A selkie mother goes to brutal lengths to reclaim her stolen child from the rumrunner who took her.
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.
Notes: This is a grounded, realistic dark folk story about island life in the 1920s, not high fantasy. It contains adult themes of sexual exploitation and violence, aligning with selkie origin stories from the 19th century. If you need a trigger warning, this book is not for you.
Recommend reading Author’s Notes first (listed in the back of the book) to better understand selkie world-building and language.
