Daughter of the Sea
Elisabeth Hobbes
400 pages
Published Dec 23, 2021 by One More Chapter
On a windswept British coastline the tide deposits an unexpected gift…
It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. She meant only to temporarily foster the young orphan but when news reaches Effie that her husband has been lost at sea, and months pass without
anyone claiming the infant, she embraces her new family – her son Jack and her adopted daughter Morna.
Effie has always been an outcast in her village, the only granddaughter of a woman people whisper is a witch, so she’s used to a solitary existence. But when Midsummer arrives so too does a man claiming to be Morna’s father. There’s no denying Lachlan is the girl’s kin and so Effie is surprised when he asks her to continue looking after his daughter, mysteriously refusing to explain why. She agrees, but when he returns six months hence she pushes him for answers. And Lachlan tells a story she never anticipated … one of selkies, legend, and the power of the sea…
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My Review:
What a lovely story! I was captivated from Page 1!
The story begins with Effie’s Husband dying in a boating accident the same day she finds a baby in a basket, floating on the waves.
As she agrees to be the baby’s foster mother and raise her alongside her own newborn son, Effie’s life is forever changed.
This story has a wonderful mixture of romance and fantasy woven together. The characters are interesting, and I easily became connected to each of them as I turned the pages. This is one of those stories that I didn’t want to end. Just beautiful!
Author Bio – Elisabeth’s writing career began when she finished in third place in 
Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write contest in 2013. She was offered a two-book contract and consequently had to admit secret writing was why the house was such a tip. She is the author of numerous historical romances with Harlequin Mills & Boon covering the Medieval period to Victorian England, and a Second World War romantic historical with One More Chapter. She lives in Cheshire because the car broke down there in 1999 and she never left.
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