Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo/DRM-free) Lord and the Mermaid [Interspecies Fantasy Romance]

[ATDrake]

The Lord and the Mermaid by Australian author Bernadette Rowley is the 1st in her Wildecoast Saga series of f/m fantasy romances set on an alternate world featuring paranormal interspecies couples, this installment setting up the titular human lord and mermaid-in-disguise, free courtesy of publisher Pan Macmillan Australia's Momentum imprint.

Apparently, this is being made free to promote the upcoming 2nd-in-series, The Elf King's Lady, slated for release next week.

Currently free @ B&N (also UK), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (all available to Canadians, and DRM-free at Kobo), and directly @ the publisher's webstore (DRM-free ePub/Mobi bundle available worldwide).

If it happens you like this one and wish to read more by this author, she offers an additional introductory paranormal fantasy romance in a different series: Brightcastle Saga: Princess Avenger @ Smashwords (and thence price-matched to assorted other stores).

Description
Fans of C.L. Wilson will love this fantasy romance about two lovers from different worlds who will break the laws of land and sea in their quest to be together.

Mermaid Merielle has fled the sea, disgusted at the actions of her people and desperate to build a life for herself on land. But to truly live as a woman, she must

Lord Nikolas Cosara has lost his brother at sea, and is driven to discover whether his sibling has died at the dangerously seductive hands of a mermaid. But when Nik finds Merielle washed up on the beach, he reluctantly saves her. Despite his antipathy for her kind, Nik is increasingly drawn to Meri, who is slowly working her way into his damaged heart.

Can Nik surrender to his love for Meri before her hopes of a human life are lost forever? Or will a devastating secret bring all her efforts to naught?