Please welcome my guest blogger today, Naomi Clark with
THE
SEA WIFE
It's probably no secret
that I love shapeshifters, but normally I stick with werewolves. What can I
say, I'm a traditionalist when it comes to these things! For THE SEA
WIFE though, I branched out. It's impossible to be a fan of folklore and
mythology and not know about selkies. There are loads of different stories
surrounding these seal shifters, but I think probably the best-known is the
idea that, if a man steals a seal-woman's skin, she's trapped and forced to
become his wife. It's a sad story, but then, romantic tragedy seems to be a key
element of selkie lore.
In THE SEA
WIFE, I wanted to play on that element, but hopefully you won't find Charley
and Nessa's story too sad! I like a little hope and happiness in my love
stories after all!
Blurb
Charley and Nessa are
from two different worlds. Nessa is a selkie and Charley is all too human. When
selkies and humans fall in love, tragedy can follow. For Charley and Nessa,
that never seems to matter when they're together. But when Nessa's seal skin is
stolen, the lovers uncover all the reasons humans and selkies should stay in
their separate worlds.
Excerpt
In seconds, Nessa was up on the ledge beside her, and Charley pulled her
into her arms to kiss her fiercely. Nessa tasted of sea spray and sunlight, her
long dark hair smelt of sea lavender, and her body fit perfectly against
Charley’s, just as it always had. Now Charley was truly home.
They didn’t need words
to greet each other, not really. They’d been meeting in this cave since Charley
was fifteen. They’d been kissing since she was sixteen. Nessa slid her hands
into Charley’s hair, freeing the messy red waves from the loose knot she’d tied
them in. Nessa’s fingers trailed down Charley’s throat as they kissed, then down
to grab the hem of Charley’s t-shirt. They broke the kiss briefly so Nessa
could pull the t-shirt off and toss it aside. She fumbled with Charley’s bra,
as she always did, and Charley giggled, as she always did, and slipped it off
for Nessa. That too, was tossed away carelessly.
Charley skimmed her
hands down Nessa’s bare back, relishing the little shivers she caused. She
pushed away Nessa’s heavy locks and kissed the curve of her neck, licking drops
of seawater from her skin while Nessa cupped Charley’s breasts and ran her
fingers round her nipples. Charley sighed, burying her face in Nessa’s hair and
soaking up her light, delicate touches. They’d been apart too long and she
needed Nessa with an urgency that wouldn’t settle for light or delicate. She slid
her arms round Nessa’s waist and pushed her to the blanket. She stood quickly,
hopping like an idiot to kick her jeans off, and Nessa watched her with
barely-contained laughter.
“If you just didn’t
bother with clothes at all…”
“I’d be arrested for public
indecency and you’d never see me again.” Charley dropped to her knees beside
Nessa, trailing her fingers over Nessa’s stomach and down between her legs.
Buy Links
Evernight - http://tinyurl.com/q3ry6uk
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Amazon UK - http://tinyurl.com/o3o684c
About the Author
Naomi likes writing, perfume,
fancy tea, and unfathomable monsters from the dark spaces between the stars,
not necessarily in that order. She has been writing stories ever since she
learned how to write, but is still trying to master the art of biography
writing. When she's not dealing with werewolves, demons, or sea monsters, she's
hanging out with her cat and probably watching a documentary about Bigfoot. If
the cat isn't available, she's with her fiancé watching cookery shows and
silently plotting her next book.
Find me online:
Blog - http://naomiclarkwrites.blogspot.co.uk/
Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/naomijclark?ref=bookmarks
Twitter - @naomi_jay
Thanks so much for stopping by, Naomi. :)
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