Riding
the Tide
The
Deep Blue Sea
Book
2
MA
Church
Genre:
Gay, Fantasy, Shifters
Publisher:
All Romance eBooks
Date
of Publication: 11/1/2016
ISBN:
9781945193262
Word
Count: 45000
Cover
Artist: Erin Dameron Hill
Book
Description:
Caught
between two worlds—what’s a merman to do?
Marcus
Krill, a creature of the sea, is a perfectly content bachelor. Mating
someone? No thank you. Living anywhere but in the ocean? Ha! Not
happening. Spending more than the barest necessity of time on land?
Nope. Not this merman. And humans? They’re perfectly fine as a
diversion, but that’s all. They might be interesting, but
complications follow them like a hungry shark during a feeding
frenzy. So what if he’s a little lonely, a little tired of
one-night stands? That doesn’t mean he’s ready to mate.
Blair
Estes, a creature of land, is perfectly happy with his nomadic
lifestyle. No strings keep him tied to any one place long. Adventure
is his lover and adrenaline his master. He loves to travel, and the
things he’s seen defy description. Now his wandering has brought
him to the Seychelles and a mysterious merman who’s going to take
him on the journey of a lifetime.
Once
again merfolk and human culture collide in an explosion of passion
and… fear.
Excerpt:
“I’m never
getting mated.” Marcus leaned back in the patio chair, shaking his
head. Across from him was his friend, Brett, and Brett’s mate,
Brooke.
“Uh-huh. You say
that now.” Brett glanced over his shoulder once again back toward
the bungalow where Kannon and Nisha stood whispering intensely.
“Nope. I’m going
to be a bachelor until the end of my days.” He winced in sympathy
as he watched Nisha’s mate, Kannon, drill his finger into Nisha’s
shoulder.
The two were trying
to keep their voices down, but it was a lost cause. Kannon was
furious, if the tongue-lashing Nisha was getting was any indication.
He wondered what Nisha did this time. He’d feel sorry for him if it
wasn’t so damn funny.
A year had passed
since Nisha claimed Kannon—and what an entertaining time it’d
been. Marcus snorted in amusement when Nisha threw his hands up in
frustration over whatever Kannon said to him. Leave it to them to get
into a fight on their one-year anniversary. Kannon and Nisha loved
fiercely, but they also disagreed just as fiercely.
“Swear to God, do
we need to have yet another conversation on the concept of consent?”
Kannon yelled.
“At the time I
only thought—”
“Thought? What
were you thinking with—no, no, let me guess. You were thinking with
your dick. Yet again,” Kannon interrupted, glaring at Nisha.
“That was not what
I was going to say.”
“But it fits,
doesn’t it?” Kannon crossed his arms over his chest.
“I am sorry!”
Nisha growled. “I told you we don’t think like humans. You keep
trying to apply human values to my kind, and it doesn’t work. I
understand I was wrong now, but then was another matter.”
Poor Nisha. This was
an argument he wasn’t going to win. They were sitting around the
pool Kannon added to his and Nisha’s aboveground dwelling—which,
admittedly, Marcus didn’t understand since the ocean was right
there, but whatever. It was more proof humans were odd… even those
humans mers had converted, as Nisha did with Kannon.
Anyway, they were
having a late dinner by the pool and enjoying the warm tropical
evening when something was said about the powder their kind made from
certain fish toxins. It was used for many things, including pain
relief. It also was used to induce a dream-like state where the one
who inhaled the powder was able to feel, but unable to move.
One thing led to
another and then—bam pow. Fireworks. Kannon figured out Nisha had
used the powder on him after he had arrived and was significantly
unhappy with the knowledge, if the glaring and raised voices were any
indication.
Brett sighed, taking
a sip of his water. “I did warn Nisha. Granted, it was after the
fact, but still. Even went on to tell him how badly I reacted when
Brooke did the same thing to me.”
Brooke patted
Brett’s hand. “Nisha should’ve told him before now.”
Marcus picked up one
of the chilled shrimp appetizers and bit into it. Personally he
thought they were better uncooked, but that was just him. “Why? He
didn’t harm him.”
Brett sighed even
louder. He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and typed
something into it. A few seconds later he turned the screen around so
Marcus could see it.
“Oh, funny,”
Marcus snapped as he stared at the definition of “consent” on the
cell phone’s screen.
“Here’s a
thought. Try reading the damn definition.” Brett glanced back over
his shoulder at Nisha and Kannon.
Marcus shrugged his
shoulder as he watched Nisha grabbed Kannon and try to kiss him
senseless. Well, that was one way of ending an argument.
“You know, maybe
if you guys would, a bunch of shit could be avoided later,” Brett
said.
“Hmm? Would what?”
Marcus asked, distracted by Kannon and Nisha. Kannon struggled for a
minute then gave in, but Marcus wasn’t fooled. He’d gotten to
know Kannon well enough to know Kannon didn’t give up easily when
he wanted something—which was probably an apology and an
acknowledgment that Nisha was wrong.
“Good grief,
what’s up with you lately?” Brett asked. “I said if you guys
tried reading the definition of consent then a bunch of shit could be
avoided later.”
“Oh.” Marcus
nodded. “I suppose so, but I’m not planning on mating a human—or
anyone else—so it’s irrelevant.”
“Famous last
words.” Brooke snickered.
Marcus picked up his
drink and stared into it. He didn’t have anything against humans—he
certainly fucked his fair share of them—but they were more trouble
than they were worth.
About
the Author:
M.A.
Church is a true Southern belle who spent many years in the
elementary education sector. Now she spends her days lost in fantasy
worlds, arguing with hardheaded aliens on far-off planets, herding
her numerous shifters, or trying to tempt her country boys away from
their fishing poles. It’s a full time job, but hey, someone’s
gotta do it!
When
not writing, she’s exploring the latest M/M novel to hit the
market, watching her beloved Steelers, or sitting glued to HGTV.
That’s if she’s not on the back porch tending to the demanding
wildlife around the pond in the backyard. The ducks are very
outspoken. She’s married to her high school sweetheart, and they
have two children. She was a finalist in the Rainbow awards for 2013.
For
more information on other books by M.A., visit her official website:
www.machurch00.blogspot.com
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