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To Lucinde Leon, the youngest daughter of a wealthy French shipowner, the high walls of Saint-Malo are more hindrance than haven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile her sisters are busy trying to secure advantageous marriages, Luce spends her days secretly being taught to sail by Samuel, her best friend - and an English smuggler. Only he understands how the waves call to her. Then one stormy morning, Luce rescues a drowning man from the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmediately drawn in by the stranger's charm, Luce is plunged into a world of glittering balls and faerie magic, seduction and brutality. Secrets that have long been lost in the shadowy depths of the ocean begin to rise to the surface, but as Luce wrestles with warring desires, she finds that her own power is growing brighter and brighter, shining like a sea-glass slipper ... Or the scales of a sea-maid's tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A magnificent blend of reimagined fairytale and epic adventure, anchored by excellent research and buoyed by brilliant writing. This is a must-read!' \u003cstrong\u003eJuliet Marillier, award-winning author of the Sevenwaters \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand Blackthorn \u0026amp; Grim series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A dark and enchanting twist on two fairy tales in one, \u003cem\u003eUpon a Starlit Tide\u003c\/em\u003e will draw you into its depths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e from the very first page' \u003cstrong\u003eGenevieve Gornichec, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Weaver and the Witch Queen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A dark, glittering blend of history, fairy tale, and romance, steeped in magic and shot through with adventure. Absorbing, beautifully written, and utterly spellbinding' \u003cstrong\u003eH.G. Parry, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Magician's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eUpon a Starlit Tide\u003c\/em\u003e firmly establishes Kell Woods as a master storyteller, with an ability to manipulate the most appealing archetypes and legends into a fantasy uniquely her own. \u003cem\u003eStarlit Tide\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect cocktail of historical detail, myth-stery and magic, with characters and a setting so wildly romantic you won't want the heart-rush to end' \u003cstrong\u003eJo Riccioni, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Branded\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A tapestry of sea and starlight, romance and heartbreak, a journey to the truth of self. Utterly enchanting' \u003cstrong\u003eAn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egela 'A.G.' Slatter, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Briar Book of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I was absolutely enchanted, immersed in a world of shipwrecks, smugglers, and magic stone. Intricately plotted with a twist as powerful as a mermaid's kiss, this novel will be on every fairytale lover's wishlist' \u003cstrong\u003eLauren Chater, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Dress\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Beauties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To enter a world fashioned by Kell Woods is to be entirely won over by magic and history. \u003cem\u003eUpon a Starlit Tide\u003c\/em\u003e is enchanting in every sense of the word. Drawing on stories we know well, Kell Woods presents us with something deliciously and thrillingly new, alert to women's secret desires ... I could have floated in the lagoon of this story forever' \u003cstrong\u003eHayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGirl Falling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautiful, dark and magical tale that cleverly weaves together several classic stories and overlays them with a fresh feminist lens. Woods' writing is rich and her storytelling compelling. The sea and the Saint Malo setting are characters in their own right - enchanting and mercurial - and I was completely swept away' \u003cstrong\u003eVanessa McCausland, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Illusion of Paige Whit\u003c\/em\u003ee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An enchanting read, as rich with historical detail as it is with magic, with surprising beings around every corner and a sea-foundling with special gifts and a grand, dark secret. 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