A MERMAN'S CHOICE: Sea of Love Book 1 by Alice Renaud ***Guest Post: Q&A with the Author -- Giveaway***

A Merman's Choice
Sea of Love Book 1
by Alice Renaud

Genre: Fantasy Romance

For centuries the shape-shifting mermen of the Morvann Islands have lived incognito among humans. But one of them, Yann, has developed some bad habits. Like rescuing humans, even when doing so risks revealing his true nature. When he fishes Alex out of the sea, he doesn’t expect her to reappear eight months later, and turn his life upside down by asking him to be her guide.

Alex is determined to fulfil a promise to her dying grandmother, by gathering pictures and stories of the Morvanns. But she soon discovers that, on these remote Welsh islands, legends have a habit of becoming true!

Over the course of a few days, Yann and Alex grow close. But some mermen hate humans. Their hostility, and Yann’s secret, threaten to tear the couple apart just as they are discovering that they are soul mates. Can Yann overcome the obstacles in his path and make the right choice?

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Guest Post
Q&A with Alice Renaud

How long have you been writing? 

Since I was 14, which is a long time ago. I got short stories published in magazines, but A Merman’s Choice is my first published book.

What kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book? 

I research the characters’ names, as the first two books in the series are set in Wales, I look up Welsh names and their meaning. I also research the stuff that the characters do, that I’m not familiar with. In “A Merman’s Choice”, the characters spend a lot of time on boats, so I did some research on the web on how to sail a small boat. My father used to take me out on his boat, Gwilan, when I was young, but I never learnt to sail, so I had to make sure that the characters looked like they knew what they were doing.

Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want? 

I started off by trying to write what I thought would sell – contemporary romance, Harlequin style. However it didn’t work, I produced three contemporary novellas and didn’t manage to find a publisher for any of them. So one day I thought, what the heck, I’m going to write what I’ve always wanted to write, fantasy. Now my first fantasy romance novella is coming out with Black Velvet Seductions. I genuinely don’t want to write anything other than paranormal/fantasy at the moment, it’s where my heart is. Now I don’t try to be original, and I don’t try to deliver what readers might want either. I have these stories in my head, and I try to make them as good as possible when I write them down, in the hope that someone other than me will enjoy them!

If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?

For goodness’ sake, woman, take some writing classes. And find some critique partners. You’ve got good ideas, but your writing skills need an upgrade!

About the Author

I was born and brought up in Brittany, Western France, my father was French and my mother British (from Wales). I moved to London, UK, in 1997, where I now live with my husband and son. I have been writing since I was 14. I got quite a few short stories published in UK magazines, before moving to longer fiction. I wrote three contemporary romance books, but didn't find a publisher for them. I then realized that mermen, sea witches and water demons were a lot more fun than sheikhs and billionaires! My first two paranormal romances did not find a publisher either, then I wrote A Merman's Choice, which was accepted for publication this year by Black Velvet Seductions. It is the first book in a fantasy romance trilogy inspired by the landscapes and legends of Brittany and Wales. I love reading and writing stories, and sharing them with anyone who's interested!

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