The Mermaid’s Sanctuary
Hunter’s Series
Book 2
by Charlie Daye
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Cover Artist: Charlie Daye
Book Description:
Keagan is a Hunter and happy with his current situation. He is single and his only responsibility is to his family and the realms as a Hunter.
Princess Seah, is the daughter of King Caspian and the most rebellious of all his children. Desperately wanting to be free to swim in the ocean and return to her beloved sanctuary, Seah defies her father's orders to remain in the castle. When she finds herself on the run from trackers from the warring kingdom of King Tahoe she swims for the only place she can think of... Hunter's Beach.
Keagan and his family of Hunters are celebrating on the beach when they see Seah swimming straight for them. Keagan braces for impact as Seah launches herself out of the water and into his arms as well as his heart. As the two become closer it appears that keeping Seah out of trouble is going to be Keagan's biggest mission yet.
Chapter 1
It was a bright sunny day and Keagan was lying back on his elbows staring out at the ocean. The weather was warm with very little breeze and was the perfect day to sit on the beach and celebrate. The Raydon family had gathered to celebrate Nikkita and Raylia’s first birthday and since their mother, Oralia, insisted that they not make a big deal out of it the family decided on having a small family bar-be-que on the beach.
Nikkita and Raylia were the first girls born to the Raydon clan and the first Hunters born with hair color other than white. They looked very much like their mother which drove their father, Niko, insane. He had already equipped the house with motion sensors and a state of the art security system for when they became old enough to date. The whole thing became a giant joke amongst the family considering it would be years before that happened.
Keagan loved his nieces and spent any free time he had with them. He even offered to babysit more often then not just so he could spend time with them. Oralia often lectured him about going out with his other brothers, Markus and Kai, so that he’d be able to find a nice woman to settle down with and have his own kids but for now Keagan was content with the way things were.
Keagan was startled out of his thoughts when he was attacked by a couple of four year old monsters. “Gotcha Uncle Keagan,” they yelled in unison.
Keagan laughed and rolled with Alexander and Xavier tucked in his arms. “You two are getting pretty good at sneaking up on people,” he said complimenting them.
Alexander and Xavier were twin boys that belonged to one of Keagan’s other brothers, Lucian and his wife Ella who was now in her second pregnancy with baby number three as it were. The boys had spent the last year in Hunter’s training, which was the custom for all Hunter males. Schooling began at three for boys and if the girls wanted to go to school for training their training began at five. To date, there were very few Hunter females in training.
“Yep,” Xander said, “we’re going to be great Hunters just like you and all the men in our family.”
“That’s right,” Xavier continued, “Then we’ll be saving all the pretty girls!”
Keagan couldn’t contain his laughter, “Is that what you think we do Xavier? Save pretty girls?”
“Yep, just look at Aunt Oralia. Uncle Niko saved her!” Xavier pointed out.
Keagan laughed. “Hey Niko! Did you know that our sole purpose as Hunters was to save pretty girls like Oralia?”
Niko laughed and hugged Oralia to his side, “Works for me!”
Everyone laughed. Keagan shook his head, “Food ready yet?”
“It’ll be done in a minute,” Lucian said, “best get your plate ready.”
After they ate, Oralia, Ella and Aminay sat around and played with the children while Sebastien, Markus, Keagan, Niko, Lucian and Kai played a three on three game of volleyball.
Aminay stood and picked up Nikkita, “Let’s take the kids in the water.”
Oralia stood up and grabbed Raylia, “You don’t think it’ll be too cold for them?”
Aminay shook her head, “No, it should be fine. Sebastien and I used to bring the boys here all the time when they were younger. It never seemed to bother them.”
“Nothing seems to bother them,” Ella giggled.
“Well, except for us,” Oralia said grinning.
Aminay smiled and called over her shoulder to the men, “We’re going in the water for a bit.”
All the men stopped and turned to look at Aminay as if she spoken a foreign language. “By yourself?” Sebastien asked.
“No dearest, Ella and Oralia will be with me,” she said teasingly.
Sebastien’s mouth formed a grim line, “Perhaps we should come with you.”
“Don’t be ridiculous Sebastien! I’m sure the three of us are more than capable of handling my grandchildren without your assistance,” she scolded.
“If you need anything just call us Mother, “Niko said trying to soothe the situation.
“At least someone remembered that I raised five boys already,” she grumbled under her breath. Ella and Oralia laughed.
Taking Alexander and Xavier by the hands, all three women waded into the ocean. They’d only been in a few minutes when Nikkita started wailing as if someone had placed her in a vat of boiling water. Niko immediately stopped what he was doing and ran into the water taking Nikkita from his mother, “There, there princess daddy’s here.” And just like that she was quiet.
“How is it that you’re the only one that can do that with her?” Aminay asked bewildered.
Niko grinned, “She’s daddy’s girl.”
