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Love is not love if it ensnares.In the mist-shrouded fishing village of Lochlann, the sea is both lifeline and captor. Selkies, magical beings of the ocean, are chained to fishing boats, their enchanted coats held hostage to ensure their servitude. When Caelan, a selkie too wild to be tamed, begins…

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1 author picked The Selkie and the Sea-Witch as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is an achingly beautiful love story that had me enraptured from the first page!

The book moves from pain to passion as a young woman known as a “sea witch,” risks her life to rescue an enslaved selkie man. This is a quick read with a slow burn, and I was held captive by the growing romance between two people who come from separate worlds.

I am a hopeless romantic, and I love the way the selkie and the sea-witch care for each other, sacrificing their own safety to heal the sins of the past. The words pulse…

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