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    Beyond the shallows
    Beyond the shallows
    Beyond the shallows
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    Beyond the shallows

    By Kristy Nicolle

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    Heart of a man.

    Face of a monster.

    Can one Victorian beauty learn to look beyond the shallows?
     
    When English beauty and avid poetry lover Ophelia is holidaying with her two sisters in19th century Blackpool, she finds herself unmistakably called to the water. 
     
    Will she flee in horror at what lies beneath the waves, or can she learn to look beyond the shallows?

    This book is a prequel to The Tidal Kiss Trilogy. 
    For the core novels in this saga, check out-

    THE QUEENS OF FANTASY SAGA
    BOOKS IN THIS SAGA
     
    TRILOGY ONE- THE TIDAL KISS TRILOGY
    The Kiss That Killed Me
    The Kiss That Saved Me
    The Kiss That Changed Me
     
    TRILOGY TWO- THE ASHEN TOUCH TRILOGY
    The Opal Blade
    The Onyx Hourglass
    The Obsidian Shard
     
    TRILOGY THREE -THE AETHERIAL EMBRACE TRILOGY (COMING 2019)
    Indigo Dusk
    Violet Dawn
    Lavender Storm
     
    BOOK TEN- CONCLUDING NOVEL
    Queens of Fantasy

    WHAT ARE READERS SAYING?

    "Dripping with poetic justice."
    -Quitterstrip Book Blog
     
    "As always, Kristy's world building is to die for."
    -Anonymous Amazon Reviewer
     
    "Better than most full-length novels I have read this year." 
    -Aimee Degagne, ARC Reviewer

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristy Nicolle
    Release dateMay 30, 2018
    ISBN9781386926399
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      Beyond the shallows - Kristy Nicolle

      Beyond

      the

      Shallows

      A Tidal Kiss Short

      By Kristy Nicolle

      First published by Kristy Nicolle, United Kingdom, February 2018

      QUEENS OF FANTASY EDITION (1st Edition) 

      Published February 2018  by: Kristy Nicolle

      Copyright © 2018 Kristy Nicolle

      Edited by: Jaimie Cordall and Stephanie Farrant

      Adult Paranormal/Fantasy Romance

      The right of Kristy Nicolle to be identified as author of this Work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, copied in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise transmitted without written permission from the publisher. You must not circulate this book in any format.

      Disclaimer:

      This ebook is written in U.K English by personal preference of the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      ISBN: 978-1-911395-12-6

      www.kristynicolle.com

      Contents

      Prologue

      One

      Two

      Three

      Four

      Epilogue

      For Mrs. Helen Prochera,

      Through trial by fire on the mountain of an island far out at sea, you and a small group of fictional boys formed me into the writer I am today.

      I will never forget it, and I will forever be thankful to you most of all.

      HAVEN’T READ THE TIDAL KISS TRILOGY?

      START YOUR JOURNEY INTO THE OCCULTA MIRUM WITH...

      THE TIDAL KISS TRILOGY

      THE KISS THAT KILLED ME

      THE KISS THAT SAVED ME

      THE KISS THAT CHANGED ME

      Prologue

      ATARGATIS

      ELYSIUM SHORES- THE HIGHER PLAINS

      The plati-sun is descending toward the horizon which dances with dense bursts of magic froth, bouncing from the surface of the eternal seas that glisten, sapphire and pure beneath my knowing gaze. The silvery white rays of the orb, reflecting deep from within the platinum core of its spherical omniscience, fall through the diamond-tipped, stained glass of my bedroom window.

      I inhale the air of the room and wish that breathing in and out deeply would give the same sense of relief as it had done when I’d been bound in mermaid form.

      I hear his tread and my entire being vibrates at his closeness, at the fury which I know is coming. I know that we will continue the argument which raged this afternoon once he returns from the Olympian Council Chambers, but I’d hoped I’ll at least be able to enjoy the plati-sunset first.

      You’re home early, I grumble, feeling the seas, over which I rule, turning choppy as my temper threatens to build. I take another deep breath, to little effect, and turn to face my husband.

      Well, I’d think you would be surprised. Especially considering you’re the reason I’ve been stuck in council most of this year. You can’t just go around splitting mortal souls, Atargatis. We’ve talked about this before. Neither mortals nor Kindred need soulmates. I made the decree. You went against my wishes, he spits, his voice thunder and his eyes backlit with lightning forks. The chandelier of our bedroom, carved from the finest Mortarian crystal - a gift from my brother-in-law - tinkles slightly as Poseidon’s fury mounts because my reply doesn’t come in an immediate and apologetic flurry.

      I’m not apologising for what I did. I stand by it. The mer need soulmates. They need something to fight for. I blink slowly, once, then twice, watching his reaction as he sits down on the edge of our bed. His body crumples the powder blue silken sheets, woven with luciferin by the Fae to give them a comforting night time glow, for when the universe and my fights with my husband leave me restless and anxious as the moon rises above us.

      They have us to fight for. That’s all they should need. Is immortal life not enough? Poseidon asks, as I step gingerly forward, my toes connecting with the peppered gold and silver flakes embedded into the topaz of the floor. I slump onto the mattress as I reach my side of the bed, allowing the cloud of warm water vapour to hold me as I wonder how long we will have this same argument. Perhaps, in fact, we are doomed to repeat it for eternity.

      You have not been mortal... You have not felt the reliance on the senses that a mortal does, Poseidon. They need that which they can see, touch, taste... that which they can physically hold, I express, trying to make him understand.

      That’s not the point of soulmates, Tara, you know that. He uses his pet name for me and I melt slightly. You know that you could go anywhere in time and space and I would find you, I would love you, whether you were in this realm, this form, or any other. Your soul is what calls to me. With mortals, it is merely the immortal beauty you have bestowed to which they cling... they cannot see beyond that which is shallow. He turns, leaning down on our bedcloud which bends beneath his weight, compensating for his mightiness.

      Well... it’s funny you should say that... I give him a sly smile and his eyes turn suspicious, staring at me like a mortal would gaze upon one

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