At the Heart of the Deep by Carrie L. Wells
(A Falling in Deep Collection Novella)
Publication date: June 23rd 2015
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
(A Falling in Deep Collection Novella)
Publication date: June 23rd 2015
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Synopsis:
Oceanographer Luke McAllister races to figure out why the
ocean depth is changing off Florida’s Treasure Coast. But before he and his
crew discover what’s transforming the deep, he stumbles upon an even greater
mystery. Leagues below the waves, he swear he sees…a mermaid?
Anya isn’t allowed to get close to humans. But when a golden-haired researcher gets too close to her island, she can’t afford to stay away.
Anya isn’t allowed to get close to humans. But when a golden-haired researcher gets too close to her island, she can’t afford to stay away.
Together, this unlikely pair will seek to discover what’s
causing shifts in ocean floor. While their new alliance is forbidden, Anya will
risk everything to save her beloved ocean. The only problem is, she’s not sure
what’s really luring her in, her love of the sea or the tempest Luke has
stirred in her heart. Either way, Anya knows that the dangers facing the sea
are nothing compared to what will happen to her when her father learns she’s
broken the merfolks’ most sacred law.
Can Anya and Luke discover what lurks at the heart of the
deep before it’s too late?
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Excerpt:
I caught sight of his cut, thought a moment, and swam away.
He floated there, treading water and wondering what would happen next. At that
point, his face conveyed the pain in his side. I watched an intense sting
replace what I knew of the original burning sensation of a coral abrasion, and
the open wound spilled into the ocean at a steady pace.
Conceivably, I had underestimated the severity of the cut.
Maybe the coral cut deeper than I thought. The blood clouded the water
surrounding him, and now the problem remained of how to take the injured man
across the reef without doing further damage. We still needed to cross at least
two miles and climb a rocky beach. Or did we?
Before he had time to contemplate any other option, I
approached him from below. I swam up to him slowly, and he did nothing. He didn’t
dive to meet me or attempt to swim away. He hung vertically in the water,
waiting.
He must have felt me before he could clearly see me. The
water shifted as I neared, my physicality changing the flow of the ocean around
me. He knew I was there, but he didn’t dive below. Was he afraid? Too hurt to
move? Instead, he stayed still, moving as little as possible, allowing my
approach, and keeping the blood loss at a minimum.
I moved below him and then up, along his body, until my head
emerged from the inky blue water and he stared into my eyes. He let out a fast
gasp and quickly sank below the surface.
Author Bio:
Carrie L. Wells crosses genres, writing everything from
newspaper editorials and textbooks to paranormal romance novellas. Her first
fiction publication, The Heart of the Deep, will release in June
2015, followed by Playing with Magic in October 2015. A New England
native, she spent her childhood on the beach and inland, fishing
and dancing, before moving to Florida. And while she doesn’t tan, nothing
keeps her from a walk on the beach.
Carrie earned her Master's degree in English with a minor in Psychology from Hardin-Simmons University and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida. With a love of chocolate, books, and her family, Carrie braves the world and chaos only children can bring. She currently lives in Florida with her fire-medic hubby and three children. She is an English instructor at Eastern Florida State College.
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Giveaway:
Blitz-wide giveaway (INTL)
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Signed Copy of "At the Heart of the
Deep"
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Aqua striped storage tote; Mermaid Spoken Here
picture; Lei Away Bath Soak
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Aqua Sequin zip case; Cloth notebook
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Mermaid's Tale nailpolish; Mermaid decal;
Starfish barrettes
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Mermaid Keychain
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Palm tree socks
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