Spindrift

Spindrift #1

by Jules Jones

LGBT ParanormalWhen myth comes to life, love becomes legendary…Writer Richard Dunn's managed to get himself accepted by the fishermen in the village he lives in for half the year. Just how well accepted he doesn't realize, until the night he stumbles on an argument involving a local man he hasn't met before--and finds himself asked to give a silkie a bed for the night.Niall is a silkie. A creature of legend—a seal, able to become human by removing his skin and to become seal again by slipping it back on. That’s a bit of a problem, since Niall’s seal-skin has been stolen by a man in love with Niall's sister. The thief will only give it back in exchange for his sister’s, which means he's trapped in human form. Unless he betrays her, or his friends find his skin.Trapped ashore, with no official identity and no bank accounts, Niall needs a refuge. His human friends think that a wealthy writer with a known ability to respect other people's secrets might be just the ticket. All the better that both of them are gay and single...But Richard's only too aware of the legends of silkie women abducted and forced to marry land men. It's hard to ignore the old tale, when one of the fishermen has just made a bid to re-enact it. It's not an example Richard wants to follow. He's determined to help Niall get his skin back, even if it costs him the love of a lifetime.

Genres: M M Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Shapeshifters, Erotica, Gay

131 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2005

About the author

Jules Jones is a British author of science fiction and erotic romance, mostly with m/m themes. Much of her work is cross-genre, being science fiction or fantasy with a strong romance element. Her day job is materials science, and it tends to show -- many of her characters are scientists, engineers, and sundry other geeks.

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I write science fiction, fantasy and romance. I read *lots* of things.

My main library catalogue is over on LibraryThing, because I'm the sort of anal-retentive bibliophile who wants to record the exact print run and page count of my individual copy of a book. This account's always going to be a somewhat out of date and partial mirror. But it lets me put my book reading log up on GoodReads to share with my friends over here. :-)

Reviews

[DC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok little story; rather slow, though. There isn’t much action or drama, it just chugs along. I didn’t like that the group often spoke about Niall as if he wasn’t right there with them. They also made such a big deal about Richard’s (35) and Niall’s (28) age difference, which is not all that great. But Richard seemed older and Nial younger then they really were. Although they get there HFN, I’m not sure if I was taken enough with this story to read the next.

[Jaycee Jarvis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally sweet and swoony mlm romance based on selkie legends, where a newcomer to a remote Scottish fishing village is let in on the town secret when a selkie is trapped on land by one of the locals. The forced proximity adds delicious tension as they navigate reaching across cultural differences to find love. Beautiful setting with relatable characters.

[Page Crusherz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. Great characters and setting, and an interesting story! I think I just wanted even more!

[Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I enjoyed really this story.

[Gaa-chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars