Mermaids Marry in Green, Fantasy Romance from Alice Renaud

We are thrilled to welcome Alice Renaud to the blog this week. Alice is here to share her upcoming fantasy romance release Mermaids Marry in Green, a Sea of Love novel. Welcome, Alice! We are all excited to hear more about Mermaids Marry in Green.

Guest Post by Alice Renaud: 

I grew up in a coastal village in Brittany, Western France, and spent my childhood holidays in Wales, also by the sea. The ocean, the coast, and the animals and plants that thrive there, play a huge role in my fantasy romance series Sea of Love. The first two books in the series, A Merman’s Choice and Music for a Merman, are both based in Wales (each book is a standalone story featuring a different couple). The third book in the series, Mermaids Marry in Green, will be released on 1 November and is on pre-order now at the sale price of $0.99. Unlike the other books, it is set in London, where I live now. A mermaid in London? Well, she spends most of her time in and around the huge river Thames that runs through the heart of the city! The fourth tale in the series is a short story, The Holiday Mermaid, which is included in the Desire Me Again anthology by BVS, release date 1 October. Like the other stories in the anthology, it is a “second chance at love” romance, and it is set at Christmas. Do mermaids celebrate Christmas? You’ll have to read the story to find out! Festivals, sacred dates, are also a big source of inspiration for me. Strange things can happen at the turn of the year, at the summer or winter solstice, on May Eve or at Halloween…

With the Sea of Love series completed, I am now starting work on my next series, Conjuring Love, about time-traveling warlocks and witches… evil fairies.. shape-shifting unicorns… and more! I’ve also just finished my first short sci-fi story, “Space Cowboy Blues”. It will be out in a new BVS anthology next year, and features a cowboy, a beautiful alien, an ancient, dreamlike city… and blue unicorns!

I’ve always loved reading, watching, and listening to stories. If I couldn’t write, I would probably try to become a filmmaker, or a storyteller. Perhaps it is my Celtic heritage, I feel stories are in my blood, and they will out whether I like it or not!

About Mermaids Marry in Green:

Caltha Dooran is the toughest, fiercest shape-shifting mermaid in the western seas. She has three Clans to rule, and no time for romance. But when a warlock, Jonty, turns up and asks her to come with him to London to capture a water monster, she can’t say no. In London, away from her duties, her attraction for Jonty grows… and they soon fall under each other’s spell. But will his past and her responsibilities pull them apart, or can they find the only true magic, the one that binds two souls together?

Genre: Fantasy Romance

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Excerpt from Mermaids Marry in Green:

 She was so close to him they were almost touching. She took a step back, but three teenagers squeezed in through the doors just before they closed and pushed her against Jonty. Her head was now level with his neck, and her entire body was pressed against his.

“I’m sorry about the crush,” he said. But he didn’t sound sorry.

She tried to make a joke of it but found that her mouth had dried up. He smelled so damn good. A spicy aftershave, mixed with leather and coffee, with the enticing scent of male sweat underneath. Deep inside her, something responded to the unfamiliar perfume. A part of her, long buried, was waking up … and reaching out to him.

The train jolted into life. The people behind her lurched, squashing them together. Her breasts flattened against his chest. He was rock-hard under his leathers, and as warm as a stone heated by the sun. A thrill ran through her, so strong that it felt almost tangible, like a golden snake twisting around her … curling around her breasts … sliding between her legs. She was trapped and helpless.

Worse, she was enjoying it.

Shame nibbled at her. She’d never been this close to a male before. Plenty of mermen on the islands would have loved to become her mate and govern the Clans with her. Plenty had tried their luck, during the long summer nights when they sat around the fire on the beach, drinking whisky and singing. But she’d never let any of them kiss her, or even hold her hand. She’d been a good mermaid all these years. Just as her mother had wanted her to be. Her mother had been very firm on the topic of boys. She’d drummed into Caltha’s head that she should save herself for a husband worthy of her, and of the Dooran Clan.

And here she was glued to a stranger she’d met less than twenty-four hours ago. A human. Her mother’s voice swam up in her memory. Choose your mate carefully, Caltha. He must be able to guide our people, and rule alongside you. He must be wise, strong, and…

Caltha tried to remember the other qualities that her future husband should possess, but Jonty’s belt buckle was imprinting itself on her stomach, distracting her. Her mind wanted to remember her mother’s words, but her fingers were itching to touch that belt … and slide upwards … under the leather jacket … to find out what his skin felt like … and whether his stomach was as taut as she imagined.

Jonty bent his head, and for one mad moment she thought he was going to kiss her. She was disappointed when he said in her ear, “It’s rush hour, that’s why it’s so crammed. It won’t be long.”

She didn’t look at him, in case her face betrayed her body’s embarrassing, pleasurable reaction. “It’s fine.”

But it wasn’t fine, not by a mile. She had to get away from him before her hormones hijacked her brain and made her do something stupid. Like grab him. Or kiss him.

About the Author:

Alice lives in London, UK, with her husband and son. By day she’s a compliance manager for a pharmaceutical company. By night she writes fantasy romance about shape shifting mermen, water monsters and time-travelling witches. Her first book, “A Merman’s Choice,” was published in January 2019 by Black Velvet Seductions. It is the first book in a fantasy romance trilogy inspired by the landscapes and legends of Brittany and Wales. The second book, “Music for a Merman,” is out now and the third, “Mermaids Marry in Green,” will be released on 1 November. Alice has also written a short story, “The Sweetest Magic of All,” included in the BVS “Mystic Desire” anthology, out now. Alice loves reading and writing stories, and sharing them with anyone who’s interested!

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