The Tides of Freedom: The Slow Drowning of Democracy

THE TIDES OF FREEDOM
In the vibrant Caribbean democracy of Puerto Libertad, constitutional scholar Sofia Dominguez dismisses her activist brother's warnings when charismatic businessman Miguel Vega wins the presidency. After all, their island nation's democratic institutions have weathered political storms for over two centuries.
But as President Vega's nationalist rhetoric gives way to action-targeting immigrants, environmental protections, and the free press-Sofia witnesses the systematic dismantling of the democracy she's dedicated her life to understanding. When a chilling new policy classifies certain citizens as "non-persons"-including her brother Marco-she finally recognizes that constitutional guardrails mean nothing without people willing to defend them.
As the tide of authoritarianism rises, Sofia joins an unlikely resistance coalition: a principled military officer torn between duty and conscience, a journalist documenting abuses he can't publish, a banker discovering corruption that reaches the highest levels, and an environmental scientist whose research threatens powerful interests.
From the corridors of power to detention centers in the mountains, from gleaming coastal resorts to struggling inland villages, the battle for Puerto Libertad's soul unfolds-revealing that freedom, once taken for granted, can slip away as gradually as the receding tide, until suddenly, everything you believed permanent is gone.
A gripping political thriller about the fragility of democracy and the courage required to defend it, The Tides of Freedom explores how quickly rights can become privileges, neighbors can become informants, and how the smallest choices in ordinary lives ultimately determine a nation's fate.