Sea Witch (Children of the Sea, Book 1)

Love this one, and can't wait to read the rest of the series! Margred was a great character, and I really enjoyed her transformation from selkie to human. Kantra delves into a lot of great themes in this book, not the least of which is what it means to have a soul. Highly enjoyable read!

Margred is a 700 year old silkie - she has lived mostly in the sea and unlike her kind who seek out humans for sexual relief - she has mourned the loss of her mate... and avoided human contact. Driven by sexual lust - she ventures to the coast of Maine and spots Caleb Hunter - the police chief of the small town of World's End. Caleb can't believe that he has found a half naked woman on the shoreline and is intrigued by her beauty. Soon Caleb succumbs to her sexual pull and is captivated by the mysterious allure surrounding her. The magnetism between Caleb and Margred is so palpable you can feel their sexuality and connection jump right out of the pages. An evil lurks in peaceful town and it endangers her entire species. It is up to Margred and Caleb to unveil its source before their very existence is threatened. Virginia Kantra has created a fabulous novel injecting mystery and Silkie lore and the result is a haunting, imaginative and memorable read. With fabulous character development, a solid and mystical plot, hot sexy scenes that leave you panting and a neat little mystery to add - this is definitely a great paranormal novel! Highly recommended. Sea Fever (Children of the Sea, Book 2)

Book came fast in great shape. I really like Virginia Kantra. I read both is her Children of the Sea books back to back and I am waiting for book three. Got an extra copy of this book for a stocking stuffer

SEA WITCH hooked me in from the first sentence until the absolute last word. Virginia Kantra did a masterful job at world building the paranormal elements until I totally believed the Children of the Sea could be living here in my own seaside town. Caleb was mega yummy and Maggie completely enchanting - what a hot couple! I love, love, loved this book! Can't wait to get my hands on SEA FEVER. For a sure fire page turning beach read, submerge yourself in this sexy, mystical adventure!

I am not a big fan of the paranormal romance novel. I think there are so many of them that calling them cliche is too mild a term. What is worse is that so many of them seem like it is the same story written over and over again. But Sea Witch (Children of the Sea, Book 1) gives the subgenre a nice boost in the right direction. Caleb Hunter is a former soldier and big city policeman. Understandably, he has returned home to an island off the coast of Maine called World's End. He's come back because he wants a simpler life. Margred is a child of the sea. Literally. She's a selkie who is 700 years old and she comes to shore in search of sex and she chooses Caleb as her target. The story opens as simple as that. She wants him, she lets him know, he backs off but can't quite forget her. He searches her out again and they have their tryst. After that, it is she who can't quite forget him. And that's where the main narrative begins and Ms Kantra does a wonderful job of keeping the balance between explaining the mythical (and making it seem plausible), a believable romance, and a small town murder mystery with distinctive characters. The story is well paced and never overdone. Events that unfold are described in such a fashion that it never feels rushed or convoluted. Secondary characters are given enough distinction that they don't feel like props to the main characters. And the main characters are likable without being too perfect. Caleb is no rich man. He lives in a one bedroom apartment. He has issues with his father. He has a limp he acquired from his stint in the Iraq war. He has a few nightmares too. Margred is a selkie who is forced to be a human for an indeterminate amount of time. She's fairly sure she doesn't want to stay that way. She has moments of cowardice and indecision. But these quirks of theirs never overpower or overtake Caleb and Margred's innate goodness. The quirks just make them accessible and relatable and easy to spend time with. So easy that I read this novel in one evening. The story flow was simply that smooth and enjoyable. And already I'm looking forward to more from Ms Kantra and the good news for me is that her next Children of the Sea novel, Sea Fever (Children of the Sea, Book 2), is coming out in August 2008. Based on the quality of Sea Witch (Children of the Sea, Book 1), I can't wait!