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Tidal Whispers

by Jocelyn Adams (Goodreads Author), Claire Gillian (Goodreads Author), Julie Reece (Goodreads Author), Kelly Said (Goodreads Author)

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Heart's Desire by Julie Reece:
After a terrible accident, Tessa returns to her family beach house to heal. She doesn't expect to see her first summer crush from seven years before. Cameron, though, reappears and ignites a relationship that's far more intense than ever before. The only problem? Summer is once again coming to an end, and this time, Tessa will have to decide w...more

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Jul 13, 2012 Neyra rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-pnr

Absolutely loved it! I haven't read a mermaid book, in well, ever... and here I am introduced to four authors each bringing amazing stories of under the sea adventures and the creatures that dwell in the depths of the ocean!

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece

What a beautiful way to start this book!

Tessa, 21 years old, has recently lost her parents in a tragic car accident, leaving her grieving, and to alleviate the pain, returning to her childhood summer home. Once there, she remembers the boy she gr...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · (Review from the author)

Personally, I love reading anthologies. Sure, full-sized books are bliss, but sometimes our (my ;) ) mood leans towards a quick fix. That’s where an anthology chock full of short stories comes in way handy. Short stories are usually about the same length as a couple of chapters in a typical novel which means I can escape for a few minutes and leave totally fulfilled, not wondering what’s going to happen next.

My favorite kind of anthologies are tight and diverse ones, where each story is based o...more Personally, I love reading anthologies. Sure, full-sized books are bliss, but sometimes our (my ;) ) mood leans towards a quick fix. That’s where an anthology chock full of short stories comes in way handy. Short stories are usually about the same length as a couple of chapters in a typical novel which means I can escape for a few minutes and leave totally fulfilled, not wondering what’s going to happen next.

My favorite kind of anthologies are tight and diverse ones, where each story is based on a specific theme, like sci-fi or horror, fantasy like tales about vampires or water elementals, perhaps something romantic with a happily ever after or happily for now ending — but an anthology where each author adds their distinct twist of awesomeness to that theme.

I’m happy to say that TIDAL WHISPERS is one of those anthologies!

HEART’S DESIRE by Julie Reece is a dreamy story about Tessa and her enduring crush, Cam. It opens on a dramatic moment in Tessa’s life. I mourned with her while she sought solace from heartache at a favored summer vacation spot, but once Cam stepped back into her life, she temporarily found joy, laughter, and love, a whole new world where dreams could come true. But would she have the courage to express and claim what her heart truly desires? The end had me holding my breath.

THE SWEETEST SONG by Claire Gillian drops us in the deep end of the action with sexy siren, Circe, between a rock and a hard place as she faces Poseidon’s wrath. She’s not meeting her ship-sinking quota and now a horrendous fate awaits — unless she can sing the right song to lure Capt. Otis to his doom. But Otis has his own secret strength, a mystery that lures Circe to shore to investigate. What she finds surprises her, explains why he’s been so crafty in avoiding her and changes her world forever. The sweetest song ended on a high note for me.

PEARL OF PAU’MAA by me is third in the line up. I figure I’ll have a natural lean towards clicking “like” since this one is my story and all, hehe! So I’ll just let you see what authors and reviewers J.A. Belfield and Aimee Laine respectively thought in their reviews here and here.

THE UNDERGARDEN by Jocelyn Adams begins with an innocent encounter between Nixie and Wyatt. One bound to land, the other to sea, the division doesn’t keep them from growing up, getting to know each other further and together, learning about love and loss. While I had tears in my eyes during certain parts… the end, well, that left me grinning for the future.
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Jun 18, 2012 Jocelyn Adams rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author)

Shelves: anthology, fantasy, paranormal-romance, romance, urban-fantasy, water-sprites, mermaids

Four and a half stars!

Heart's Desire, by Julie Reece

Like everything else of this author's that I've had the pleasure to read, the writing is vivid and poetic, painting the underwater world like a dream for me to walk through as I read the story. Passages like this always have me re-reading just so I can savor the flow of words through my thoughts:

In her bliss, she twirled, forcing yards of fabric to shoot away from her body. She spun from the mirror, halting against a form both firm and yieldin...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Tt rated it 5 of 5 stars

*I received this book from the Publisher for an honest review*

I absolutely adored this book!!

Tidal Whispers is a collection of short stories all inspired by the sea. It includes four stories from four very talented authors and you will be very surprised on the creativity and brilliance these authors bring to each story.

