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Water: A Paranormal Romance (Water Series Book 1) (The Water Series) Kindle Edition

by Emory Gayle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 314 ratings

Book 1 of 4: The Water Series

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I was going to die because I did the one thing, I swore I would never do…fall in love.
Sun, beach, and waves…no thanks.
Water phobic, socially awkward Cora has spent her life running from a painful past that refuses to leave her alone. When a job at a summer camp offers a reprieve, she should have been relieved. But this indoorsy gal wants nothing to do with the great outdoors, or the ridiculously hot swimming instructor who can’t seem to keep his eyes off her.

An underwater princess afraid of water…great.
When no-frills, royal guard Darrien accepted the job of returning the lost princess to her home in Mer, he never expected things to go so terribly wrong. Assuming the role of the swim instructor at camp, Darrien sets about earning her trust. The only problem is, the more he gets to know her, the more he likes her – and, in his world, a soldier has no business with a princess.

This is the first book in the completed Water Series by Emory Gayle. Water is the perfect combination of suspense, mystery, humor, and romance. Its gripping tale of love and danger, combined with a terrifically detailed world below the waves, will have readers breathless and begging for more.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01L4T5R4O
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Emory Gayle; 3rd edition (August 26, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1133 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 468 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #252,747 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,055 in Fairy Tale Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #4,658 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #8,197 in Fantasy Romance eBooks

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Emory Gayle is a paranormal romance and fantasy romance author, and a true prairie girl, having lived in Saskatchewan, Canada, all her life. Growing up on the prairies, she got to live both the city and farm life and has a love for both. She started writing to answer the question: what if the little lake we go to every summer had a portal to an underwater kingdom? And so, was born The Water Series and The Triton Series, and Emory’s love of writing.

Emory attained her Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Regina and has been an Arts Education teacher in Regina for over ten years. While she loves her job, she hopes to one day write as a full-time author and dedicate herself fully to bringing new worlds and love stories to readers.

When she’s not lost among her dreamy book boys, she can be found drinking Iced Caps, watching Disney movies with her kiddos, reading on the deck amongst her plants, or spending time with her hubby. She is beyond excited to work with Clan Whelan Publishing to create even more worlds that she can escape into.

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Southernmermaid85

Excellent book!

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017

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Excellent book. I couldn't put this down for a minute. I love how this author makes me feel connected to the characters. Lots of suspense, and action.

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ShimmeringInTheSkye

A Unique Insight Into An Unknown World

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2017

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I really enjoyed the concept of this book, and the plot and storyline were very well done. I also liked the characters, who were all well-rounded. This had the potential to be a 5-star book, except for one thing: the proofreading. I was frustrated to find so many typos. Some were pretty egregious. Still, the author's chops as a writer are undeniable, so I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a bit of escapism on a quiet afternoon.

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Chiara K

Excellent start to fantasy romance

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2019

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I really loved this book, it was a great length to really get to know the characters and have their relationships seem believable. Often the development of romantic relationships happens within the first few chapters of a book and it doesn't feel genuine. This was not the case with this book, and I really enjoyed that aspect.
It was a fast paced book, with two POVs, which added to the drama of the story and allowed the reader to get to know both characters. I also enjoyed the fantasy world created of a different type of Mer.

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JD

Never a boring moment!

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2017

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This book actually surprised me in many ways. Cora is extremely likable. The book opens with her family issues and the amount of pressure she has from bother her mother and sister. We are able to gain a strong sense of her personality based on her level of compassion, frustration, and familial role. When she is given a chance to escape (albeit not the escape she was hoping for), she has a chance to learn who she really is, both on a personal and much larger social scale. I do not want to give any spoilers but I loved the entire book. Each character brought something new, whether it was a heart wrenching struggle (Darrien), the annoying mean girls, or new family connections, I was along for the ride 100%. I felt each emotion, and each struggle Cora endured as if it was my own. I did not know, however, that this would be a book about mermaids which made it even more fun! I look forward to seeing where the next book goes and how Cora and Darrien face each twist sent their way.

