Review: Currents of Desire by Lilliana Rose @LillianaRose2

Currents of Desire

by Lilliana Rose

Published: Paperback—June 25, 2026; Kindle—September 15, 2026 

Genre: Paranormal Monster Romance, Fated Mates, Steamy Monster Romance

 

Blurb:

She’s the ocean’s most lethal predator, and she has just claimed him as her mate.

For ex-rescue worker, Jack Ford, the ocean is a graveyard. Haunted by the tragic ghosts of his past, he lives a solitary, brooding existence on the edge of Deception Point, a paranormal small town where the storms are fierce, and the shadows hide secrets. But when a catastrophic Category 4 cyclone batters his home, the floodwaters wash up something that defies all logic.

Nerida isn’t a helpless, fairy-tale mermaid. She is a bioluminescent apex predator from the crushing, freezing depths of the Mariana Trench. Lethal, alien, and dying in the dry air, she is completely at Jack’s mercy.

Against his better judgment, Jack saves the monster.

In return, the monster claims him.

Bound by a sudden, primal, fated mating bond, Jack and Nerida are forced into intimate proximity as the storm rages outside. But Nerida is a deserter from a brutal deep-sea war, and the ruthless trackers of the trench have caught her scent. They think Jack is just a fragile human. They are about to learn that Nerida will slaughter anything that threatens what is hers.

Jack thought the water only took things away. Now, he’s about to discover that being claimed by the most dangerous creature in the sea is the only way to survive.

Currents of Desire is a steamy, high-stakes paranormal-monster romance. If you love fierce, protective heroines, grumpy broken heroes, and small towns with dark secrets, dive in.

🖤 Tropes:
✨ Steamy Monster Romance
✨ Grumpy x Lethal
✨ Hurt/Comfort & Healing
✨ "Touch Him and Die" Energy
✨ Fated Mates
(No dark romance/non-con themes!)

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My Review:

A devastating Category 4 cyclone strikes Deception Point, a mysterious small town, and crashes into the home of Jack Ford, a former rescue worker. This town, rich in hidden paranormal secrets, unleashes monstrous, deadly entities as the storm rages on.

Amidst the chaos, the ocean reveals a lethal creature, and despite his instincts telling him otherwise, Jack decides to rescue it. This creature turns out to be Nerida, an apex predator fleeing a war in her homeland when the tempest swept her ashore. To Jack's surprise, Nerida declares him her mate.

But the adventure doesn't end there; the forces from Nerida's war are in pursuit. To her people, Jack is merely a fragile human, yet they underestimate Nerida's fierce determination to protect her mate.

As the story unfolds, the excitement and suspense escalate, making it increasingly captivating. I found myself unable to turn the pages quickly enough, not because I wanted the story to conclude, but due to the gripping tension and my eagerness to discover what lay ahead.

I can't overlook the myriad of hidden paranormal secrets that Currents of Desire conceals. I yearn for more tales set in this universe, eager to delve deeper into Nerida's world, her people, and the nature of the war. I am certain there are countless monstrous mermaids lurking in the ocean's depths, waiting to find their mates, even if they remain unaware.

Reading Currents of Desire exceeded my expectations in every way. I wholeheartedly recommend picking up a copy of Currents of Desire today!

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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: The Siren’s Daughter by Claire Fuge @XpressoTours

The Siren’s Daughter
Claire Fuge
Publication date: June 28th 2026
Genres: Historical

1126. The Norman conquest grips Wales. Rebellion stirs. And one woman’s choice could ignite it all.

Nineteen-year-old Angharad, the daughter of a Norman knight and a captive Welsh princess, arrives at Aberteifi Castle for her mother’s arranged marriage. But her new stepfather, the merciless Norman commander of the castle, has other plans. He demands that Angharad expose her mother, Nesta, as a secret rebel or be cast out to die.

To survive, Angharad presses Nesta to reveal the truth about her past: as a Welsh princess stolen by invaders, the victim of wars and betrayals, the seductress of kings and princes. As Nesta’s story unfolds, Angharad discovers a legacy more dangerous than she could have imagined, and must decide whether to protect her mother or herself…

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EXCERPT:

In 1066, Duke Guillaume of Normandy, known to the English as William the Conqueror, won the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England.

In 1087, the Norman barons began their invasion of Wales.

By 1126, after countless deaths amongst the thorn-infested hills, swamps, and forests, the Normans had managed to subdue all five Welsh kingdoms. More or less.

 

Chapter 1. HOMECOMING

All Hallows’ Eve, 1126. West Wales

When the castle loomed out of the hailstorm above her, Angharad was careful not to crane her head upwards in awe as her Norman guards did. Her mother had commanded her to uphold her dignity, no matter what, so she kept her back straight and sat rigid in her saddle. Although the steepness of the hill made her feel as if spikes of ice were being hurled down at her by the castle itself, she didn’t cower. She pretended not to hear the guards cursing about having to drag a pair of heathen women out of the Welsh wildlands. She alone would be her mother’s last, unfailing support.

Angharad’s mother, Nesta, rode alongside, her imperious glare fixed on the track ahead, ignoring the water that streamed from her claw-black hair onto her horse’s flank. Even dressed in threadbare travelling clothes, Nesta didn’t look like the prisoner she was, finally recaptured by the Normans after three years of threats, bribes, and attempted ambushes. She didn’t look like a new bride either, although she was bound to marry the Constable of the castle; the contract had been sealed. No. What Nesta looked like, in the arrogant line of her jaw, in the resolute set of her flawless face, was what she was born to be.

Royalty.

During her nineteen years of life, Angharad had been reminded daily that her mother was the last living princess of Deheubarth, once the most renowned of the Welsh kingdoms. Angharad’s bloodline was the only wealth she possessed; she must look the part.

‘Amongst wolves,’ Nesta had said – and many wolves lived in the cloud-draped forests of these lands – ‘you can tell the leader of the pack from the way he draws every eye towards him. My father looked like a king from two arrowshots away, even when he was wounded from the endless wars, even when he was starving and freezing and caked in mud. Whatever fate we meet in this castle, I refuse to grovel before them. Hold your head high, Angharad. We must not disgrace the memory of our glorious ancestors.’

Luckily, deception was one of Angharad’s talents: Nesta had trained her in it since she was a child. Angharad had the skill of appearing haughty whilst at her most powerless.

When Nesta dismounted on the crest of the hill, Angharad copied, stifling a wince at the cramp in her thighs. Sixty miles they had travelled from the open meadows where they had spent their years of sanctuary amongst the Welsh: a journey of three days and nights, riding and walking through a wasteland of swamps and brambles, the Norman guards watchful behind them, bloodhounds running at their flanks to warn them of rebels and outlaws, with every hamlet full of hostile eyes and nothing to buy and almost nothing to steal. But here they were, at last.

Author Bio:

Claire Fuge writes historical fiction inspired by medieval Wales, the Tewdwr family and the women whose lives were shaped by conquest, loyalty and survival. Her work explores the spaces where history leaves silence, and where storytelling can bring forgotten voices back to life.

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