I read this book in one sitting and I was very surprised that I liked it a lot to give it a 5/5 star rating! To be honest I dont like reading short stories because I'm always lef...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Sara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

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"Tidal Whispers" is a book which contain four stories about mermaids and the underwater world, written by different authors.

I would want to say at first that I'm not particulary keen on books which are divided in different stories but, I also have to say, that this one was not so bad and it made me change my mind about this kind of books: it was so handy and comfortable reading one story at a time!

"Heart desire" was the...more Look at the review on my book blog: http://sarainbooklandblog.blogspot.it...

"Tidal Whispers" is a book which contain four stories about mermaids and the underwater world, written by different authors.

I would want to say at first that I'm not particulary keen on books which are divided in different stories but, I also have to say, that this one was not so bad and it made me change my mind about this kind of books: it was so handy and comfortable reading one story at a time!

"Heart desire" was the first story in the book and, in order of liking I would put it in the third place. The story was about a human girl, Tessa, who had to face the recent death of her parents, that were involved in a car accident; to escape from her problems she decides to return for a while to her family's seaside cabin. There, she remembered of Cameron, a guy she used to be friend with, who disappeared seven years before.Tessa will finally meet again her first summer crush but, there will be only one problem: he's a merman. So, will Tessa choose to remain human or will she follow her one love through the ocean?
Sincerely I was pretty disappointed when the story finished because I was starting to get a view of the situation. I absolutely loved the beginning of the story, which was introduced with Tessa's beautiful dream of the ocean, I felt like I was swimming in the ocean too! I think it would have been interesting to see how the story would go on; maybe it was the only story among the four that made me want to read more about Tessa and Cameron, to learn more about them.

"The sweetest song" was the second story of the book and, in order of liking I would put it in the fourth place. It talks about Circe, the most destructive mermaid in the ocean, who tried several times to sink the ship called "Calypso", without succes. Because of his failure she will have to decide: another failure would mean becoming Poseidon's slave and losing her voice forever, winning would mean let die the man she have ever loved,Otis, The Caplypso's captain.
I was not particulary taken by this story, maybe because it reminded me a little of Disney's "The Little mermaid". There was nothing particular that I disliked but simply it was not my type of read.
The only positive thing was the development of the characters' feeling, which made the story much more interesting.

"Pearl of Pau'maa" was the third story in the book and, in order of liking I would put it in the second place. The story is focused on the life of a merman and a girl, Miki, whose lives will become intertwined, thanks to the magical powers of the Pearl of Pau'maa. I really liked how the author had developped the story and her writing style; above all I've loved the description of the body of the merman, more than any other description! Another thing that I found really interesting is the the author's intention to designate also the social and political organization in the world of mermaids; also the addition of an original element like the pearl of Pau'maa was fundamental to distinguish the story from the others.

"The Undergarden" was the fourth story in the book and, in order of liking I would put it in the first place. This was, with no doubt, the strongest story among the four and I think that the credit goes to the ability of the author to write about the emotions of her characters. The story is about a water sprite, Nixie, that because of her nature is forced to live a solitary existence under the ocean water. But one day her life will change as she will meet a "pink one" the word she used for indicating humans; their friendship will soon turn into a strong love that will inevitably be hampered by the difference of the human world from the one underwater. Will their love survive the destiny?
As I said the most powerful element of the story was the detailed description of the characters' feelings, that is the main thing I love in books. Moreover at the end of the short story, I didn't feel like it was incomplete, like I felt for the others, because the author, despite the shortness of the story, created a well-developped story, full of every elements a good story should have.
What I particulary liked is the lack of the "happy ending, that became almost obvious by reading the other three stories.

I think this is the perfect summer book for Paranormal lovers!(less)

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May 26, 2012 Sandra "Jeanz" rated it 5 of 5 stars

MY REVIEW
Firstly I love, love, love, the cover, the mysterious woman on the front. I also love those colours, as you will have noticed from my blog I love blues and purples! I decided to review this book as I enjoy reading anthologies, I always say it's a brilliant way to discover new authors you may not have read before. J. Taylor Publishing gave me this e-book to review, so thank-you to them.

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece
I did find this short story slightly harder to get into at the very beginn...more
MY REVIEW
Firstly I love, love, love, the cover, the mysterious woman on the front. I also love those colours, as you will have noticed from my blog I love blues and purples! I decided to review this book as I enjoy reading anthologies, I always say it's a brilliant way to discover new authors you may not have read before. J. Taylor Publishing gave me this e-book to review, so thank-you to them.