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Kaitlin Scott

nice spin on Mermaids

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019

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I haven't read many mermaid stories yet so I can only say that so far, this is a nice read because I feel like it is a new take on an old tale. I haven't necessarily read this exact story before and sometimes that can be hard to say with stories about werewolves, mermaids and vampires. I was a little confused when Celia turned out to be Cora's mom because I was pretty sure earlier in the book Pearl told Darrien that Celia was tortured and killed when she was younger. Maybe it will all make sense in a later book? Other than that it could use a good once over in grammerly, but I really did like the book. I didn't think I would, but I'm glad I read it.

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Yeriwithaj_

A good read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2020

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Feeling really conflicted on how to rate and write this review... The story and the author's writing is good, so good but, I always, always struggle with the YA genre. I wanted to stick to this story be consumed by it, I wasn't. And again, not because the story is not good, hell, it's great! Some of the situations are just so trivial but, they fit the characters, they fit the situations, the fit into the story. The angst and steam were a lot more tame compared to my usually reads but, this I loved the most.
Darrien is such a well-done character. The author promised I'd love him and I did.
Cora on the other hand, I both liked and disliked her. She made me want to slap her and yell at her to get a dang grip and then she made me want tell that all would be okay.
I feel for Aurelia, I wanted to dislike her but, something about her leaves room for redemption, maybe.

I'm pretty excited to dive into Mer. Let's see how that goes.

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Brittany W.

Amazing series, I preordered the 4th book already!

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018

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I love the different take on mermaids that the author chose. I’m loving all the characters and the emotions that get built up for them (hated or love) because Emory does an amazing job at building a relationship between the characters and the reader. If I had to nit pick at anything it would be there were quite a few typos but stuff happens! I can’t wait to read the 4th book. Keep up the work!

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017

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I really enjoyed this book. It was a pleasant and quick read. There were a few scattered typos, normally this really bothers me, but for whatever reason I didn’t mind it this go around. The characters were really enjoyable, and it provided an excellent escape during the cold weekend. I went straight into the second book of the series.

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Roxie Hart

I'm hooked!

Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2018

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WOW! a friend of mine told me to read this book because I loved Harry Potter and she thought it might appeal to me. THANKS LANA! This book far exceeded any expectations I had. I'm hooked! The author brilliantly weaves the relationships together and really made me fall in love with them.

C. L. Oliver

Fab!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2018

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I love mermaids 🧜‍♀️ any stories about them I really love and this topped it! I really liked the story and the progression, book 2 here I come!

Kirsten McNeill

This book surprised me!

Reviewed in Canada on May 4, 2020

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I was so very pleasantly surprised by this book! Loved the fantasy/adventure aspect of the Mer storyline tied in with the romance. I related to the character of Cora who seems so clumsy and awkward and she doesn't realize how amazing she is, as is true for most teenagers I would say. I enjoyed the read and I look forward to the next book in the series. Glad I branched out into a genre that I don't usually read!

AN

A bit of Mermaid and greek mythology wrapped up in a modern story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2017

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The story is very good for a debut. There is a bit of Mermaid and greek mythology in it, something fresh in the otherwise fairy, shifter or demon dominated bookworld.
After a bit of a rough start with some hard to believe motives, Darrien's character a little too quick in changing and too much repetition and sounding things out instead of insinuating them (e.g. Cora's love for her sister Bree), I got cought in the romance between Cora and Darrien. I enjoyed the inner dialogues of both of them as they battled within themselves.
At the end of the book, I still don't understand the concept of the Sirens completely but maybe this will be answered in the second book.
Apart from these logical questionmarks and the awful lot of typos and grammatical errors that kicked my out of the story sometimes, I was still able to enjoy it and will carry on with the next book.

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The characters are funny and quirky

Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2017

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The characters are funny and quirky, and their world is interesting and unique (at least to me!). I'm excited to see what happens with these characters in the next book!

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