinalvarez.com/content-warnings-for-when-oceans-rise/

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