A Perfect Wave: Real Tales of Surf Arcana

He wanted the perfect wave. He didn’t expect to trade his soul for it.

Sixteen-year-old Torey is obsessed with surfing, and with being the best. But no matter how hard he trains, the ocean never gives him the wave he dreams of. That is, until a mysterious older surfer named Donovan appears, a man who seems to bend the sea to his will.

Donovan offers Torey the impossible: the ability to create the perfect wave, any time, any place. The price? Torey must help track down someone hiding in plain sight-a girl who’s not what she seems.

She’s a mermaid.

Now living on land in human form, she is running from a past she refuses to explain. As Torey draws closer to her, torn between loyalty and obsession, he begins to uncover truths about Donovan, the ocean, and himself that could drown them all.

Dangerous deals. Ocean magic with a dark undertow.
A Perfect Wave is a suspenseful YA fantasy perfect for fans of House of Salt and Sorrows, Outer Banks, and Percy Jackson. If you love stories with morally gray choices, mysterious ocean mythology, and slow-burning tension, dive in now.

The sea is calling. And it’s not asking nicely.

J.B. Rafferty is a new voice in the world of YA fiction. He lives at Crab Meadow, NY where he can be found combing the beach and stand up paddle boarding with his mermaid-haired fiance, Michele. Their sea glass collection is epic. His accomplishments include writing and drawing the comic Marooned on the Mainland which was published in the pages of Tiki Magazine for its first few years. He also wrote and directed the short film, Blissful Thinking. He has worked as a graphic designer and video editor. Some of his relevant life experiences include surfing, sky diving, hang gliding, scuba diving where he met a sting ray 120’ below the surface, ran 5 NYC marathons, and walked on fire. He once skied off a cliff by mistake, but it turned out to be the hi-lite of the trip. Just to name a few. But nobody really cares about what I have done. They want to know about what I am doing. I am currently writing a sequel to A Perfect Wave as well as developing an entirely new storyline with a different cast of characters.