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The Gardener and the Water-horse

by Mallory Dunlin · Echoes of the Void #1

Slow BurnShifterForbidden Romance
4.1Goodreads
4.1Amazon
4.1romance.io
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📚 Book 1 of an ongoing series (2 published)

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The Gardener and the Water-horse After swearing off love forever, the last thing you expect is to fall for a dangerous immortal who literally emerges from your lake—especially when one touch could be your downfall. When a water-horse with ice-blue eyes and possessive tendencies decides you're his, the safer choice would be to run, but there's something about his voice, his presence, that makes you want to stay. Trapped between the deadly allure of an ancient elemental and the walls you built around your heart, you'll discover that some forbidden loves are worth the risk. This is a lush, dangerous romance about surrendering to the one thing that terrifies you most—not death, but being loved completely by someone who will never let you go.

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Echoes of the Void

1The Gardener and the Water-horsecurrent
3The Changeling and the Dragon

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