Cover of Find Me: YA Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Find Me: YA Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Francesca Riley

Immersed #1

young adult romance(425)

A girl returns to the shore where her mother drowned and falls for the cursed, mysterious swimmer who lives in the sea.

Content Warnings
death of loved onegrief

Description

An ocean and a curse stand between them, and in fairy tales, there is always a cruel price to pay. What will it cost her to cross the distance? Seventeen-year-old Skye Sebastian doesn't believe in happy ever after. And she knows that love hurts; her broken father is a constant reminder. But when she returns to the seaside village where her mother drowned, she meets Hunter, a mysterious, compelling swimmer who never seems to leave the water. Beautiful and mesmerizing, he is like no one she has ever known.But Hunter is cursed. And Skye shouldn't be able to see him at all.Does Hunter hide the answer to her mother’s death? And what IS he, really? Skye will risk everything to find out, but the truth might cost her more than she bargained for. Inspired by The Little Mermaid and Twilight, this addictive, mythical love story will leave you breathless.Fans of Becca Fitzpatrick, Stephenie Meyer and Kami Garcia will love the Immersed series

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