Wish Out of Water

Holley Trent

Feb 2022 · Hooked Book 1 · Holley Trent

About this eBook

Brook Williams was raised to avoid drawing attention at all costs. At twenty-eight, she wonders if her mermaid mother’s paranoia isolated Brook and her siblings from society to a harmful extreme. When Brook intervenes to save a stranger from a careening truck, however, she quickly learns her mother’s obsessive concerns were entirely justified.

There’s just something about Brook that Cooper Koning can’t get off his mind. At first, he thinks his infatuation is due to the concussion sustained when she shoved him out of traffic. Then he realizes that she’s simply perfect…perfect to free him from a looming future being the king of Souersland. His candid Hail Mary proposal comes with few strings attached: Brook marries him, he’s tossed from the line of succession, she gets a wad of cash for her struggling swim school, and they go their separate ways.

Of course, Cooper soon realizes that he’d be foolish to let her go.

Now that she’s left her little world, though, the mermaid skeletons in Brook’s closet can no longer stay hidden. Her mother left the sea to escape a burdensome duty, and now that duty is Brook’s. And in a strange twist of fate, that mantle may mean that it isn’t even Cooper’s human family who should rule Souersland, but Brook’s magical one.

Can a relationship built on fables endure? Or will the star-crossed spouses quickly decide their differences are too tremendous to overcome?

Ratings and reviews

Let me start off by saying when I started this book I could not put it down. I don't know what it is about this book but I honestly enjoyed reading it. Brooke and Cooper are kind of like puzzle pieces. they have so many sides that you're not sure they actually fit together but somehow they did lock in tight and don't let go. The story has a nice balance between real life/ fantasy and the blur between in it's own way it's seamless. There are some questions I will need answered and hopefully as this series continues the author will take care of my curiosity. Ms Trent has done a beautiful job and creating a new series that I look forward to reading I can't wait for Rivers book next.

WISH OUT OF WATER is a slow build toward an increasingly fascinating love story. The characters are unique and interesting, and the storyline is captivating, filled with witty banter, a bit of intrigue, and touches of passion. What starts as a business transaction between Cooper and Brook quickly begins to become something much more. Their relationship grows to be much deeper and more complex than they could have ever expected. This is a story you want to read slowly so you can savor each scene. It's a wonderful introduction to a beguiling world in which the stories are sure to mesmerize and enthrall their readers.

About the author

Holley Trent is an award-winning and bestselling author of dozens of paranormal romances, including the popular Afótama Legacy and Masters of Maria series. Learn more about those and other books in her backlist at her website, holleytrent.com.