Call of the Sea
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Last published Sun, Dec 1, 2024
Brin's life has never been interesting. All she wants is to get away from her small Maine hometown, her parents' dysfunctional marriage, and start a life of her own.
That is, until a tall, red headed Irishman comes out of the ocean and tells her she's his betrothed. Come to find out her mother's been keeping secrets all the years, and now Brin has to choose between the comfortable life she knows or a magical one under the waves.
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