Between Tide and Shore by Elizabeth Butler

BETWEEN TIDE AND SHORE

By Elizabeth Butler

He belongs to the sea. She accidentally becomes the one thing keeping him on land.

Finn is a selkie, a mythical shapeshifter who can move between human and seal forms. After rebellious teenage years spent living among humans, Finn knows their world all too well—and he hates it. To him, humans are destructive, controlling, short-sighted, and dangerously careless with the ocean he calls home.

Then Lena Voss finds something she doesn't understand.

Walking along the shore, Lena discovers a sealskin lying among the rocks. Knowing nothing about selkies or the old folklore surrounding them, she assumes it is evidence of illegal animal poaching. She takes the sealskin with every intention of turning it over to Fish and Wildlife the next morning.

But good intentions have consequences.

The moment Lena takes Finn's sealskin, an ancient selkie magic binds them together. Finn can no longer return to the sea in his seal form until the skin is returned by the human who possesses it. Suddenly, the ocean-loving selkie is trapped on land—and forced into close proximity with the woman he blames for his captivity.

Lena isn't thrilled about having a hostile, mysterious stranger following her around.

Finn isn't thrilled about needing the help of a human.

Neither expects their mutual resentment to become something far more complicated.

As forced proximity brings them together, Lena begins discovering the truth about selkies, the sea, and the ancient folklore she once dismissed as superstition. Finn discovers that Lena isn't like the humans he despises.

Arguments become banter. Resentment becomes understanding. Attraction becomes impossible to ignore.

And eventually, two people from completely different worlds fall in love.

But love cannot change the rules of selkie magic.

After they finally give in to their feelings, Lena does what she knows is right: she returns Finn's sealskin.

For the first time, the choice belongs entirely to him.

Finn is free to return to the ocean forever—or remain with the woman who has somehow become more important to him than the world he once thought he could never leave.

Now Finn must decide where he truly belongs.

Between tide and shore. Between the sea and the woman he loves. Between the life he always knew and the future he never imagined.

A MAGICAL SELKIE ROMANCE

Perfect for readers who love selkie romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, mythical creature romance, shapeshifter romance, folklore-inspired fantasy, contemporary fantasy romance, forced proximity romance, slow-burn romance, enemies-to-lovers romance, forbidden love, ocean fantasy, magical realism, supernatural romance, and romantic fantasy.

Dive into a story of selkie folklore, sealskin magic, ocean mythology, unlikely love, human and supernatural worlds, environmental themes, emotional healing, and choosing where—and with whom—you belong.

Finn may always need the sea.

But sometimes, even a creature born between worlds can find a home on shore.