Bride of the Sea: A Little Mermaid Retelling
The Little Mermaid meets Irish Mythology in this retelling of the beloved classic...
A STANDALONE Otherworld Series Companion Novel
Once upon a time...
Saoirse dreams of land. Her father has other plans, and intends to marry her off as soon as possible. When a ship sinks near her home, she carries the only surviving sailor to a faerie blessed isle and plans her escape. Who better to help her than a man with few scruples and little cares in the world?
Manus dreams of the sea. He spent every coin in his pockets to get back on a ship but never expected the vessel to sink. When a merrow saves him, he realizes the chance meeting is an opportunity. She could make him rich and become his good luck charm, so the legends say. Now, he just needs to get off the isle she's trapped him on.
They intend to use each other, but find their souls drawn together bit by bit. Can either leave the isle and the sea without losing their hearts in the bargain?
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Bride of the Sea: A Little Mermaid Retelling
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Nobody here is only a love interest. Even the side characters have a pulse and reason to exist.
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The slow burn is genuinely slow. It earns every inch of tension instead of stalling for length.
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The ending lands. No cheap cliff just to sell you the next one. (Okay. Maybe a small one. You'll survive!)
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