Never trust a mermaid’s kiss. Tyler McColdrum has a bright future on the professional surfing circuit until his father tragically dies at sea. Unable to pay the bills, Tyler and his mother leave California and move to his late grandfather’s cottage in Land’s End, Maine—a world away from the life he’s known. Not even the stormy Atlantic can douse Tyler’s surf stoke, but when mariners go missing … missing off the coast, legends as old as the sea itself suggest something lurks beneath the surface. As the police investigate, his friend Kiwa—the only female surfer for miles—indicates there’s more to the McColdrum family history than blood and bone.
Amara is a beautiful mermaid, a mero, who wants a life on land away from her sinister sisters. As charming as mero are, with musical voices and a tempting gaze, they’re also brutal and cruel, stealing the souls of sailors. As Initiation nears, Amara learns Poseidon selected her as consort and her desperation for freedom increases. When Tyler encounters Amara, he falls hard for her. The ocean is no longer safe for him, but he trusts their love can overcome her mero nature. As locals and officials wage war against the sea, trying to keep mariners safe, Tyler and Amara struggle with how to protect each other.
With one foot in the sand and the other in the sea, Tyler must choose love or the surf as the tide quickly rises.
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Tide (The Sea & Sand #1) was a great read by Deirdre Riordan Hall. They say to never trust the kiss of a mermaid. Until the day his father tragically died at sea, Tyler McColdrum had a future on the professional surfing circuit. His mother is unable to pay the bills, and moves them from California to his late grandfather’s cottage in Maine. When mariners go missing off the coast of Maine, legends show something may lurk beneath the surface of the Atlantic. Police investigate and Tyler’s friend Kiwa tells him that there is more to his family history than blood and bone. Amara is a beautiful mermaid who wants life on land away from her sisters. She is a mero and as beautiful as they are, they also steal the souls of sailors. Amara finds out that Poseidon selected her as consort. Tyler encounters her and he falls hard for her. I really enjoyed reading this book and cant wait to read more by the author.
As a grown up, have you ever had this crazy childlike fantasy that you know would be so much fun if it were real? Well my fascination is with anything to do with the sea, except for sharks. Mainly, I like mermaids. This book is a story I’ve been searching for that I never can find. It’s written for young adults but is great for old people like me too lol, it’s a lot of fantasy and a little bit of romance mixed in. There’s no swearing or sex so it’s safe for all ages. Even though it is for young adults, I didn’t feel like that was the case while reading.
It’s about a guy In his last year of school. He is obsessed with surfing. His dad died at sea in a boating accident. They lived in California and his dad’s job involved being at sea. After the death, Tyler and his mom has to move to Maine in order to survive. He has an aunt there who is a little eccentric and a whole lot wise. Although the weather is cold, he still wears a wetsuit and surfs. He makes some great friends. Something is killing the people when they are surfing or out at sea. There are lots of myths and legends. And even a mysterious girl his age who befriends him when she is usually sort of a loner. Tyler is the youngest of 7 children and the only male. Little does he know, there’s a curse on his family. There’s hardly ever a male child born. It doesn’t take too many trips surfing, against his mother’s wishes because she doesn’t want to lose anyone else to the sea, to hear what maybe someone singing a beautiful song. And what is it he sees for a fraction of a second poke what looks like a head out of the water? When the waves go back down it’s disappeared just as quickly. Could the tales of mermaids, or meros as they are called, be true? His aunt seems to have a lot of the answers. As much as he feels he is part of the ocean, there’s a mero who feels she doesn’t belong there. Soon, they will meet.
I listened to the audiobook. It was so amazing. At first, I didn’t know about the narrator. I think he was doing a female voice in the beginning. After a few minutes it switched to Tyler’s voice. Omgosh, this narrator has to have the sexiest voice. It’s like a man on a lazy day just waking up. In a good mood of course. If you like mermaids or tales of the sea, you will love this.
I loved your book! It was refreshing to hear the story from the guy’s perspective. I felt like I really knew Tyler by the end.
The end was very exciting. It left me with more questions than answers, making me excited to read the second book.
I got this book in exchange for a review.