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece
I did find this short story slightly harder to get into at the very beginning, but persevered and ended up quite enjoying the whole mystical love story. As always I do not wish to give spoilers so thought you may not totally understand some of my comments now you will understand them once you have read the individual stories. I loved that both were prepared to sacrifice things for the love of each other. Tessa does have some fairly racy dreams so wish to point out that this story does have adult content.
Did I enjoy it? Yes 3.5/5!

The Sweetest Song by Claire Gillian
I felt like I slipped into this short story straight away. Once again the theme has love and sacrifice. Poseidon and Aphrodite feature in this story.Poseidon is portrayed as a bit of a pervy old man, wanting Circe to fail in her task so he could claim her as some sort of slave/plaything. Again I am unable to say a great deal more as it would giveaway too much. Having read other work by Claire Gillian I had a good idea that I would enjoy her short story and she didn't disappoint!
Did I enjoy it? Yes 4.5/5!

Pearl of Pau'maa by Kelly Said
This story again was extremely easy to fall into. It feature two mer brothers, Harmon who has joined the army the more responsible one of the two brothers. Also Creeb who is more of a scoundrel, a gambler and not as trustworthy. The story also features Mike who is a poor islander who dives for her food and pearls to sell. There is a legend of the pearl to learn all about too.
Did I enjoy it? Yes 4/5!

The Undergarden by Jocelyn Adams
Oh, this one is a lovely heart touching tale. I loved the relationship that developed between Nixie and Wyatt. Also at the very end I love how Meera wants to speak to a "pink one" therefore possibly repeating history.
Did I enjoy it? Yes, loved it 5/5

So to sum up, this is a great mixture of Tidal/Sea themed stories. I enjoyed all four short stories and would definitely read more by all of the featured authors.(less)

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May 20, 2012 Allyson~Watchmesetafire marked it as to-read

So far i love the book. really great book!

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Apr 05, 2012 L.S. Murphy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Summer Beach Reads, Romance, Beach Readers, Romantics,

Four great stories for fans of romance that will take you deep into the ocean & set your heart free.

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Feb 23, 2012 J.A. Belfield rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have an ARC of this one. Thought I'd make my way through one story at a time as it's always best to do with anthologies. After all, how can a group review cover different authors.

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece
This is such a lovely story. There is sadness and heartache, and hope, and yearning, and desire, and love, and the added fantastical element written in a way that gives this an almost fairy tale/dreamlike persona. Very enjoyable. My only complaint would be that the development between Cam an...more Have an ARC of this one. Thought I'd make my way through one story at a time as it's always best to do with anthologies. After all, how can a group review cover different authors.

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece
This is such a lovely story. There is sadness and heartache, and hope, and yearning, and desire, and love, and the added fantastical element written in a way that gives this an almost fairy tale/dreamlike persona. Very enjoyable. My only complaint would be that the development between Cam and Tessa and the time they spent together could so have turned this into a longer story because I'm sure I'd have loved being on that part of their journey with them. :o)

The Sweetest Song by Claire Gillian
I struggled a little with the opening of this one. I'm not sure why. I don't know if it's because it dove right into the issue the female had to deal with and I was suddenly thrust into a situation where I had to keep up and understand before I'd barely been introduced to the character I was expected to care about. BUT ... I read on, and got to the part where Circe met Otis and I was a gonner. I loved Otis. He's just adorable. The dude alone could have fronted an entire novel and had female readers swooning over him. I really enjoyed watching the development between them because Circe was really such a sweet little thing, also. The only thing that bugged me was the ending a little bit. Not 'how' it ended, but the comedy that was suddenly thrust upon us between Poseidon and Aphrodite and how easily this (what I've always envisioned to be) fearful god kowtowed to the other god's demand. The strength of the humour seemed a little out of place in context with the rest of the story and so almost seemed forced, and the compliance from he who should have opposed their 'love' a little too neat. But I still enjoyed it a lot. :o)

Pearl if Pau'maa by Kelly Said
This one was a gorgeous surprise. The descriptions took me along nicely for the ride. The characters--both Harmon and Miki--were adorable. Creeb made me giggle a lot, despite his short appearance. And I couldn't help but be slightly awed by the author's imagination with this one.
Oh, yes: and I had a goofy smile most of the way through. :o)

