The Selkie by David Sheffield & David Bischoff

Mary Willis comes from America to Scotland to join her husband who is working on an engineering project in a rugged coastal village. It is here that she meets Jamie McPherson and is swept up in a love beyond imagination. Mary is sure she has know him through the depths of time, feels he is intoxicating her senses commanding her will, consuming her body and soul. And she is always ready for him, this stranger cloaked in a beauty that is more than human. until, little by little, she uncovers the nature of his dark and terrible secret.

I’ve always found that horror stories that are based on real myths and legends decidedly more creepy. There’s always that “what happened to start this legend?” in the back of my mind. This one was no exception. As the story unfolds, you get to understand, and maybe even sympathize with, the Selkies. Their future isn’t assured. And there’s always that hint of mystery as to who is part of the Selkie community, and who isn’t.

The erotica is very tame, so anyone who has a problem with that (!) shouldn’t have a problem here. It’s not at all gratuitous, as Selkies coupling with humans is very much a part of the mythology.

The ending leaves you hanging a bit, which is the only part of the book I would have changed. Either that, or if a sequel had been planned. If there was, it was never written. But I guess that’s sometimes needed, leaving the mystery in the myth.




R.I.P. XIII Challenge

1. Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King
2. The Selkie by David Sheffield and David Bischoff

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