Niko waded further into the water and Nikkita started whimpering again. Niko wrapped his arms around her little body and said, “It’s alright Nikki, daddy won’t let you fall.” Nikki whimpered once more before resting her head on Niko’s shoulder where she stayed completely content.
Lucian followed Niko into the water and picked up Xander on the way tossing him up into the air and catching him. Xander squealed in delight, “Again daddy again!”
“Lucian Raydon, don’t you drop him!” Ella warned.
Xavier looked up at Markus as he approached and lifted his little arms, “Uncle Markus!”
Markus swept Xavier up into his arms and tossed him high up into the air and chuckled when Ella started screaming bloody murder. After a few minutes, Markus, Lucian, Keagan and Kai began tossing the boys back and forth between them. Rather than torturing herself, Ella turned her back on them and started talking to Oralia and Aminay.
Sebastien approached Oralia and relieved her of Raylia kissing her on the cheek, “How’s grandpa’s girl?” Raylia simply laughed in response.
With the men entertaining the children, Oralia turned to Ella, “So… when do you find out what you’re having?”
Ella rubbed her barely there baby bump, “We still have a couple weeks yet.”
“What are you hoping for?” Oralia asked.
“Honestly, I’d love a girl but I’d be happy with another boy. I know Lucian wouldn’t mind another boy,” she said smiling.
Aminay grinned, “I’m sure he wouldn’t but it’s about time we start leveling out the playing field. There is way too much testosterone in this family. Not that I’d trade away any of them but more females would be nice.”
“Well, I can tell you that Niko’s hoping for a boy next time around,” Oralia said.
“Are you going to start trying again soon?” Ella asked.
“Heavens no!” Oralia said horrified.
Both Ella and Aminay laughed.
“Maybe when the girls are little older like out of diapers older,” Oralia admitted.
“What’s happening with diapers?” Niko asked interrupting their conversation.
“Ella asked when I’d be ready to try for more kids and I told her when the girls are out of diapers,” Oralia replied.
Niko grinned and kissed her shoulder, “At least we can practice till then.”
“You’re horrible!” Oralia said teasingly.
“Yes but you love me!”
Oralia smiled, “That I do.”
A sharp whistle drew the group’s attention to Sebastien. “Everyone out of the water now!” he yelled. “We’ve got incoming!”
It took only seconds for the ocean to empty. Niko stood with Nikki still wrapped in one arm while the other was protectively encasing Oralia’s waist. Ella stood behind Lucian with her hands resting on his waist wanting to protect her belly. Sebastien held Raylia with one arm and had a hold of Aminay’s hand with the other keeping her slightly to the rear of him. Kai flanked Lucian holding Xavier while Markus stood on the other side of Oralia holding Alexander. Keagan stood out in front of everyone with his arms crossed. They all stared out at the ocean as whatever was jumping in and out of the water came straight for them.
If you could have any superpower what would you choose?
I think I might choose to fly. Nothing better than soaring through the clouds on a beautiful day or on a starry night.
Tell us your most rewarding experience since being published.
Having fans email me or post on my FB page how much they loved a particular story or how much they loved or hated a character. That tells me that my writing provoked some kind of emotion and the reader found themselves immersed in the story.
Please tell us in one sentence only, why we should read your book.
Because they are thought provoking emotional roll-a-coasters where things that go bump in the night stir more than just your adrenaline. *wink*
Favorite food?
Pizza!
What book are reading now?
Book 2 in the Cat and Bones series.
What’s your favorite season/weather?
Winter. I love the snow.
What was your favorite children's book?
Green Eggs and Ham
Beach or Pool?
Beach
What is one book everyone should read?
Intensity by Dean Koontz (I've read it like 5 times!)
Any other books in the works? Goals for future projects?
I am currently working on five other books at the moment including a series that takes me out of the romance genre and places me into the science fiction/ fantasy genre. It's called the Children of Kria series and am excited to release the first book in that series in January.
Charlie Daye began writing at the tender age of thirteen. With an obsession for romance, happy endings and the supernatural she delves into your greatest fantasies and worst nightmares. She will have you laughing, crying, falling in love and getting angry. She will always give you a HEA but getting there is the journey worth taking.Charlie Daye was born in Lynwood, California. Her greatest passions are music and writing. Her first short story was written at the age of thirteen. At the time her entire class was asked to write a short story for Halloween as part of a homework assignment. Most of the kids in the class wrote one to two page stories... Charlie wrote eight. The short story titled The Haunted House went on to win her district wide awards and was published locally. From their she began writing poetry as means of expression.
Since her writing career began she's published several titles... The House, The Colonial, The Reservation, The Portrait, The Gypsy's Dance, Mistaken for a Call Girl, Her Last Request and her national best seller Breeders. Four of which have been nominated for the 2012 RONE Award.
For updates on her books or just to spend some time in her fun and crazy world check out her webpage at charliedaye.com or find her on Facebook!
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