The Undergarden by Jocelyn Adams
Okay, first word: WAHN! Man, I feel like blarting after finishing this one. Talk about emotional. Another tale told in an almost surreal and dreamlike fashion, with a couple of adorable characters leading the way. I'm not sure there's much more to say other than it's totally adorable and don't read without tissues at the ready.(less)

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Sep 05, 2012 The TBR Pile *Book review site* rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The Sweetest Song Claire Gillian

Let me just start off by saying this take on Siren’s was brilliant! I never thought of them as employees who worked for Poseidon. It caught my attention right from the start with that scenario, and never let go. Circe is a Siren on her last warning from her boss. Poseidon is a
taskmaster and she’s on her third strike on luring a boat to the salty depths of the sea and he’s not happy. She has three choices beco...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Lynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Rating: 4 1/2 stars

Hearts Desire by Julie Reece

Tessa Morgan is under the water swimming. Is it a dream or is it real? She seems to be swimming toward an underwater city. It was interesting to see this underwater world through Tessa’s eyes. Almost made you wish that it actually existed. Then the phone rings.

That phone call gives her quite a shock. When Tessa was fourteen she was at her family’s vacation retreat. She met a young man named Cameron. When she last saw him he gave her a beautiful ring...more Rating: 4 1/2 stars

Hearts Desire by Julie Reece

Tessa Morgan is under the water swimming. Is it a dream or is it real? She seems to be swimming toward an underwater city. It was interesting to see this underwater world through Tessa’s eyes. Almost made you wish that it actually existed. Then the phone rings.

That phone call gives her quite a shock. When Tessa was fourteen she was at her family’s vacation retreat. She met a young man named Cameron. When she last saw him he gave her a beautiful ring. Now she’s all grown up and back at the vacation retreat. She’s starting to have dreams and He is coming for her.

Julie could have put a lot of sex in her short story but she didn’t. I was glad that she didn’t because I think it would have ruined the lovely story. Innuendo works – it gets our imaginations going. She shows us what someone will do for the one they love. What would you do? This was over way too quickly – I wanted to read more.

The Sweetest Song by Claire Gillian

Poseidon is very disappointed with Circe. She’s one of his sirens that lure ships to their doom. She has until the next new moon to get her job done.

Otis has a one bedroom apartment in Homer, Alaska. He thinks of himself as being defective. And, he’s also the captain of the Calypso – Circe’s current job. Circe has come to spy on him. Then she finds out why she has never succeeded with Otis.

Claire is just like the siren in her story. She pulls us into the story just like Circe pulls people in with her songs. I found that I loved this story but just like Julie’s it was over too quickly. I wanted to see what happens next for Circe and Otis.

Pearl of Pau’maa by Kelly Said

Harmon is seen going after his mother’s heirloom pearl. To do that he must pay his brother Creeb’s debt. Miki is a pearl diver and trap setter for her village. Kelly’s story is a little different because she uses actual sea creatures in her story. They’re just a little different.

The pearl has traveled close to where Miki is and that is when Harmon sees her. Harmon is not quite human so Miki doesn’t believe what she’s seeing. Harmon has helped her and now she’s starting to change.

Kelly’s story has greedy humans and even greedy sea creatures. It also shows that true love does exist even for two people that are total opposites. I would love to see what Kelly has in store for Creeb – he needs someone to bring him to task.

The Undergarden by Jocelyn Adams

Nixie is swimming toward a secluded bay – her favorite spot. She thinks of us as pink creatures. She mentally tries to connect with Wyatt to find out why he’s so sad. They meet when he was only nine years old. They quickly become friends. But then something happens and Wyatt can’t come to the bay anymore.

But life goes on and people change and grow. Wyatt then returns as a young man. We see how feelings can change from a child to a young person. Nixie is very innocent of our human world and that innocence can make things hurt when a misunderstanding happens.

Jocelyn’s tale was very sweet but actually brought tears to my eyes. It shows us just how short life is and that we can’t waste time thinking we are doing the right thing. If there is a misunderstanding between two people, you need to work it out and not wait until it may be too late.

This anthology was great. There is nothing bad that I can say about any of the stories other than that they were over too quickly. I was just getting to know the characters in each of the stories and then it was over. I can always hope that the authors will either carry the story over into a full length book or bring in a new character to carry on their story.

