A Naiad´s Promise

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A romance with a human virgin, a naiad pirate, a failed one-night stand, age-difference, hurt/comfort, magic, and a kraken.

Ratherin is a virgin who dreams of a world beyond his small island. When pirates visit, Ratherin is captivated by the older water nymph and pirate Aneya. They share one passionate night. But as the sun rises and Aneya departs, Ratherin is left with nothing but memories. And a promise. A promise that Aneya will return and seek Ratherin out.

But when Aneya comes back, Ratherin’s world has been engulfed by grief after the death of his beloved uncle. On an impulse, Ratherin leaves his home and travels to Temple Island. Unable to leave Ratherin alone with his sorrow, Aneya stays by his side, offering solace and comfort.

Their connection and passion deepen, and Ratherin realises he wants more than just a temporary respite from his pain. He wants a love that will last a lifetime. And he wants that with Aneya.

But Aneya only planned for their relationship to be temporary. After all, Ratherin is too young and his grief is too deep for him to truly know his own heart.

Will Aneya open his heart to Ratherin? Or will fear cause him to hold back?

Overview

This is the fifth book in the series and the last published so far. I would say it is the most emotional as the protagonists find themselves overcoming the loss of loved ones while finding love and building a relationship while on a journey of personal discovery.

Many things happen at the same time in the lives of the characters.

I would describe this book as a fuckbodies to friends to lovers and what I like about it is that they don't take years to go from one thing to another and that at least one of them has the courage to tell the other how they feel.

And I loved that!

Review

I loved it

I got mad, laughed, cried, felt the horror of Ceto and Raiya about the Vegan thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 

My new least favorite line is "we're friends" or "you're my friend" OMFG!!!

Leaving aside my feelings (which are all over the place) This book explores the difficulties of a relationship between people with very different backgrounds. Ratherin is young and inexperienced while Aneya is mature and more experienced.

Ratherin and Aneya complement each other just perfect and not only in terms of their relationship, but also with their magic.

They take care of each other and their relationship develops in the exact way that they both need.

I love that in each book I discover and learn more about the world in which it takes place, the magic, the creatures, the places, the kraken (yes, there is a kraken).

Another thing I love about this books is that even though each book is about a different couple, there is a subplot that can only be understood by reading the books in order. And for me that's a bonus.

I'm looking forward next book!! I want The Order to be defeated once and for all!

Naiad’s Kiss

 

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A romance with friends to lovers, pirates, nymphs, hurt/comfort, found families, and lots of pining.

Levrith is a pirate on the Naiad’s Revenge. He loves the sea, adventure, and the life of a sailor. He also loves his naiad crewmate, Ceto. They’ve been friends for years, and through all that time, Levrith has longed for more. Unfortunately, Ceto only has eyes for one human, the captain of their ship.

Ceto was rescued from captivity by the captain. Since then, he has always tried to prove himself to the man, hoping that one day he would return Ceto’s feelings. But the captain rejects Ceto, and soon afterward, Ceto is wounded in battle. Heartbroken and injured, Ceto leaves the ship to recover.

In Ceto’s darkest hour, it is Levrith who accompanies him off the ship and brings Ceto to Levrith’s island home. There Levrith nurses and cares for him when all Ceto wants is to wallow. As Ceto heals, desires grow, and passions ignite. But is there something more than friendship between them? And will Ceto see what is right in front of him before it is too late?

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NAIAD'S KISS is the fourth novel of the A NAIAD ROMANCE series. Each book contains a HEA with no cliffhangers and can be read as a stand alone.

Content notes: sexual content, swearing, captivity and abuse of nymphs, and violence.

Overview

And we are already in book four, we know better the story of Captain Sillas, how he became a pirate and how he began his fight against The Order.

In this book we will see a little more about the magic that the order uses to drain the life energy of the naiads and we will also see that they are not the only ones who can use magic and that not all magic has evil purposes.

In this book we have a story of personal growth, fight against insecurities and physical, mental and emotional healing.

Review

I must admit that friends to lovers is not my favorite trope and less when they have known each other for a long time and are in love, but they do nothing about it (honestly, I hate that and I end up annoyed with the characters, and this book was no exception). Every time one of them said "Xxx is the only one I want", it made me want to get into the book, slap them in the face and shout at them: "Then do something!" 😡🤬

😮‍💨 Ok, I'm going to calm down...

The story was good, it had very emotional parts, they talked about their feelings at the right time, when they were both ready to do something about it (I know that)... But that doesn't take away the frustration I felt. 🤣😥

I loved the family and all the inhabitants of the island. (If anyone knows where is the Island please let me know if need passport, visa and where are the shipping ports because I want to move with them 😍)

Now, I'm going to pray 🛐🙏🕯️a little bit to ask that one of the next books to be of Easton and Nyma in love with someone else. It became clear that they have an open relationship and I want to know more about them.

The Pirate and the Naiad

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A pirate captain. A naiad who despises him. 

