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Esther Wane
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Kell Woods
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Upon a Starlit Tide is a dark and enchanting historical fantasy combining elements of "The Little Mermaid" and "Cinderella" into a wholly original tale of love, power, and betrayal.
Saint-Malo, Brittany, 1758. To Lucinde Leon, the youngest daughter of a wealthy French shipowner, the high walls of Saint-Malo are more hindrance than haven.
While her sisters are busy trying to secure advantageous marriages, Luce spends her days secretly being taught to sail by Samuel, her best friend—and an English smuggler. Only he understands how the waves call to her. Then one stormy morning, Luce rescues a drowning man from the sea.
Immediately drawn in by the stranger’s charm, Luce is plunged into a world of glittering balls and faerie magic, seduction and brutality. Secrets that have long been lost in the shadowy depths of the ocean begin to rise to the surface, but as Luce wrestles with warring desires, she finds that her own power is growing brighter and brighter, shining like a sea-glass slipper.
Or the scales of a sea-maid's tail.
"Magnificent. This is a must-read!”—Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of the Sevenwaters and Blackthorn & Grim series
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
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Critic reviews
“A magnificent blend of reimagined fairytale and epic adventure, anchored by excellent research and buoyed by brilliant writing. This is a must-read!”—Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of the Sevenwaters and Blackthorn & Grim series
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What is Tady going to do? She's been sentenced to one cycle of a self-sustaining cage on the planet Kork, and her mother's been stolen! Abby could be anywhere in the thousand planets in the southern half of the Milky Way. Tady knows a Mustkee took her. That warthog-looking inhabitant stole her. But why? Where is she? How on Earth or anywhere else can Tady possibly rescue her?
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Maya & Natasha
- A Novel
- By: Elyse Durham
- Narrated by: Yelena Shmulenson
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Maya and Natasha are twin sisters born in the midst of the Siege of Leningrad in 1941 and immediately abandoned by their mother, a prima ballerina at the Kirov Ballet who would rather die than not dance. Taken in by their mother’s best friend at the Kirov, the girls are raised to be dancers themselves. The Vaganova Ballet Academy—and the totalitarian Soviet regime—is the only world they know. In 1958, now seniors at the Vaganova at the height of the Cold War, all Maya and Natasha and their classmates want is to dance with the Kirov, and to join the company on its tour to America next year.
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What a wonderful book!
- By Dr. Joseph W. Doe IV MD on 02-28-25
By: Elyse Durham
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Greenteeth
- By: Molly O'Neill
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Beneath the still surface of a lake lurks a monster with needle sharp teeth. Hungry and ready to pounce. Jenny Greenteeth has never spoken to a human before, but when a witch is thrown into her lake, something makes Jenny decide she's worth saving. Temperance doesn't know why her village has suddenly turned against her, only that it has something to do with the malevolent new pastor. Though they have nothing in common, these two must band together on a magical quest to defeat the evil that threatens Jenny's lake and Temperance's family, as well as the very soul of Britain.
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Lovely
- By D. Rowe on 04-13-25
By: Molly O'Neill
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The Traitor of Sherwood Forest
- A Novel
- By: Amy S. Kaufman
- Narrated by: Grace Gray
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Jane Crowe is an ordinary peasant girl who never dreamed she would work for the infamous Lord of the Greenwood. But when she’s forced out of her home, she has no choice but to turn to Robin Hood for help—and he makes her an irresistible offer. He needs a pair of eyes in the King’s Houses, and quiet, unassuming Jane—who has spent her whole life going unnoticed—will be the perfect spy. At first, Jane’s work for Robin seems straightforward. She whispers to him about the nobles at King’s Houses and all their secrets, including the new Sheriff of Nottingham.
By: Amy S. Kaufman
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The Garden
- By: Nick Newman
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. Evelyn and Lily have only ever known each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. Each day is spent in languid service to their home: tending the bees, planting the crops, and dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother. So when a nameless boy is found hiding in the boarded house at the center of their isolated grounds, their once solitary lives are irrevocably disrupted.
