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A MerMay dark monster romance novelette that will resonate with those who have seawater in their veins and longing as deep as the ocean itself.
SORCHA I grew up more at home wandering the beaches and skittering up the rocky landscape of Skiren with the wild North Ronaldsay sheep than with the people of Janthina. Half-wild, autistic, and terrible with people, I worked as a local wildlife expert and conservationist until my singing drew something inhuman to the shore. Murex is a merman, a wild Seelie Sidhe, something I'd only ever heard of in tales told in the winter months when Teran held sway. He doesn't speak but listens to me talk about my special interests, and occasionally brings me trinkets from the sea and I bring him things from the island he might like. As our friendship grows, the gore vellye approaches with its autumn storms like a dark omen. A man from Janthina has set his sights on me, wanting to tame me and make me his wife. When I deny him, he pushes me from the cliffs to my death. But will death truly be what's awaiting me in the fathomless deep, or a whole new beginning with the one person who has ever understood me? MUREX Curiosity had led me to the island where the Sea Mither bound the vile Nuckelavee for the summer months. But a human woman's clear, lilting song binds me to the isle as surely as the Sea Mither binds the Nuckelavee to Skiren's Brynebound Cove. She was lovely and strange, her mind a wondrous beacon, more Seelie than human, as I watched over her daily wanderings. When she scorns a human man and is thrown from the cliffs, her soul hits the turbulent waters below, and I feel it crackle along my skin like lightning. I rush to save her because she's not just my friend, but my mate. She was mine to claim. But by the laws of the Sea Mither, she had to claim me in return within three days. Could I convince her to leave all she’d ever known behind and become my bride before the laws of the Sea Mither demand her life? Or will I have to spare her by following her ashore, turning to sea foam as the last ray of light caressed the Mither Stone? FATHOMLESS DEEP Violent storms cut the small inhabited northernmost isle, the Isle of Skiren, amongst the Orkney Islands, off from the world for half the year. It's said to be the home of the Sea Mither, a spirit as old as the Orkneys themselves, a fierce warrior in a constant battle against her nemesis Teran, and a benevolent protector of the folk who inhabit that lone bit of rock and the cove it surrounds. During the summer, the sleepy waters of Brynebound Cove, the skies and waters surrounding Skiren, and its town of Janthina seem to be gods-blessed. Tourism booms, but not all who visit Skiren find their way back home again. This story and those that follow hereafter in the Fathomless Deep Series are loosely inspired by Orcadian, Norse, Scottish, and Celtic folklore. The Isle of Skiren and all its locations are a creation of the author and do not exist in real life. |
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Word Count: 10,000
Date Published: May 2024 Genres: Monster Romance, Mermaid Romance, Folklore Romance, Fae Romance, Fantasy Romance Pairing: M/F Tropes: HEA Book Locations (Made Up):
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I have sought to be thorough in identifying potential triggers, both explicit and mentioned, including kinks and mental health awareness. This is for the comfortability of readers who are sensitive to triggering content and because I believe in the informed consent of my readers. If you find any mentions of triggering content that I have not included, email me at [email protected] so I can address it within reason.
Please note that chapter titles marked with an * mean there are explicit scenes. I’ve included mentions of triggering content below, though they are not specially marked in the chapter titles. Some triggers are generalized throughout the book and aren’t specifically identified in the chapter breakdowns (i.e. misogyny). I do not write rape scenes. However, characters have that as part of their backstory and there are questionable consent moments (immediately stopped, addressed, and resolved). List of General Triggers: Misogyny, Extinction, Gaslighting, Societally Expected Pregnancy List of Explicit Triggers: Drowning, Stalking, General Violence & Assault, Gun Violence, Fire, Pregnancy, Harassment, Questionable Consent (immediately stopped, addressed, and resolved) List of Mentioned Triggers: Mentioned Sexual Assault, Mentioned Abortion, Mentioned Family Loss, Mention of FBI Violence, Mentioned Drug Use List of Kinks: Praise, Knotting, Choking, Pleasure Dom, Breeding, Exhibition, Primal, Bloodplay, Marking, Tandem Masturbation List of Mental Health Awareness: PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Panic Attacks
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Murex
Species: Merman
Age: Unknown
Gender: M
Sexuality: Straight
Age: Unknown
Gender: M
Sexuality: Straight
Sorcha
Species: Human
Age: 27
Gender: F
Sexuality: Straight
Age: 27
Gender: F
Sexuality: Straight
More Characters Coming Soon!
