55 parts Complete MatureA sex worker turned private eye must investigate her supernatural hometown in order to find a missing girl, but when clues lead her on a path of deadly desire and deception, she's forced to face her own demons in a race against the looming Bloodmoon.
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Waking up naked on the beach isn't too off-brand for Mara Philips, considering the opened bottle of whiskey not far away. Recently forced to surrender her detective badge, she's been having a rough couple weeks.
But blacking out the same night the neighbor's dog dies?
A little sus.
Something's amiss along the lakeshore and Mara discovers the dog might not be the only victim.
Fliers for missing teenage girls are posted all over town and a mother desperate for answers begs the rogue detective to take her case. With the help of a new flame, Mara investigates the shadows of her rural town where shapeshifters roam and a government agency hunts them down. But when clues lead her on a path of deadly desire and deception, she'll be forced to face her own demons before they consume her in a race against the looming Bloodmoon.
Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content, violence, gore, pet death, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, drug mentions, kidnapping, mentions of sexual assault/trafficking, discussion of friend's suicide, homophobic slurs, racism
SOUL TIDES blends dark supernatural mystery with sapphic romance and a dash of science fiction.
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