The Mer Chronicles by Errin M. Stevens - Book Tour + Giveaway
Updrift
The Mer Chronicles Book 1
by Errin M. Stevens
Genre:
Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Since her father died, Kate Sweeting’s home life has been in the pits,
her well-being on life support. Her future looks desolate until she
and her mother, Cara, make another plan: abandon their shriveled
existence for more promising prospects on the coast, where Cara can
play small-town librarian-bachelorette and Kate can figure out what’s
up with that secretive Blake family from the beach.
her well-being on life support. Her future looks desolate until she
and her mother, Cara, make another plan: abandon their shriveled
existence for more promising prospects on the coast, where Cara can
play small-town librarian-bachelorette and Kate can figure out what’s
up with that secretive Blake family from the beach.
Everyone is eerily captivated with Kate and her mother, and Cara is the first
to figure out why when the man of her dreams arrives all dripping and
devoted and closed-mouthed about what he intends. Kate is willing to
go along with their subterfuge for a while, but eventually makes a
charge for the water to learn what her mother is hiding. Gabe Blake
is there waiting for her…and so is someone considerably less
friendly. By the time Kate navigates her way home, everything will
have changed for her—what she feels, what she wants, and what
she’ll risk to be with the man she loves.
to figure out why when the man of her dreams arrives all dripping and
devoted and closed-mouthed about what he intends. Kate is willing to
go along with their subterfuge for a while, but eventually makes a
charge for the water to learn what her mother is hiding. Gabe Blake
is there waiting for her…and so is someone considerably less
friendly. By the time Kate navigates her way home, everything will
have changed for her—what she feels, what she wants, and what
she’ll risk to be with the man she loves.
Amazon
* Audible * B&N
* Kobo * Book
Depository
She
parked in the lot by the beach and removed her car keys. The night sky was
thick with blackness, and she saw no one else—no other cars, no people, no
signs of campers or hikers on the sand. Despite past warnings ringing in her
head from parents, teachers, and officials not to wander the beach alone at
night, she did not hesitate to leave her vehicle for the water.
No
one was there.
She
felt a crushing disappointment, even as she realized she and Gabe had not
discussed a time to meet, just a place. And the night was so dark. She couldn’t
see more than a few yards in front of her. She toed the very edge of the surf.
The
weight of anticipation she’d been carrying all week caught up with her, sapping
her strength so much her legs failed. She sank to her knees in the soft sand
and closed her eyes to feel the wind on her
face.
She tried to determine what to do. Around her, the roar of the waves drowned
out all other sounds, and the ebony sky stretched out limitlessly, its very
size a powerful reminder of her own powerlessness.
She
did not know how to find Gabe here.
All
of the emotions she’d denied feeling the past four years enveloped her now,
overwhelming her with their poignancy. She wondered if she should have tried
harder to be with Gabe, if she should have fought against the wishes of their
parents, acknowledging even as she had these thoughts, she would not have made
herself oppose them. But she also realized nothing she’d been working toward
would bring her lasting happiness, not recognition at work, not her aunt’s
approval, not a portfolio of published articles. She saw with new clarity how
the path she was on would not bring her more security or happiness, not to any
real extent; how achievement would be no more the holy grail of fulfillment for
her than it had been for Dana. As of this moment, the difference between her
and her aunt was she knew this.
What
she really wanted was to talk with Gabe. She needed to understand their
separation through high school and college, to know why they were driven so
hard, to look into his eyes and see again what she had first seen when they
were seventeen. She felt she would be forever stuck if she could not know these
things and know them now.
She
stood up then, resolved. With a certainty she hadn’t felt since she was five,
she recognized what mattered to her. She felt her own humanity as it had been
given to her when she was born, not as a theoretical set of activities she’d
developed along the way. She saw her approach to adult life up until now as a
contrivance, one taking all her energy to maintain, her boulder to force uphill
again and again,
her
disappointment in her progress predictable and repetitive as the boulder
inevitably rolled back down. She was done carrying that boulder.
She
stared out at the sea and yelled at the top of her lungs for Gabe. Some part of
her knew she should be calling toward the beach but she could not shake her
desire to stand where she stood and cry as she did. She saw a splash far out on
the inky water, and she stopped shouting.
Time
slowed to a standstill. She felt each second distinctly now, each beat of her
heart an echoing, singular throb; each breath a slowmotion ordeal as she waited
without an ounce of patience left in her.
Her
closed eyes welled with tears of sheer frustration. She felt the droplets grow
during each microsecond of their formation, felt each small emission of hope and
longing that filled them, until they burst forth in a slow rush of salt and
heat, so heavy with import they crashed to the sand at her feet like breaking
granite.
And
then, at last, she was in his arms, his wet clothes saturating hers, his salty
lips crushing her own, his breath tickling her face as he whispered her name
between kisses. Any doubt she’d had about their
feelings
for each other evaporated. She felt the same sense of hypnotic bliss she always
did when they touched and she thrilled to the knowledge, at last, they had
enough time and freedom to be together, to fully commit themselves to whatever
course they would travel. She touched Gabe’s face with longing and wonder.
Breakwater
The Mer Chronicles Book 2
The sirens of Griffins Bay are in trouble, and the recent slew of royal
suicides looks to be the least of their worries.
suicides looks to be the least of their worries.
For one, unless a blood relative of the queen shows up, no one's around
to staff the monarchy. Well, except for a whack-job bureaucrat and he
seriously won't do. Worse is the community unrest threatening siren
society, a problem caused by too many humans in the pool, which means
Simon and his off-limit girlfriend will have to run and hide if they
want to make more of their flirtation...
to staff the monarchy. Well, except for a whack-job bureaucrat and he
seriously won't do. Worse is the community unrest threatening siren
society, a problem caused by too many humans in the pool, which means
Simon and his off-limit girlfriend will have to run and hide if they
want to make more of their flirtation...
The solution doesn't inspire confidence at first, but the Blakes have
everything at hand to set their world to rights - namely, a hidden
queen, a dead prince, and a facility for human manipulation. Once
they find their sea legs, they'll restore order, distribute smart
phones, and drive that conniving bureaucrat to a grisly, satisfying end.
everything at hand to set their world to rights - namely, a hidden
queen, a dead prince, and a facility for human manipulation. Once
they find their sea legs, they'll restore order, distribute smart
phones, and drive that conniving bureaucrat to a grisly, satisfying end.
Amazon
* Audible * B&N
* Kobo *
Book Depository
* Audible * B&N
* Kobo *
Book Depository
Errin Stevens writes paranormal fiction and reads practically everything
she can get her hands on. She's currently working through the Time
100 with all her rabid reader buddies at Carpe Librum, and will think
about posting reviews if she can get to it... Her first novel,
Updrift, debuted Nov. 2015; and the sequel, Breakwater, released Nov. 2016.
she can get her hands on. She's currently working through the Time
100 with all her rabid reader buddies at Carpe Librum, and will think
about posting reviews if she can get to it... Her first novel,
Updrift, debuted Nov. 2015; and the sequel, Breakwater, released Nov. 2016.
Follow the tour HERE for exclusive excerpts, guest posts and a giveaway!
0 Comments
Please try not to spam posts with the same comments over and over again. Authors like seeing thoughtful comments about their books, not the same old, "I like the cover" or "sounds good" comments. While that is nice, putting some real thought and effort in is appreciated. Thank you.