Discover what’s beyond the water’s edge. Travel through the portal to discover a fantasy adventure for teens and young adults.
Beyond the Water’s Edge
Beyond the Water’s Edge Book 1
What you don’t know can’t hurt you—at least that’s what people say. Those people have never harbored a secret others would kill for.
Alaira Hughes is counting down the days until graduation, dreaming of a summer of beach trips before she’s whisked away to college. She doesn’t know it yet, but her days in this world are numbered.
A seemingly magical path hidden in the woods leads her to a world of light. After walking away from an accident that should have killed her, the line between dream and reality begins to blur.
When a mysterious hunter tracks her down, she must team up with an otherworldly traveler with secrets of his own if she has any hope of survival. But there’s more to this new world than appearances suggest. In this place, time is a foreign concept, memories a target on your back, and the past a closely guarded secret.
In the shadows, a force grows—one that threatens to overtake both worlds. Alaira’s new power may be the last hope—if she can learn to control it before her enemies find her. The race is on to learn the truth.
And the truth can be deadly.
Beyond the Water’s Edge is a portal fantasy adventure to a hidden realm of magic and mystery. Ideal for fans of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
The Water Between Us
Beyond the Water’s Edge Book 2
Alaira Hughes is a stranger in a strange land, lost in the sense of timelessness that plagues this world. She has left friends and family behind to keep them safe—so why can’t she shake the nagging feeling that something new has gone terribly wrong?
Haunted by shifting memories, Alaira struggles to focus on the monumental task of finding the Stone of Esiron and restoring Ruynia. She’s learned the painful truth that not everything—or everyone—is as it seems. Betrayal and lies have carved a sweeping chasm, and she must bridge the divide between her two worlds or risk losing those closest to her.
Kyla Brooks is struggling with the disappearance of her closest friend and reeling in the aftermath of a long-guarded secret her mother has entrusted her with. When her carefully tucked-away past emerges one fateful night, she finds herself face-to-face with a consuming darkness—one that threatens the existence of both worlds. She is playing a dangerous game with the most feared man Ruynia has ever known, where one wrong move could upend the balance of power.
There’s always a choice, but making the right one might cost Kyla her very life.
Stay Tuned for
Still Waters Run Deep
Beyond the Water’s Edge Book 3
Discover how Alaira’s magical adventure through the hidden realm of Ruynia continues in this epic portal fantasy.
Coming 2026
Janine Eaby – Author | Beyond the Water’s Edge Portal Fantasy Series 