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 S'MORES SIREN SONG

by Virginia Barlow

 

Paranormal Romance Fantasy

Addy Townsend runs an ice cream parlor in Mystic Cove, Maine. Cursed to spend her days human and her nights as a siren, she has until her twenty-fifth birthday to make her decision. Fighting against as corporate fishing company to preserve the lifestyle and well being of the locals, she asks for help and Commander Benjamin Yeates of the Coast Guard arrives to investigate her allegations. As a marine biologist, he is very interested in the rumors of a mermaid in the cove and wants to collect DNA for study. He falls hard and fast for Addy before he discovers there’s more to her than meets the eye.

Book Information

Release Date: July 6, 2022

Publisher:  Wild Rose Press

Kindle eBook: 86 pages; $3.99

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cASLNS

 

The beginning of the end came on a Tuesday.

 All afternoon, the door of Scoops Ice Cream Parlor jingled with customers browsing the shops along the seafront facing Mystic Cove. The temperature hovered in the seventies, and Adysson Townsend caught whiffs of sea air every time the door opened. Gulls squawked and fought over food crumbs on the sidewalk running in front of the seaside shopping center, and people laughed as they strolled past. Around seven, as the sun dipped low, her shop emptied of customers, and Adysson cleared trash and wiped down booths. Her gaze went to the gray-blue water rippling in the distance as she filled napkin dispensers. The lure of the waves beckoned her, and the smell of the sea filled her senses. In a couple of hours, the cool silk of the ocean would caress her skin as she glided through the water on her quest to find fish for the locals. 

Mr. Marshal of Marshal International Inc. wanted to corner the fishing market and run the local fishers out of business. For the last two years, he did everything to divert the giant schools into his nets and left meager pickings for the families in Mystic Cove. At night, when her curse took over, Adysson swam the surrounding area, singing and luring what fish she could find back into the cove for the locals.

 

Virginia Barlow has a great zest for life and loves her family. She likes to crochet, knit and quilt, and likes to make blankets for her grandchildren. She bakes a little and cooks when she has to. Roses are her passion and at one time she had over a hundred rose plants in her yard of various colors.

Virginia has always been an avid reader and loves being an author. Seeing her stories in print are one of the finest things in her life, next to her family and friends.

Her latest book is the paranormal romance fantasy, S’mores Siren Song.

You can visit Virginia’s website at https://www.virginia-barlow.com or connect with her on Twitter, Goodreads and Facebook.