Author: Virginia Barlow
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Pages: 86
Genre: Paranormal Romance Fantasy
Addy Townsend runs an ice cream parlor in Mystic Cove, Maine. Cursed to spend her days human and her nights as a siren, she has until her twenty-fifth birthday to make her decision. Fighting against as corporate fishing company to preserve the lifestyle and well being of the locals, she asks for help and Commander Benjamin Yeates of the Coast Guard arrives to investigate her allegations. As a marine biologist, he is very interested in the rumors of a mermaid in the cove and wants to collect DNA for study. He falls hard and fast for Addy before he discovers there’s more to her than meets the eye.
Book Information
Release Date: July 6, 2022
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Kindle eBook: 86 pages; $3.99
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cASLNS
The boat turned around and hummed away from
shore.
Adysson sucked in a much-needed breath of relief.
She’d deal with the rumors of a mermaid later. Right
now, the importance of clothes outweighed anything
else. She glanced at the beach and found it deserted.
Making a beeline for the chest holding her terry
robe before any more prying eyes spied her, she stepped
from the water, retrieved the garment, slipped her arms
through the sleeves, and cinched the belt.
Relieved, she turned and walked right into a human
wall adorned with black wavy hair and sultry blue eyes.
“Oh! I…uh…didn’t see you there.” Her voice
quivered with tension. Damn! Damn! Damn!
“I would say it’s pretty obvious.” His dark gaze
roamed over her too hot face to her bare toes and back
up. “Nice, uh, robe you’ve got there.” He glanced up
and down the beach. His gaze fell to the waterproof bin
at their feet. “I didn’t realize Mystic Cove had a nudist
beach.”
Her gaze shot up to his. “We don’t. This beach
belongs to me. See the No Trespassing sign?”
She pointed at a sign next to them and waited for
his reaction.
He stood a head taller and wore a navy shirt open
at the neck and navy trousers. A grin crossed his face.
“What’s the penalty for skinny dipping here?” His
amused expression did a once over her body before
gazing into her eyes.
Heat flamed her face. “A thousand bucks and up to
six months jail time. Do you plan to turn me in?”
His gaze darkened and dropped to the V in her
robe. “No.”
Adysson swallowed and shifted her feet. She’d
never been this close to such an attractive man before.
“The fine varies up and down the coast.” He gazed
at the water behind her head for a moment and then
returned to her face. His voice dropped to a sexy drawl.
“Since this is a private beach, I’ll let you off with a
verbal warning.”
Confused, she frowned. “What?”
He took a leather billfold from his front shirt
pocket and flipped a badge at her. “I’m Coast Guard
Commander Benjamin Yeates. My friends call me
Ben.”
Adysson groaned. Her knight in shining armor
arrived to slay Marshal International, and she stumbled
into him naked. “Adysson Townsend. My friends call
me Addy, but I don’t think we qualify as friends.”
He chuckled. “Oh, I don’t know. I’ve seen more of
you than most, I’m betting. So I’d say we were
friends.”
She chose to ignore his comment. “Can you arrest
me? I thought your authority ended at the shore.”
“I can go anywhere as long as it’s tied to my
investigation.” A gleam entered his dark eyes. He
leaned closer. “Do you want me to arrest you? I’ve got
a set of cuffs in my truck, but I can think of a better use
for them than taking you in.” His breath brushed across
her cheek, and desire glittered in his eyes.
Virginia has always been an avid reader and loves being an author. Seeing her stories in print are one of the finest things in her life, next to her family and friends.
Her latest book is the paranormal romance fantasy, S’mores Siren Song.
You can visit Virginia’s website at https://www.virginia-barlow.com or connect with her on Twitter, Goodreads and Facebook.
