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The Merman's Kiss: A Steamy Mythology Romance (Mates for Monsters Series Book 1) by [Tamsin Ley]

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The Merman's Kiss: A Steamy Mythology Romance (Mates for Monsters Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: Mates for Monsters Series

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A sexy, sleek-tailed monster.

Zantu has evaded the mate-bond for thirty-five years, dodging promiscuous mermaids with vile intents. Unlike mermaids, mermen bond for life, and Zantu refuses to accept the heartbreak most mermen die of. That is, until the glint of gold catches his eye, and a simple salvage mission turns to passion. Now he’s bonded to a human.

A woman looking for a reason to live.

Briana thinks her life is over after the loss of her child. Instead, she falls into the arms of a merman who is anything but cold-blooded. He’s wild, seductive, and sets her blood on fire every time he touches her, and soon she begins to need him for more than his magic to breathe underwater. He might just give her a new purpose.

But as dangers encroach from every side, Zantu must choose; keep his new mate at his side or keep her safe.

Either way, he’s sure he’ll end up with a broken heart.

Reader Note: Explicit love scenes, dangerous mermaids, and sexy merman secrets. Guaranteed HEA with no cliffhangers. Intended for mature audiences.

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158 pages
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February 28, 2017
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"This story had me wishing for gills so I could experience thebeautifully described world. And the next time I go to the beach, I will be remembering this love story." ~ Jill Y., Copy Editor, Red Adept Editing

"Fans of paranormal romance will enjoy this under-the-sea tale." ~ Susie D., Proofreader, Red Adept Editing

About the Author

Tamsin Ley builds worlds full of sexy heroes who don't know they need a mate - that is, until they meet the woman they can't resist. The romance is sizzling hot, a surprise twist waits around every corner, and the stories will never leave you hanging (although you may still crave more!)

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Wine-lover, beer-brewer, foodie, serious gardener, and secret zombie prepper, Tamsin lives in Alaska with her husband of twenty something years. In the long days of summer you can find her in the great outdoors, but when the long winter nights set in, she'll be at the keyboard creating imaginary worlds.

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ASIN : B01N5X0I4C
Publisher : Twin Leaf Press (February 28, 2017)
Publication date : February 28, 2017
Language : English
File size : 3235 KB
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Print length : 158 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1542579805
Lending : Enabled

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Sam

I couldn't even get past the 3rd page

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2019

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Who in their right mind, or any state of mind, would experience a "primal need" when they are drowning!!?? I mean there was absolutely no build up whatsoever, I really thought I had skipped a chapter of two but I was not so lucky. From one sentence to another, like a teenage boy getting it on for the first time having never heard of foreplay: here's this chick that may not be able to have kids. Now here's this same chick throwing herself into the sea to drown herself, oh but wait, now she changes her mind but can't escape her weights holding her down. Luckily as this chick is losing consciousness from DROWNING she is somehow still able to see a spiky haired dude come up to bang her and make her forget all about frantically trying to save herself. I mean come on! At least have him save her once before sex. PATHETIC! With that bad of a start I can't even try to give the author the benefit of the doubt.

38 people found this helpful

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a good imagination and a sexy merman, who could ask for more?

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019

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THE MERMAN'S KISS is a standalone read with a HEA. There is sex involved if that is an issue. To me it was not the same as sex on dry land so it wasn't overly done. It was different, I'm just not sure how to describe it. I thought it was well done.

The story is about a young married woman that has just miscarried. Her husband seems to be without a soul. He is not a loving man, I can't imagine why she married him to begin with. she has reached her final stage with no hope, no love, just dispair and depression. So she ties weights to her clothing and walks down to the beach and out to the end of a pier and steps off. She starts to sink and her mind is screaming to not do this but the weights are too much and she can't get free of them. She feels an arm move around her waist and start to pull her forward. But then it is a man and he is kissing her. Everything is spinning in her mind. What is going on?

Ok, now the rest is the love story for the two of them. Now, you have to know this is a complete fantasy. There are no rules. The author has a get home free card to do anything she wishes. I thought she created a great under the sea life. I loved the way the animals talk to each other and the thoughts and wisdom they passed along to others. It was a good story and I thoroughly enjoyed it and I definitely recommend it. I don't normally read this genre but I have to admit the cover sucked me in. I'm glad it did.

I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer and I do not know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 6/18/19

28 people found this helpful

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Hunt

It had great promise

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018

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This was like reading "Finding Nemo" with graphic sex. IMO, this reads like a first idea, first selfpublish book. It is written very simple and short story, like for a youngster, but with badly written graphic sex. I feel it could have been an excellent story had the writing been done in a college or higher level and fleshed out. Again, it could have been great. I believe the writing is from an author that is too young and has very limited life experience.

