Hien Nguyen on "Twin Tides"

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Long-lost twin sisters unravel the mystery behind their mother's disappearance and face the family betrayal that ultimately separated them in this breathtaking speculative young adult thriller.

Heiress and influencer Caliste Ha lives a glamorous life in an LA high rise, her perfectly curated social media feed hiding the cracks in her family. Across the country, Aria Nguyen is barely surviving as a freshman and academic scammer at Georgetown University. They have never met.

That changes with one unexpected and grim phone call. Their long-missing mother has been found dead in Les Eaux, Minnesota. Upon arrival in the sleepy town, Caliste and Aria discover another shocker—they are identical twins.

Ready to unearth the secrets that led to their mother’s death and their separation, they start looking for answers. But a vengeful ghost is haunting the waters, and an unknown enemy is watching their every move.

Can Aria and Caliste unravel all the sinister mysteries of Les Eaux, or will the town’s deadly secrets ultimately drag them under?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Hien Nguyen is a speculative fiction writer from the Midwest whose work has been selected for the Wigleaf Top 50 and nominated for the Pushcart and Best of the Net. She is interested in the uplifting and haunting forms of human connection, and how writing speculative fiction can lay those bare. Hien mentors for WriteGirl and is also part of Clarion West’s 2026 Novel Writing Workshop. Twin Tides is Hien’s debut young adult novel.

An indoor cat disguised as a human, Hien enjoys bird watching with her significant other, binging Asian variety shows, and absorbing hot pot broth like a sponge. Hien has ping-ponged across coasts (including landing in Bloomington, IN) but currently calls Georgia home.