“I like seeing you like
this,” I told Treygan.
“Like what?”
“Proud of who and what you
are.”
He stood taller, his
shoulders spread wider. “You helped me realize my gorgon side is nothing to be
ashamed of.”
“Good.” I threw my arms
around his neck. “Now teach me how to turn things to stone.”
He lifted me off my feet.
“Later. First, we have a date with Koraline and Pango.”
“I’ve decided I want to swim
there.” I bit my lip, fighting back a smile. “So we can race.”
Treygan kissed me while
carrying me into the water. Confidently—bordering on cocky—he said, “I
apologize in advance for leaving you in a cloud of bubbles.”
Title:
Dangerous Depths
Series: The Sea Monster Memoirs #2
Author: Karen Amanda Hooper
Publish Date: November 20, 2013
Hosted by: Enticing Journey Book Promotions
Hell hath no fury like a selkie
separated from his true love.
The gate to the sea creature realm
is finally open. Rownan assumes the worst is behind him when he returns home
after years of waiting to be reunited with his wife, Vienna. Only to find out
that Vienna didn’t wait for him. She traveled to the evil realm of Harte years
ago, hoping the legend of another gateway to Earth’s realm was real, but she
was never heard from again. Rownan claimed he’d go through hell to be with
Vienna, and now he must prove it.
Yara wanted to bask in the glow of
her happily ever after in the magical realm of Rathe. She planned to explore
Medusa and Poseidon’s world and dive deeper into her relationship with Treygan,
but as the new leader of Rathe, her powers are needed to save more than one
member of her own kind. Treygan vowed to always be Yara’s guardian, but long
ago he also swore to go any lengths to protect his brother Rownan. Now, he must
fulfill his promise to both of them.
Rownan, Yara, and Treygan are about
to put their lives and souls at risk by traveling to the most dangerous realm
of the worlds. Love should conquer all, but no one has ever conquered Harte.
Song
list in chronological order of when they take place in the story.
WARNING:
Some vague spoilers!
1.) Waves of You- Eric Turner (Rownan to
Vienna beginning of book)
2.) Sail- AWOLNation (drunk Rownan in his dark place on the beach)
3.) Drifting- Plumb feat. Dan
Haseltine (Yara & Nixie to Rownan--another way)
4.) If I Lose Myself- One Republic (Treygan to
Yara the morning of their trip)
5.) The Sea- Morcheeba (Traveling and
arriving)
6.) Storm- Lifehouse (Rownan to Vienna when
he’s alone in Harte)
7.) I Want You Here- Plumb (Vienna on her
beach with the driftwood)
8.) Waves- Blondefire (Yara and/or Vienna)
9.) Little Talks- Of Monsters and Men
(Yara & Treygan in the last half of the book)
10.) Together Again- Evanescence (Yara when
she becomes separated from Treygan)
11.) Hazy- Rosi Golan feat.
William Fitzsimmons (Vienna & Rownan duet)
12.) Down- Jason Walker feat.
Molly Reed (This one tugs ta my
heartstrings. I picture each character: Rownan, Yara, Treygan, and Nixie, on
their own singing this song. It flashes between each of them during seemingly
hopeless times during their fight to get out.)
13.) My Last Breath-
Evanescence (Nixie & Yara)
*BONUS SONG: Hero- David Crosby & Phil Collins (This was a song from my
TANGLED TIDES playlist. It’s an oldie, but it was so perfect as a song that
Rownan would sing about Treygan. Right down to the “when the hero kills the
maiden with his kiss” line. This song still gives me goose bumps when I listen
to it.)
Giveaway: ONE Grand Prize
Winner will get: Sea Monster Memoirs
Prize Pack Including Signed Paperback Set of Tangled Tides & Dangerous
Depths
About
the Author:
Karen was born and bred in Baltimore,
frolicked and froze in Colorado for a couple of years, and is currently sunning
and splashing around Florida with her two beloved dogs. She's addicted to
coffee, chocolate, and complicated happily-ever-afters.
Karen has been making up stories for as long as she can remember. Due to her strong Disney upbringing, she still believes in fairy tales and will forever sprinkle magic throughout all of her novels.
Karen has been making up stories for as long as she can remember. Due to her strong Disney upbringing, she still believes in fairy tales and will forever sprinkle magic throughout all of her novels.
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Vienna and I had sat on this
beach, and so many others in Rathe, more times than I could count. I turned my
head and the glittering sand turned into a mirage of a young Vienna. I wasn’t
delusional, I knew it was just me reminiscing, but there she was, skipping down
the beach several yards away. She saw me, waved, and ran over to me.
She looked so real. My mind
retained every detail, right down to the sand in her black, windblown hair.
“Have you seen all the shells that washed ashore?”
Of all the conversations we
ever had, this one was my favorite. One of the first times we discussed being
more than friends. “Yeah.” I smiled. “How many have you collected?”
She bent down and picked up
a piece of sea glass, holding it up and admiring it in the moonlight. “Only
one. The rest belong here, on the beach—or in the ocean, if the tide chooses to
carry them away.” She tossed the sea glass back into the sand and sat down
beside me. “I don’t keep them. I just like admiring them, holding them between
my fingers and feeling how different each one is. Except for this one.” She
removed a shell from her armband. At first it looked all white, but then I
noticed the hints of green and silver. “Feel it. It’s hard and soft at the same
time. The edges are ragged, but run your fingers along the silver veins—they’re
soft as silk.”
I rubbed it, noting all the
different textures. “You’re right.”
“It reminds me of you.” Her
ivory cheeks blushed and she looked down, studying the shell in my fingers.
“Something so unique should be treasured. Forever.”
“The shell?”
She leaned toward me—barely
an inch—but it was enough to feel the energy building between us. “You, Rownan.
I would treasure you forever.”
It was the first time I
kissed her. The first time I had kissed anyone. We were barely teenagers, but I
remembered it like it happened yesterday.
I pulled away and smiled at
her.
She groaned, frustrated. “I
was afraid that would happen.”
“What’s wrong?” Panic
flooded me. Had I turned some part of her to stone like Treygan had done when
he kissed Kimber?
“I knew if you kissed me,
I’d be forever ruined for anyone else. No other selkie, or any creature for
that matter, will ever top that.”
Sweet relief. “Good. Because I hope you never kiss anyone else.” I
handed her shell back to her. “I want to keep you—I mean, treasure you.
Forever.”
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