When the Sea is your matchmaker, she won’t take no for an answer.
Nerland rebellion fighter, Marissa Seymour, knows that The Siren’s crew has magic. It’s the only possibility for how they’ve bested Nerland attacks for twenty years. So when she’s cursed to be a mermaid in the Sea and a woman on Land, she stows aboard The Siren, ready to buy their help to break her curse.
Anthony Roberts thrives as a pirate on his father’s ship, The Siren. His unique ability to speak to the Sea ensures their safety and protection from the Nerland crown out to destroy them. The Sea’s only requirement? Never bring anyone new onto their ship.
But finding a stowaway risks their continued protection, and Anthony attacks Marissa with a vengeance. When the Sea intervenes before they can kill each other, the two have no choice but to work together. Because discovering the truth behind Marissa’s curse is just the beginning of what the Sea has in store for them.
Love, Mystique & Mermaids is Book One in the Outcasts of Nerland series, where the books can be read in any order, but you’ll get the best experience reading them in order. It’s an action-packed, closed-door romantasy with swoon-inducing kisses and mythical sea creatures you’ll want to keep as pets.
Tropes & Themes:
🧜♀️Pirate/Mermaid romantasy
🧜♀️Forced proximity
🧜♀️Reluctant Allies to Lovers
🧜♀️He falls first & hard
🧜♀️Found family
🧜♀️Meddling Matchmaking Goddess
🧜♀️Snarky humor
🧜♀️Closed-door romance
🧜♀️Low spice romance
Content Expectations:
🧜♀️Several swoony kisses throughout the book
🧜♀️Conspiring to commit regicide
🧜♀️Fantasy violence and death of bad guys—not graphically described
🧜♀️He swims with his shirt off throughout the book
🧜♀️Sharing living space
🎵Book Playlist 🎶
Do you love book playlists? I live by music and this is the playlist I created to listen to while I wrote and edited this story. It’s got all the vibes of a high-seas, pirate romantasy. 🥰
Meet the Stars!
Anthony and Marissa’s story is full of the best pirate crew, but they really are the stars! Unless of course you’re more interested in adorable creatures…in which case Kreb and the bubble fish will probably steal your heart before you know it. 😉
A Map!
The Siren’s crew hides on a secluded island in the middle of the Mer Sea, but tell no one that you’ve found this. The merfolk won’t take lightly knowing I’ve charted a section of their waters…
Publishing Details
Title: Love, Mystique & Mermaids
Author: Elaine Canyon
Publisher: Elaine Canyon
eBook ISBN: 978-1-963576-09-2
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-963576-10-8
Hardback ISBN: 978-1-963576-11-5
Deluxe Hardback ISBN: 978-1-963576-12-2
Publish Year: 2025
Genre: romantasy; romantasy comedy; mermaid romantasy; fantasy romance; closed door romantasy; clean romantasy
Paperback Length: 554
Hardback Length: 446
ASIN: B0FTF988LZ
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