Poor little rich girl turned marine animal activist, Angeline “Angie” Malboury is in over her head when the liberation of a sea creature takes a turn for the much worse.She ends up alone and barely clothed on a yacht with several henchmen of a ruthless and resourceful boss. Angie is quickly turned into a captive herself, along with something that isn’t the young whale she thought she was saving, … saving, but a creature she thought only existed in fairy tales. A fully grown fifteen foot Merman, tail included.
There is only one goal for the two unexpected allies, escape their cruel and sadistic captors before time runs out.
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For me this book was what I thought it would be. It has the drama and suspense and a bit of horror in the mix. It has TRIGGERS! The authors definitely specify that warning! I felt empathy and remorse yet I also felt the horror and degradation. I found that the story was written very well. It is a story that will definitely keep you up and on the edge of your seat. You will get angry, you will be sad, you will want to throw your e reader. It will have your heart pounding and it will make you anxious! I know, it did me. I liked the characters and thought that these authors did a remarkable job at grabbing the attention of the reader and guiding them through the story. Would I recommend this book? Yep! Will I be BOLOing these two authors? You better B.E.L.I.E.V.E. it!
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This is a very dark, at times confusing, with over the top bad guys, a siren/merman, and an immature single POV. Please be aware there is also a sexual trigger in this story.
Angeline/Angie is an animal activist who along with her friends board a yacht thinking that they are going to save a baby whale instead they encounter something vastly different. Unfortunately their discovery gets them all killed and tossed over board with the exception of Angie.
Maelstrom is a captive of the captain of the yacht, which at times seemed to be almost as large as an oil tanker with all of the places that Angie was able to hide. It’s like every sleazy guy was on the yacht and worked for an equally oily creepy captain. Angie was in her swimsuit or pretty close to naked most of the story and it is brought to our attention ad nauseam.
Most of the story is told to us in narrative and we only get bouts of action with Angie being manhandled and used as bait to get Maelstrom to cooperate with their plans. Unfortunately Angie does not have what it takes to be the only POV for this story when the other lead only communicates telepathically. Not knowing what Maelstrom is thinking, along with him only saying a word or two makes this feel like we are trying to escape a darkened underwater room while trying to open the door as we are wearing mittens. The other only other voices we hear are their captors, with major sexual assault overtones or over the top bad guy speak.
There was an immaturity that I just couldn’t get past and was not able to connect with Angie. While I was glad she was able to regain herself after the abuse that she went through and wanted things to work out for her the ending left me as cold and disconnected as most of the story.
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This story, though short, will have you thirsting for vengeance and being lured too by the siren’s song. I loved the pull between Angel and Maelstrom. The need to free him and the desire to be with him was magnetic. Great plot. Can’t wait to read more from this author
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