26 people found this helpful

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Tracey

It was okay-ish

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2019

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I can't say I enjoyed it, I can't say I hated it, but I can say I finished it. It was a very short story, and the writing reminded me of stories on fictionpress. It was okay but definitely room to improve. There really was no character/relationship building, just instant lust/love and magically someone who was so overwhelmed with grief and her marriage is no longer concerned about it. I need more from the main characters than what was given.

But aside from the characters introduced, I can say the world this author started creating seems like it would be incredibly interesting. I would have loved to see more about this world she has started.

Just based on this book alone, I think the author just needs to take a little more time with her characters to flesh them out, as individuals, and as a couple falling in love. I also think maybe not be so afraid of going overboard on the details. I'm a little interested to check out other storys from this author to see how she is growing as a writer.

9 people found this helpful

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Kaia Rose

Where can I get my 'monster?'

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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Loved this book! Sexy merman, distraught woman who flings herself into the ocean and his embrace and discovers the love that she's been missing...what's not to like??? I love the world-building. It was a refreshing change that mermaids never fall in love...they sleep around with mermen and human men, have babies, and then drop off their infants to the merman father to raise while he pines for his unfaithful and cruel mermaid mate. I enjoyed reading about a (mer)man who was afraid to give his heart away, thinking it would be shattered by the one he loved and he would be abandoned and betrayed. In many books, it seems that it is more often the woman who is afraid of being abandoned and betrayed. It was nice that Zantu had to learn to trust his human mate. It was a beautiful happily-ever-after. Where can I get my 'monster?'

14 people found this helpful

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Flamingrickshaw

Something different, but good!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2019

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Tired of the same old storyline?? How about a twist on an old legend??

This book had been sitting in my TBR pile for a while and was re-interested while reading through the blurb. What a twist!! This book is a fairly short story, but I loved the concept of a male POV being or possibly being abandoned by a female seducer. Talk about female power!!

If there is one drawback to this story, it's how quickly Zantu and Briana come together within the first chapter. I would have liked to have seen more of the relationship between the brothers and how Briana "ate" underwater. Comical relief (a pet fish maybe?) would have been an added bonus for me, but I guess the author had to move the story along. An epilogue of how Zantu and Briana managed human life with a baby on land meeting would have been good too. Can't have everything I guess.

Make no mistake, there are scenes meant only for the 18+ crowd with mature audiences only. I did enjoy the twist this book provided from the usual paranormal read, but didn't really endear me to Zantu's brother. I guess I'll read the second book in this series to see how he manages. As for the rest of the books in this series, not sure I'll buy the rest of them. We'll see how the second book goes...

6 people found this helpful

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Clare O'Beara

The merman's kiss

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2020

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I enjoyed the read, but the start may upset some people. The author had to think of a reason large enough for a healthy woman to try to drown herself. The extremely unbelievable rapid swing from actively drowning to entering a physical relationship with a fabled sea-person is too much and the merman, I believe, should have caught the lady and swum off with her at first. Then they could get to know each other better. The author is always right, except... this feels like it was forced upon the tale by someone saying 'hook them in the first ten pages'.

All mermaids are fickle and all mermen are faithful. Er, I like it better when there are shades of pale. The odd rebel, same as a tomboy. Interesting society though, a major role reversal or two.

The undersea world is well written, fun, strange with familiar aspects. We are so aware now of the damage wreaked by rubbish in the ocean that the odd allusion to it was welcome, yet did not go far enough. I would read more of this series.
I availed of a free download offer. This is an unbiased review.

3 people found this helpful

Sal

Rubbish

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2019

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This book starts of well but is ridiculous a woman in a loveless marriage had lost a child at birth a while ago, she then commits suicide by attempting to drown saved by a merman (her mate) he brings her to his home under the sea they make out a couple of times, his neice arrives they communicate through song. He tells his mate it is forbidden for mermen to take their mate to another males home. So basically his human mate is imprisoned in his home I guess. It's at that point that I have lost interest and would long for this character to return to the human world. This is rubbish and too unbelievable (I know it's fictional) and difficult to follow 42% into this, I cannot continue on with this book. I've read mer people love stories before and they were brilliant and well written sadly not this one.

4 people found this helpful

Dilly

Horrible.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2021

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Can't believe this was actually published and bought to market, the heroine must have a hell of a set of lungs on her. She jumps into a cold sea and then changes her mind about drowning herself, manages to get most of her clothes off and is attempting to unbind herself before hunky hero turns up. Could she be a 'free diver'? so many negative reviews all well deserved. I couldn't continue past the first few pages.

King_Lyd

Something fishy here

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2021

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Instalust and Instalove come together in a tale that was quite hard to swallow. I understand it was a very short story and had no room for plot or character development within the confines of its... uh... shenanigans. But added to that the anatomy of Mermen and the use of fish as a method of foreplay? Nope. Nope Nope.

May Canterbury

Different

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2021

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New author to me and the Merman is a different idea too. Briana meets Zandru when he saves her from drowning. He takes her as his mate but it becomes too dangerous for her. Mermaids are wicked and murderous creatures, who knew?