If you are looking for a sweet fantasy, a paranormal romance, and no explicit sex this is for you. If you only like a book for the sex, I’m hoping you will change your mind with this anthology. If you want to fill in the blanks for yourself, that is what we have an imagination for. These four ladies will not disappoint. You will not be disappointed if you add this anthology to your collection. You may even want to try something else that they have written.
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May 19, 2012 Danielle Smiley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-urban-fantasy, short-story-collections

Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Publisher Type: Indie
Rating: * * * *

My Review:

I've never been a huge short story compilation fan. I find short stories hard to get into because, well, they're short. But these four stories were so just so satisfying, kind of like a slice of key lime pie. This is the PERFECT summer read: a sweet seaside breeze, warm sand between my toes and romantic reminisces.

Heart’s Desire by Julie Reece

Julie Reece has a breath-taking gift for description. This story open...more

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May 03, 2012 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA and Adult paranormal romance lovers

Shelves: r2r

Tidal Whispers is a book containing for short stories that involve supernatural sea creatures. Overall, it was a short, quick read.

"Hearts Desire": The first short story was about a girl in love with a mer-man. She doesn't know it until years later when she returns to her family's seaside cabin to grieve for her parents who had been killed. She runs into her first love and is given a choice to have him live with her on land or join him in the sea.

This is the weakest of the stories in the group....more

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Apr 14, 2012 J.C. Martin rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of romance, lovers of sea mythology

4.5*--curse the lack of ½ stars!

I enjoyed TIDAL WHISPERS overall. All four stories are so very different, and not just another fishy mermaid tale.

HEART'S DESIRE is a touching story with a tough, likable heroine. I found Tessa compelling because of her disability. Whilst the story is sweet, I felt it was rather predictable, and in my opinion ended quite abruptly.

THE SWEETEST SONG centres around Circe, one of the most successful sirens working for Poseidon, and Otis, captain of the Calypso, a ship...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Lizzy Lessard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, reviewed

Since each story is so different, it is hard to sum up my thoughts on the entire collection. But by the time I connected to each story and the characters within, it ended, which annoyed me. I’m so used to dealing with full length novels. Here are my thoughts on the individual stories:

Heart’s Desire – This story was pretty straightforward and the ending predictable. I thought the romance was good but too much time was spent on thoughts and very little on what was actually going on. - 4/5

The Sweet...more

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May 21, 2012 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: nook

Tidal Whispers is a nice compilation of stories about sea lure and creatues. Perfect for a weekend at the beach. Just remember to keep an eye towards the ocean...just in case!
1st - "Hearts Desire" - This story was sweet and descriptive but without too much depth. Poor Tessa returned home after suffering heartache. Feeling lost and searching for something, she runs into her first love. I would have liked to see more relationship development between Tessa and Cam before life choices had to be mad...more

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May 30, 2012 Candace (Lovey Dovey Books) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, adult-paranormal-supernatural

Originally posted on Lovey Dovey Books

Tidal Whispers is an anthology filled with amazing writers and their enchanting sea creature themed short stories. Julie Reece, Claire Gillian, Kelly Said and Jocelyn Adams really prove their writing skills by challenging readers' knowledge of creatures of the sea. These four short stories are nothing short of exquisite and each story has it's own special ability to highlight love in the most unexpected places.

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece

Heart's Desire is m...more

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Apr 16, 2012 R. Brennan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthology, fantasy, friendsbooks, reviewed

4.5 Stars for this wonderful collection of Undersea tales.

Tidal Whispers is a collection of 4 tales, all with an ocean theme. My obsession with the sea made it easy for me to be sucked in by these four well-weaved stories.

In order to fully appreciate the book, I thought the review should really contain an individual look at each of the stories contained in the anthology.

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece:

For me, this was the perfect story to start this anthology with. Ms Reece has a gift for descript...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars

First off, I love the cover! The cover could easily be any or all of the heroines from this collection. These four short stories are perfect to read at the beach or when you don't have time to get sucked into a really long story. I was ready to go swimming!

Heart’s desire by Julie Reece
Ms. Reece starts out her story with amazing imagery in a dream world that is so realistic you feel you could reach out and touch it. Real characters with flaws; physical and emotional ones, make the story believab...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Terri Rochenski rated it 4 of 5 stars

My overall is really a 4.5 Stars, but here's my individual reviews:

Heart's Desire by Julie Reece 4.5 Stars

This short story is very moving - loneliness, loss, & love. Ms. Reece portrays them beautifully - brings them alive - so we can experience them with Tessa, the MC.

