Salt and Starlight Series by L. Sherleen

Sam isn’t sure where he belongs.A fisherman’s son with hands more suited to painting than hauling traps, he’s spent his life caught between two worlds—between land and water, duty and passion. He keeps to the tides, drifting through life unseen, unnoticed. His father doesn’t recognize him half the time, his estranged brother has returned like he never left, and college is an uphill battle he isn’t sure he can win... moreSam isn’t sure where he belongs.A fisherman’s son with hands more suited to painting than hauling traps, he’s spent his life caught between two worlds—between land and water, duty and passion. He keeps to the tides, drifting through life unseen, unnoticed. His father doesn’t recognize him half the time, his estranged brother has returned like he never left, and college is an uphill battle he isn’t sure he can win. The only place that feels like home is his father’s boat, where the world is quiet enough to think.Then Goldilocks arrives.Golden-haired and impossible to ignore, the merman doesn’t ask for Sam’s attention—he demands it. He lingers at the edge of Sam’s world, watches him too closely, gets under his skin in ways no one else ever has.Sam should ignore him.But Goldilocks won’t let him. Sam, who has spent his whole life being overlooked, suddenly finds himself the focus of someone who refuses to let him fade into the background. And the more Goldilocks pulls him in, the harder it becomes to pretend he doesn’t want to follow.Sam has always been alone. But maybe, for the first time, he doesn’t have to be.Goldilocks is an 18+ m/m merman mystery adventure. less

Last year, Nick’s stepbrother discovered a tear in the universe linking Ireland to a world of monsters, magic, and mayhem.Now those monsters are slipping through, and Nick’s family seems determined to befriend every last one of them, conveniently ignoring the claws, fangs, and whip-like tails.Desperate to keep his family safe, Nick reluctantly attends a party in this other world…only to land himself in an ocean of trouble... moreLast year, Nick’s stepbrother discovered a tear in the universe linking Ireland to a world of monsters, magic, and mayhem.Now those monsters are slipping through, and Nick’s family seems determined to befriend every last one of them, conveniently ignoring the claws, fangs, and whip-like tails.Desperate to keep his family safe, Nick reluctantly attends a party in this other world…only to land himself in an ocean of trouble. Mistaken for a powerful witch, he’s abducted in the dead of night by the deadly Kit, an unnervingly quiet creature with secrets of his own.Trapped aboard a ship sailing through alien seas, Nick must find a way to escape before his captor realises he’s not who they think he is. But the longer he spends with Kit, the more uncertain he who’s really the prisoner here? And why does his kidnapper seem just as desperate to protect him as to obey his orders?Kit is an 18+ M/M monster romance adventure. less