The Lord and the Mermaid

Book excerpt: She’s turned her back on killing. He’s looking for justice. When destiny throws them together, will their passions make war… or love? Merielle resents the violent path of being a mermaid. Yearning for romance and a peaceful life as a human, the beautiful sea nymph flees her monstrous family in search of a better future. But when she’s caught in a terrifying tempest, she’s cast onto the shore injured and at the mercy of a vengeance-minded man. Nikolas Cosara is determined to find the merfolk who kidnapped his brother. So when he comes across a beached ocean-dweller battered by the storm, he quells his desire for revenge and takes her in while hoping for word of his sibling’s fate. But as he nurses the deadly creature back to health, he cannot escape his surprising and growing affection. As the unlikely pair spends endless days together, Merielle starts to believe the guarded man with the turbulent past is the answer to her dreams. But when information regarding his brother bubbles to the surface, Nikolas fears trusting the lovely girl is a terrible mistake. Will these sworn enemies help one another heal and discover the forever they deserve? The Lord and the Mermaid is the sultry fourth book in The Queenmakers Saga epic fantasy romance series. If you like authentic characters, picture-painting detail, and steamy retellings of classic stories, then you’ll adore Bernadette Rowley’s exciting adventure.