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Disappointing
- By Susan L. Houser on 03-28-25
By: Nick Newman
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Gifted & Talented
- By: Olivie Blake
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential.
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It is finally
- By crperkins on 04-15-25
By: Olivie Blake
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Grayscale
- The Callahan Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Paul Campbell
- Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
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Grayscale is the first book in the Callahan Chronicles series by Paul Campbell. Set in the 1890s, this gripping narrative blends real historical events and classic literature characters into a thrilling tale of adventure, mystery, and fantasy.
By: Paul Campbell
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A Waltz with the Bone King: A Novella
- By: Amanda Cessor
- Narrated by: Bonnie Walsh
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Lorelai has always been drawn to the dark and strange, spending her days exploring the silence of the graveyard. But one evening, her fascination takes a chilling turn when she encounters the enigmatic Bone King, the ruler of the dead—a haunting figure who seems to understand her in ways the living never could.
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Dark & Dreamy
- By Chelsea on 03-10-25
By: Amanda Cessor
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Rise of a Dark Throne
- The Mōsa Chronicles
- By: Ligia N. Cushman
- Narrated by: Ruthie Bowles
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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When Sole awakens from the darkness, a terrifying plague that killed her family, she is left with the one thing she never wanted: Magick. She soon discovers that this rare power, thought to be long lost, has the ability to save her world. The tyrant King of Sundom summons her to serve his own purpose, setting her on an incredibly perilous journey. Sole soon finds herself navigating a dark web of politics, alluring power, desire, and great evil.
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Loved it can’t wait to read the whole series
- By Kiri on 11-11-23
By: Ligia N. Cushman
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Beyond the God Sea
- Betrothed
- By: Elora Morgan
- Narrated by: Madison Alcala
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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Envy of the other girls, Zaria was born for the sea. Nobody questions her fate as the chosen braenese to marry Keroe, God of the Sea - least of all her. And even if she did, she has no choice. When Zaria’s wedding day finally arrives, she'll become the only islander of her generation permitted to cross into the God Sea. There’s nothing more she could possibly want.
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Beautiful writing, immediately engaging
- By Jeannie on 03-13-23
By: Elora Morgan
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Their Blood Rite
- The Crimson Covenant Series, Book 1
- By: M. J. Lawrie
- Narrated by: Macie Miller
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Their job should be to kill me. Instead, I have become their favorite toy. The bones of every blood witch mark the entrances to the human villages. Blood magic is forbidden. It's evil incarnate. Everybody knows that. So, on my twentieth birthday, when my coven's sacred blood rite ritual reveals me as the first blood witch to appear in the last twenty years, I fully expect my bones to be added to the pile. What I don't expect is to be kidnapped by three egotistical, frustratingly gorgeous, and devious witch-killing warrior immortals with a peculiar and insatiable taste for my blood.
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The narrator is not my fave
- By Polina.H on 03-10-25
By: M. J. Lawrie
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Yours, Eventually
- A Novel
- By: Nura Maznavi
- Narrated by: Farah Kidwai
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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The Ibrahim family is facing a crucial moment: Their patriarch just lost his fortune as the result of a Ponzi scheme, and the family is picking up the pieces. At the family’s core is Asma—successful doctor and the long-suffering middle daughter who stepped into the family center after the death of her beloved mother years ago. Despite what the prying aunties think, Asma is living the life she has always wanted, fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a doctor...or so she thinks. In walks Farooq Waheed, Asma’s college sweetheart whose proposal was cruelly rejected by Asma’s aunt and father.
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Sweet love story
- By S.B. on 04-06-25
By: Nura Maznavi
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- Jessica Covey
- 03-10-25
Great story, disliked the narration
It’s a shame really, I listened to at least the first 2/3rds on audio and the narrator did a huge disservice to the story. She made the main character sound small and frail and insecure and the male characters sound like 60 year old pipe smoking seamen instead of characters in their 20-somethings. I didn’t even realize how much the narration was distorting my opinion of the story until I finally gave up listening and read the hardcopy for the last 1/3rd - I wish I had read the entire novel.
