I love Upon a Starlit Tide because it transports me to a different place and time. Kell Woods reworks “The Little Mermaid,” “Cinderella,” and “Bluebeard” into an innovative tale with more than a splash of family drama. Filled with gorgeous descriptions of the Fae and the ocean, this novel kept me turning pages late into the night! Woods deftly weaves sailors' superstitions with ocean and mermaid folklore as she moves the plot of her story forward, exploring the weight of family secrets and the importance of discovering personal identity. Far more than a simple fairy tale retelling, this book makes me think of the sea and its impact on humanity in a new way, and it will be a favorite of mine for a long time to come!
The sea gives life, but it also takes it away ... A dark and thrilling tale about mermaids and sea-magic, love, betrayal and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of After the Forest
Saint-Malo, Brittany, 1758. To Lucinde Leon, the youngest daughter of a wealthy French shipowner, the high walls of Saint-Malo are more hindrance than haven.
While her sisters are busy trying to secure advantageous marriages, Luce spends her days secretly being taught to sail by Samuel, her best friend - and an English smuggler. Only he understands how the waves call to her. Then one stormy morning,…
I love The Sirens because of its deftly woven structure that explores the dangers of the ocean, the mysteries of femininity, and the bond between women. Two sets of sisters, Jess and Lucy, who are living in contemporary Australia, and Mary and Eliza, born in late 1700’s Ireland and forced to endure a harrowing ocean journey, are the featured characters in this novel which blends true crime disappearances with ancient folklore. The result is a text that drips with watery images of a salt-laced sea and a mystery that kept me reading well into the night. Like the sirens of old, Hart’s prose sings, inviting readers to drown in its depths. I couldn’t put it down!
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick
A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward
2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover's throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister's house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the strangely vivid nightmare that preceded the attack―but Jess is nowhere to be found.
As Lucy awaits her return, the rumors surrounding Jess's…
I love The Call of the Sea because it combines Arthurian lore, mermaid legends, and pirate life with beautiful descriptions, sweeping me away to a fantasy realm that serves as a mirror of the real world. This is the first book in The Grail Cycle, and though I normally prefer standalone novels, the writing pulled me in from the beginning, and I look forward to reading more books in the series. Schumacher provides romance, adventure, oceanic folklore, and magic into one gem of a story, and her plot and characters are fresh and engaging takes on the old tales and experiences that inform human life. Two sequels, A Song of Magic and On this Broken Earth await those who devour the first book and want to read more.
Once, the world was ruled by those with magic in their blood.
But once was a long time ago ...
Ever since magic was outlawed in Kernou, Jenyfer Astolat has been living with a secret that would see her bound to the stake as food for the sea. But when her reckless lies see her married to a man she does not love, Jenyfer has to forget fleeing town — and forget about Ordes Merlyni, the charming pirate who has been helping her wield magic in secret.
Arthur Tregarthen never wanted to be a leader, but it's a duty he…
We are all surrounded by darkness. And we are all drawn to the light.
The Orkney Islands north of Scotland are steeped in stories of selkies, seal folk who swim in cold ocean waters and shed their skins to sing and dance on land. One young girl named Isla uses legends of selkie brides to understand her parents’ troubled marriage and navigate her strained relationship with her mother. As Isla comes of age, she confronts the sacred points of transformation found between sea and land, nature and civilization, and past and present, uncovering the key to her identity.
Selkie Moon is a novella for all those who believe stories can illuminate the deepest and darkest waters of the human soul.