I don't know about you, but I've always had a dream world I escaped to. A few actually. Tessa wakes from her favorite one to a gut wrenching reality that easily gained my empathy. I longed for her to re-find Cam, just knowing h...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Aimee Laine rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: summer readers, beach readers, romantics

Recommended to Aimee by: publisher

Heart’s Desire by Julie Reece
I have a thing for stories where the main characters have a history. Add in a history that comes in an underwater fantasy world and you’ve just doubled my interest and intrigue. I wish we had more time to meet and learn about Cam, but that would have taken a whole novel. The snippet in this short makes me want to know more about him. The grief that comes through at the opening with Tessa is one I can’t exactly connect with because I haven’t been through it, but I cou...more Heart’s Desire by Julie Reece
I have a thing for stories where the main characters have a history. Add in a history that comes in an underwater fantasy world and you’ve just doubled my interest and intrigue. I wish we had more time to meet and learn about Cam, but that would have taken a whole novel. The snippet in this short makes me want to know more about him. The grief that comes through at the opening with Tessa is one I can’t exactly connect with because I haven’t been through it, but I could feel it and that to me is exactly what’s so important. I need to feel and I did.

The Sweetest Song by Claire Gillian
Claire Gillian has a humorous way of bringing two people with the most opposite characteristics together. I laughed out loud in quite a few places and imagined Circe’s frustration in several others. Otis was a cute as a button (for a guy). I fell in love with him like a sister to a brother. I wanted HIM to win. While I didn’t have that feel for Circe (for good reason), he I rooted for. Gotta love a guy like him. Seriously. Otis rocks.

Pearl of Pau’maa by Kelly Said
This one had, by far, the most amazing imagery. Told from both Miki and Harmon’s perspectives, we have both an independent girl and a guy who doesn’t believe in fate. Yet it’s the water that brings them together and what he can do for her is truly magical. I love that this isn’t an “I’ve fallen in love with you” story in such few words, but a story of just finding that relationship and getting through the beginning hurdles including the common torment that they share in a ruling family who’s bent on ruining them both. It takes them together to go to the next step.

The Undergarden by Jocelyn Adams
What a way to end an anthology. Pain of loss? You’ve felt nothing until you’ve gone through Wyatt and Nixie’s life. Separated by water and land, these two have only one spot they can be together and their relationship is nothing less than what I’ve felt throughout my own 24 years with my husband. The exception comes in the end. That’s where Jocelyn Adams paints a picture that I could never imagine and the torment Nixie feels makes me hope I never have to go through anything like she does. This one will make you cry. It will. So after you read it, hug the ones you love and know, with the end, the power to heal will be there.

Bravo to four amazing authors. For a summer read, this is fantastic. Shorter than a novel, longer than a novella and in four ‘bits’ that are easy and quick to read.

Loved it. Seriously. Loved it.(less)

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May 17, 2012 Anino rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: merfolk-sirens-titans, mystery-suspense-romance, paranormal-mystery-suspense, 1st-love

I totally loved each novella that was housed within this gem of a PNR compilation. I especially loved "Heart's Desire," "Pearl of Pau'maa," & the "Undergarden." Each novella was special in it's own way, but I really loved "The Undergarden." I feel that each novella could have stood alone and been worthwhile as a regular 200+ page novel, but oh well. This compilation is well worth the money and the time for reading it.

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Apr 20, 2012 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-book-read, e-galley

It isn't everyday where you come across an anthology where you truly like every story inside. There are always ones that you don't care for or that are bazaar or just a disappointment. So it was really nice when I found that I really did enjoy all the stories inside this one.
Each one was unique and fun and just the right length.

All of the authors did a fabulous job and each created a fun take on sirens, mermaids and water sprites that was creative and just made for a nice read.

This was very well...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Emi Gayle rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: summer, beach and romance readers who want sweetness. Most are very tame.

Recommended to Emi by: Publisher

4.5 stars!
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Jan 26, 2012 Karen LOVESREADING marked it as to-read

Shelves: paranormal, mermaids, anthology

I'm intrigued, I can't wait to read this book. The cover is gorgeous!

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Jun 06, 2013 Paula Võ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: june-reading-challenge-2013, love-it

Oh dang, that is just so sweet!

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Apr 16, 2012 Rebecca Hart rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jun 19, 2012 C.J. rated it 5 of 5 stars

All the stories were really good, which is rare for an anthology. 5 stars!

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Jun 15, 2013 Lia marked it as to-read

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