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From the author of The Ghost Trap:
A tale of grit, rumrunners & selkies Finalist, Maine Literary Awards In 1927, with Prohibition luring Maine lobstermen to smuggle liquor under moonlight, a ruthless rumrunner, Elray, steals a selkie’s child from the storm-ravaged rocks. Trapped in human form while she hunts for her daughter’s stolen sealskin, Aaelene is caught between the call of her colony and the child she cannot abandon. To reclaim her daughter and escape the island, she must trust Danny, Elray’s apprentice, whose conflicted loyalties could destroy them both.
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Reviews
5 out of 5 stars
K. Stephens has a strong writing style and this worked as a grounded fantasy element, I enjoyed this as a Selkie novel and that it was a great overall package. I was invested in what was going on in this concept and thought this worked well as a character development. The characters were everything that I was wanting and enjoyed in the Maine setting, I enjoyed this overall and was glad I got to read this. I was engaged from the first page and glad K. Stephens wrote this so well.
-Kathryn McAleer, book reviewer
-Kathryn McAleer, book reviewer
“For those who love historical vibes and New England fiction, we have By the Dark o’ the Moon. Prohibition-era Maine with speakeasies and Irish folklore.”
-Tricia, owner of Cozy Chic Lit Lore, Boston
-Tricia, owner of Cozy Chic Lit Lore, Boston
"WOW, what a wonderfully rich surprise awaited me! One first has to accept as real the Celtic-Norse concept of Selkies - beings that can change form at will from a seal in the water to human on land. The book itself is set in the harsh realities of early 20th-century coastal Maine, with a prologue in 1918 but subsequent action all taking place in 1927, at the height of Prohibition. One by one, the chapters flesh out the key characters, including flashbacks to ancient formative days, until in the latter part of the book everyone and everything they are and do starts gelling into a compelling coherent story that made it impossible for me to wait for the next chapter.
-R.E. Nelson, reviewer
-R.E. Nelson, reviewer
