A Naiad´s Heart

  

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An eager human virgin. An experienced naiad with no desire to settle.

Gabriel lives a quiet existence as a seaweed farmer in a small seaside village. But his life is turned upside down when a naiad rescues him from drowning during a storm. Now Gabriel returns to his simple life in his village, but he is obsessed with the naiad, whose wild green hair; toned, naked body; and regal features consume his every fantasy. Gabriel must see the naiad again.

The naiad, Alke, is an adventurer with no desire to settle. He is happy to swim wherever the tide takes him and have sex with whomever he meets. Then a human turns up searching for him. A virgin who stares at him with complete adoration and desire in his pretty hazel eyes. Who is Alke to resist?

It starts out as sex. It’s meant to be temporary. Just some fun. But as they get to know each other, feelings grow. Can Alke admit that he wants more? And is Gabriel willing to wait for Alke to figure it out?

Overview

In this book we learn a little more about the protagonists of the first while we see the development of Gabe and Alke's relationship, and of course, introducing ourselves a little more to the world in which the characters live.

This book also serves as an introduction to the crew of the Naiad's Revenge and their mission to fight against The Order's atrocities against the naiads. We meet the captain of the ship, Sillas Tivera, and his first mate Ceto, who is one of the many naiads that the captain has rescued and who decided to join his pirate crew and accompany Silas in his fight against The Order. .

I'm not going to talk much about the crew or the order as those are details and facts that are discovered and developed in the following books, so if you are curious, read the whole series!

Review

Waooo this was an adventure.

I really loved the story, not only because the fuckbodies to lovers trope is my favorite, but also because of the development of Gabe and Alke. How they got to know each other and how their feelings grew. Both, at different points in the story, said: I want this; And they went after it despite the fear that they would be rejected and the nervousness of taking that first step or starting a conversation.

It's been quite a while since the last time a romance book made me cry, and more considering that this book is quite light, but oh god if I cried.

Romance aside, something I really liked was seeing Tam and Gabe's mother, little by little, changing her mind, understanding that although Tam chose a different path than she had imagined for him, it's not a bad thing, it's just different.

I look forward to the next book and hopefully I can see that Tam and his family getting close.