Raiya despises humans. They abducted him from his home, kept him in captivity, and forced him to fight other nymphs. But when a pirate ship crewed by both naiads and humans rescues him, he is confused at seeing them working and living together. What’s more baffling is his attraction to the ship’s captain, with his calm confidence, broad shoulders, and steely grey eyes. Even so, Raiya will never give in to his desire for a human.

Silas is the pirate captain of the Naiad’s Revenge. His mission is to lead the crew in their fight against the Order. But when Raiya comes aboard, Silas can’t deny his attraction to the scowling naiad stalking around his ship. However, Raiya clearly loathes Silas, so there is no point wishing for something more.

As they fight alongside each other, Raiya realises that Silas is different from the humans he’s dealt with before. Still, after everything humans have done to Raiya, could he ever love one?

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THE PIRATE AND THE NAIAD is the third novel of the A NAIAD ROMANCE series. Each book contains a HEA with no cliffhangers and can be read as a stand alone.

Content notes: sexual content, swearing, captivity and abuse of nymphs, violence.

Overview

Here we are with our dearest captain Sillas and his sweetheart Raiya. From this book, apart from concentrating on the love stories of each couple, the fight of the Naiad's Revenge crew against The Order also takes center stage.

We will begin to better understand the world and the physical and magical laws that coexist in it and that apart from humans and naiads there are other creatures, for example dryads among others that we will see in the following books.

From now on we will have training sequences, action, adventure, fights... let's say something like Pirates of the Caribbean, but in MM (which if you ask me, it's better ✨😅✨).

Review

It was good. I enjoyed it.

I think the best description for this story would be Enemies to lovers with a bit of D/s dynamics and age gap (between 7 to 10 years apart). I would even say that it has a bit of a found family since Raiya does, in fact, find a new family after losing his own.

I love that all the books in this series not only focus on romance, but also deal with other aspects, such as family relationships. It makes the plot more complete and deep.

As for the characters, at times I got very angry at Raiya and his tendency to judge without giving others the opportunity to explain themselves, nor does he have to think about what situations have led others to make that or this decision. And although I understand that those reactions came from the pain and suffering that Raiya suffered, it seemed very selfish of him not to stop to think that the others (Shai and Sillas) have also gone through painful situations.

Sillas, uff... Sillas is a man on a mission: to protect as many naiads and dryads as he can and stop The Order. He is a good man, kind and fair. Good leader who cares about his crew and is just what Raiya needs to heal his wounds and Raiya is what Sillas needs to heal his loneliness.

This romance by itself is a great story, but it's even better since it has an underlying plot in which we see fights, action, adventure... wow that was really good.

Finally, as for Ceto, I hope that in the next few books he can find someone who loved him and appreciated him as he deserves.

Looking forward to book 4!

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.

To love a Naiad

 

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A lonely human fisherman. A naiad terrified of humans. An MM fantasy romance.

Fisherman Tam lives alone in his cabin. It’s a quiet life, a calm life, and a lonely one. One night, he sees a naiad in a cage. Horrified, Tam buys the naiad and sets him free. But even after the naiad disappears into the ocean, Tam can’t stop thinking about the beautiful, slender nymph, with his dark-blue eyes.

Shai has learned the hard way that humans are to be feared. But when a human saves him, it upends everything he thought he knew about them. He knows he should stay away from the fisherman. They are from two different worlds. They have nothing in common. They don’t even speak the same language. And although the man rescued him, Shai knows humans can’t be trusted.

But Shai can’t stay away. Nor can he ignore the desire he feels for this big man with his broad shoulders and hairy chest. But is there a chance for love between a human and a naiad? Or are their differences too great to overcome?

Overview

To love a Naiad by Gigi River is a fantasy/romance MM book that introduces us to a world made up of small islands scattered across the sea.

In this world we find the Naiads, which are blue or green creatures, depending on whether they are naiads from the sea or from lakes and rivers.

One of the most notable characteristics of these creatures, apart from the color of their skin, is that they do not speak the same language as humans. Personally, this was a detail that I found very interesting.

To love a Naiad is the first book in the A Naiad Romance series, each book features a romance between a human and a naiad and can be read independently, but is best enjoyed in order.

In this first book we have Tam and Shai as main characters. Tam is a fisherman who lives on a small island alone and away from his family, this because he feels inadequate to live with them. Shai on the other hand is a naiad who has lived in captivity for a long time and away from water and because of that he has gotten sick.

Tam finds Shai caged in a market stall on the island he is visiting and decides to buy the naiad to help him recover and free him.

Review 

I just loved it!

Tam and Shai are super adorable. I felt very identified with Tam's feelings regarding the expectations that his family (specifically his mother) had for him.

The story is simple and very sweet. I liked the slow way in which they fall in love and how without knowing it and without being able to express it (literally they cannot communicate since they do not speak the same language) they care for each other.

The language barrier was a bit frustrating, but it makes sense and seeing how they were learning to communicate was very nice.

And you, would give it a chance?