I was, however, surprised by how wonderful the story itself was! Being described as a combination of sorts of Cinderella and the little mermaid but darker, I was wondering what aspects would be woven in and honestly I thought it was done very well. It was completely its own story, and the story was beautiful and poetic. I loved the setting and the description of the seaside city & the subtle magic. I figured out a huge plot point fairly early on, but it was made so obvious I almost wonder if you weren’t supposed to and still left me wanting to know how it tied in, so I wasn’t disappointed as it all unfolded.
Highly recommend the BOOK.
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- KK
- 03-08-25
Perfect book to welcome spring
Mermaids, magic, fey, betrayal, love and family. A wonderful blending of cinderella and the little mermaid mixed with a historic setting that leaves you wistful and awed. Perfect book to welcome in the melting of winter.
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- Jessica
- 04-01-25
Phenomenal
This is such a great story! A wonderful new telling of the little mermaid with hints of Cinderella. I would listen to this again and again! Hopefully there's a sequel or a similar sotry!
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- Chatty Cat
- 04-01-25
Happily surprised
I read a LOT and I'm a harsh critic. I didn't expect this book to be as good as it is! Engaging story of dark(ish) fantasy with characters you immediately like—or dislike. I lost 3 hours of sleep last night listening to it to finish it in the wee hours. I'll be recommending this one to everyone I know. Give us more, Kell Woods!
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- WittAuthor
- 03-13-25
Wow!
Best mermaid book I’ve ever read. And one of my favorite books in general to boot.
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- Kaye R
- 04-10-25
Glorious and Spellbinding!
It’s rare that a book completely captures my heart—rarer still when that book is a fantasy - it’s just not the genre I ever gravitate towards.
But oh how Upon a Starlit Tide is a dazzling exception! It was absolutely glorious and spellbinding from start to finish. It is easily one of my all-time favorite reads now, and the only fantasy to ever land there.
It is a sweeping tale set in 1700s France, steeped in real history yet shimmering with magic. This is a world where witches and mermaids are not myth but fact—seamlessly woven into the fabric of daily life. Somehow, Kell Woods makes it all feel natural and entirely possible. Perhaps that is why this fantasy worked for me. It takes place in our world, in a real place and time, where historical events are actually happening - yet, there is magic. Think, Pirates of the Caribbean vibe.
The writing is just exquisite. So many romantasy books suffer (in my opinion) from jarring, contemporary language that clashes with their ancient or historical settings. But not here. Woods’ prose is lush, lyrical, and cinematic. It reads like the finest historical fiction, yet carries the wonder of a fairy tale.
The characters are equally vivid. Luc is a compelling and tender protagonist, but it’s not just her story—every character, even those with just a few scenes, feels fully alive. There are no flat archetypes here. Everyone is given space to be complex and real.
And then there are the echos of familiar fairytales, which I worried would make the entire plot feel unoriginal. Yes, Cinderella and The Little Mermaid are here, but not as you know them. The stepsisters are kind. The stepmother is loving. The prince and “sea monster” (the Tide Witch) tropes are also turned on their head. Just to name a few examples. Don’t worry though, there is still a ball, a “slipper”, a “carriage”, and yes, a mermaid!
There are other twists I won’t spoil, but let me just say, there were moments that left me shocked and shaken.
I’d recommend this book to readers who love historical fiction, to those who usually avoid fantasy but are open to something richly written and beautifully imagined. To anyone longing for a story that reads like a myth reborn—something timeless and strange and achingly human.
This book enchanted me, and I’ll be thinking about it for a very long time.
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- AE
- 03-15-25
romance ruined it
great story concept and good writing except for the constant interruption describing shirtless men. female MC is inconsistent in her knowledge about ships and nautical terminology
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