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Find Me: YA Paranormal Romantic Suspense (Immersed Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Francesca Riley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 502 ratings

Book 1 of 4: Immersed

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A magical love. An ancient curse. To free him she’ll give her very soul.

Skye Sebastian knows he’s dangerous. Years after a childhood trauma seventeen-year-old Skye reluctantly returns to the seaside town of her greatest happiness and darkest terrors. But the sensitive young artist is stunned when she meets an alluring boy who has long haunted her dreams.

Ignoring her inner warnings Skye deceives her friends, spending more and more time with the enigmatic young man. When his true origin and destiny are revealed she searches for a way to save him from his doom, unwittingly sealing her own.

Can Skye unravel the mysteries surrounding her childhood without destroying her one chance for true love? Because in fairy tales there is always a price to pay. Especially when you’re only human.

Find Me is the engrossing first book in the Immersed fantasy romance series. If you like talented but scarred totally human heroines, romantic seaside settings and beguiling but dangerous magical beings then you’ll love Francesca Riley’s immersive, bewitching tale.

Clean YA. Tropes: human girl, loyal bff, supernatural cursed boy, impossible love, irrevocably joined, tragic secrets.

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"Addictive and Intriguing: Another Twilight?" Fans of Twilight will enjoy this fantastical adventure between two star-crossed lovers.
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I have loved spending time in Bannimor, and in the dark, deep waters of Bascath Bay and Ciarlan Cove. Getting to know my characters, sharing their love, friendships and facing down their foes has been wonderful. I hope you will join me, and become Immersed.

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Excerpt : "Shall we?" he nodded towards the water as though suggesting a stroll. Skye took the hand he held out. It was very cold. He began to step from the rock into the ankle-deep water covering a lower rock, gently drawing her with him.
"Wait!" Skye clutched at him. His skin was as cold as the sea. The breeze must be chilling the droplets on his skin.
"Trust me, Skye. I won't let anything hurt you." Once again, she heard the echo of solemn promise. But still she scrabbled for an excuse to delay.
"Uh, what about my clothes? They'll get wet." She closed her eyes, biting her lip. Idiot, she thought, they would be completely wet whether he helped her or not.
Trying to imply she'd meant something else she said, "I mean, I've got a swimsuit on underneath- I could take my clothes off if it would help you to carry me. Like, clothes make you heavy, don't they? Make it harder to swim? Especially if you're helping someone wearing them..." her babbling died away as something scratched gently behind her eyes, like a whisper from her nightmares. Clothes in water...What was it...?
"Well..." Hunter's hesitant voice called her attention to him again. He looked disconcerted, and seemed to be framing his reply with care, a smile twitching at the corners of his mouth. "The weight of your clothing wouldn't make a difference in terms of moving you through water. You removing your clothing would certainly be...distracting..." the smile he'd been fighting won out, and his lips curved upwards, the expression in his eyes making her stomach flip.
She dropped her head in confusion. He continued courteously, the smile still in his voice." Come now, before you change your mind. Your clothing will dry."
Skye knew she should move, but new feelings were spilling into her already overcharged state, bewildering her, and she simply couldn't work out what came next. His hand lightly touched her chin, gently tilting her face up to him. His expression was solemn but kind.
"Skye? Will you let me make you safe?"
She looked into his eyes and felt that she could. As if recognising it, he lifted the bag from her, looped it over his own head, and slid his long arms either side of hers, placing his hands supportively behind her shoulders. It should have felt intrusive, or inappropriate at least. It didn't. They stepped to the very edge of the water-lapped rock. Her mind teetered on the edge of freefall as they slipped together into the cold sea.

About the Author

Francesca Riley is a New Zealander, living and working in Auckland, on New Zealand's North Island. The stunning beaches of this beautiful country inspired those of Bannimor.
Immersed is her first young adult series.
Francesca is a writer and artist, who loves mysteries, movies and love. And, yeah, coffee...
Her favourite books are old-fashioned murder mysteries, or children's and YA novels where bravery and passion exist alongside magic in the world we think we know.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08M69WF1Z
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ocean Echo Books; 2nd edition (October 28, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 28, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5507 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0473539195

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Francesca Riley lives and works in Auckland, on New Zealand’s North Island. The stunning beaches of this beautiful country inspired those of Bannimor.

Immersed is her first young adult series.

Francesca is a writer and artist, who loves mysteries, movies and romance. And, yeah, coffee...

Her favourite books are old-fashioned murder mysteries, or children’s and YA novels where bravery and passion exist alongside magic in the world we think we know.

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Cristina Piciu

Extremely addictive

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022

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“Each step was like waking further from a dream, and finding reality duller and emptier than she remembered.”

