When the Light Meets the Tide is a sweeping, magical-realist romance that weaves together science, culinary art, photography, and the ancient lore of lighthouses. It explores how love can be a compass, a recipe, a photograph, and a beacon?all at once. Jacob, Peter, Rosemary, and Sonia discover that love isn't a single story but a tapestry of four threads, each vibrant on its own yet breathtaking when illuminated together.