Find me, is the first installment in the YA Paranormal Romance series, intitled Immersed.

- The book is very light and easy to read, for those of you who are afraid of big books. -

The story takes place in a small town called Banimor, a city that is surrounded by a myth...or a curse.

Find me, centres the story of a girl, who lost her mother at very young age, to the waters of the Ocean Beach. A mystery death that, brings to the surface many fantasy stories and myths, regarding the creatures that may be living in the shalow depths of the ocean.

There is more than meets the pages, but the author males sure to keep you in between its chapters, never wanting to let you go. Making sure the reader will return, hungry for more.
It’s so captivating, that you will start feeling as part of the story.

Our main character, a very strong willed and strong girl, -Skye- who comes back in her hometown, for the summer holidays. Holidays, in which she will ask herself if her comeback was a good decision or not.

On her way to her best friend, who she’ll be staying at, Skye, encounters some wierd things. First, she loses her ferry, then, she tries to find someone who can take her all the way to Banimor. On the sea, something happens, and all the boata that were on the sea at that moment, colide. Moments in which, she desperately tries to save a small girl, that was with her on the same boat, with her mum.
After saving the girl, Skye, who starts feeling exhausted, begins to slowly drown. To her rescue, though, comes a boy with an angelic face. One that no one sees.

Once she is being brought to safety, strange things start to happen. If at first, people don’t put the blame on Skye’s comeback, after a while they take a huge toll on her. As time passes, she feels more and more drawn to the sea.

Hunter is not your average character. Although, nobody else notices him, there seems to be a certain someone who does.

“She stared at him, a dark-haired angel against the silk backdrop of sea and sky, dusted in gold as the sun rose above the hills behind her.”

And that’s where their very intricate story starts. A story that will hunt both him and Skye.

Everytime Skye returns to the sea, he seems to feel her presence and appears out of thin water. Just like a shodow, beneath the surface.

“Imagine you’ve been alone in the dark, so dark you see nothing, so cold you feel nothing. Then through the darkness a light appears, the purest, most beautiful light. And where it falls on you the coldness vanishes. The source of the light is this beautiful girl who feels like the missing part of… of me. I’ve been dead for hundreds of years, Skye. You’ve brought me to life.”

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ErinB

Clunky, but the story is good!

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021

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I really enjoyed this, and at about 30% done I couldn’t put it down! The story is really intriguing, even if the writing comes off a little clunky in some spots. I don’t feel the writing overall is clunky, just pieces. It was a fun read! Definitely checking out the next one.

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Beautiful and Unique

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022

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I absolutely love this story. The writing is beautiful, and the story is amazingly different. I will say that for readers who want fast-paced novels only, this might not be for you. While the story may be slower than some, it is still one that is impossible to put down. It grabs you with its unique story, beautiful style, and amazing characters. I can not wait to continue this series.

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Gina Clabo

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022

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3.5 Stars... This was out of my comfort zone, but I enjoyed it for a mermaid/merman book. 400 and so pages I seriously thought this book was going on forever. I felt that even though the events were different each time they felt repetitive. I did get lost on some of the explanation of Hunters world, then explained better towards end. Over all it was a good read. Just not interested in the rest of story so won't be continuing. I at least dipped my toes in the water. Recommend to ages 16 and up. Does have swearing and death so beware...😘 Gina Clabo

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Mickey Troxell

Unforgettable!

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021

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I couldn’t put this book down! It was so original and romantically inspiring that it warmed my very soul. This may be listed as a young adult paranormal mystery romance, but any adult, young, old, or in between, can truly enjoy this book. Mermaids, mermen and humans collide for an astonishing mystery of loss to profound love that changes an eternity of darkness to a brilliant light of togetherness! I can’t wait to read her next book in the series, Free me!

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DesiRae Jones

A nice fairytale twist

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2019

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I really enjoyed this book.

My desire for fairytales, fantasy, danger, and romance were all satisfied. With a 'Little Mermaid' meets 'Twilight' kind of feel Francesca really pulled me in with the need to see what happened. Questions filles my head with possible outcomes. Will Skye and Hunter end up together? Will she become a Nemaro? Will tragedy strike and the ending be sad and mournful?

I have to say, I enjoyed how this part ended and I look forward to seeing where the story goes. Still so many open possibilities ahead of us.

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cynthia bennett

New Twist On A Classic Tale

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022

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Love of the ocean,is that what draws us to it? Or could it be something entirely different. Could it be both?

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Melanie Mason

An intriguing story

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2021

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I like this book. It was a little slow at the beginning but then it picked up the pace pretty quick the premise is very interesting. I did get a little annoyed with the wishy-washiness of the main character, But not enough to put the book down.

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MRS R CAMERON-MOWAT

A love letter to the sea - a lovely holiday read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2021

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On one level this is a story of loss and love and redemption, but what I really loved about it was how the author describes the sea, the waves, the beach. It’s really a love letter to the sea, so it was ideal reading for me on my summer holiday, looking out at the ocean. “After the longest pause something settled into her soul, smooth and warm like a tide-polished, sun-warmed beach stone.” Yes, the protagonist should have turned on her heel and gone away from the sea, knowing it could kill her, but it haunted her and fascinated her too much. I know just how she feels. Light summer reading, with an undercurrent of a dark fairy tale.

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Soulimpression

Great young adult paranormal romance!

Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2019

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I really enjoyed Find Me! Skye decides to spend her summer holidays visiting her best friend at her ocean home. She hasn’t been back in years, since her mom drowned there when she was young. But this summer she decides to face her fears and visit the sea again since she used to love it so much. There she meets Hunter, a mysterious boy who no one else seems to notice, and who she only ever runs into at the beach. There’s plenty of mystery and intrigue in this story to keep you reading. What really happened to Skye’s mom? Who is Hunter and what is he hiding? Why does no one else know him? There’s also lots of romance in this book as Skye and Hunter get to know each other. I loved the descriptions in this book, especially of the sky and the sea - it is a beautifully written novel. This is very much a young adult novel - easy to read and fairly insta-lovey - but I still really enjoyed it. It reminded me a lot of Twilight so if you enjoyed that, you will like Find Me!

Nikki

Love love love!

Reviewed in Australia on October 25, 2021

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(I read this months ago but realised I didn't leave a review on Amazon, so here is my review from Goodreads)

This was amazing.

I absolutely adore Hunter, and I really loved the different take on mermaids/mermen. It was nice to read something different in that aspect. I really loved learning the backstory on Hunter and his clan (honestly, probably just as much as Skye did haha) and really want to know more... I would love to get a book on that actually.

Amazing! Captivating! Couldn't put it down! I just loved it

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T Stedman

Had some really engaging moments

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2023

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This had some really gripping parts but had long periods where it fell a little flat. Not enough pace for me. Also, the backstory was a little confusing and unclear, initially.

Lesley Barklay

Over written and repetitive

Reviewed in Australia on July 9, 2021

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This story starts out with an interesting premise. Skye is haunted by dreams of being saved by the sea. Her mother drowned when she was a child, and ever since, Skye has been unable to enter the water, even though the ocean calls to her - much like Moana :-) Her father is depicted as an alcoholic, so broken by his wife's death, that he copes by investigating mythology about the ocean. Skye finds a document on her computer that leads her to believe maybe her mother is alive, and the things she has been told all her life are a lie.
It's a good start, a little bit of mystery, a little bit of mythology. Even though I found some of the prose clunky, it wasn't bad enough that I stopped reading.
Unfortunately, when Skye gets to her friend Morgan's place, the story flounders. Morgan and her mother Rowena are conveniently absent for most of the story - either working or setting up their new business - which allows Skye time to go to the beach and spend time with Hunter. Every day blurs one into the other - Skye sneaking out, getting wet (one way or another), returning to the apartment and having a hot shower and dumping her wet clothes in the hamper, then looking out at the sea from the balcony.
There are a few scenes where Skye gets into trouble and has to be rescued - either by Hunter, or another boy, Ethan (who kinda disappears from the story at the end). At one point she tells the reader that she hates being rescued because a damsel in distress is "so not who I am." But as the reader, we never get to see her solving her own problems.
There's a side plot about her friend's new restaurant, and them getting kicked out of their apartment by the owner of the building (whose cute son delivers the eviction notice through Skye - which I thought was weird and unnecessary). This serves mostly as a way of allowing Skye to move about without Morgan.
Towards the end, the pacing picked up somewhat, and the truth about Hunter is revealed through a dragging series of conversations, but when, at 80% you are quite happy to put the book down, and are contemplating not picking it back up again, that's not a great sign.
In the end, I did finish it. The truth is revealed about what happened to Skye's mother, and somehow, conveniently in the last chapter, the power of love (or something) is enough to break the curse on Hunter and free him from the water.
Things I wasn't fond of:
* The near-assault scene seemed completely unnecessary
* The age difference between Hunter and Skye - also, finding out about their past made it all seem a bit too much like grooming.
* The repetitive middle
Things I thought was good:
* The mythology of Hunter's people
* The fact that their relationship wasn't toxic or abusive
* Morgan was a good friend to Skye - even though I think we're supposed to be annoyed at her for trying to get Skye to make new friends, be more comfortable at the beach, and be careful about Hunter.