Water Rites (Water Rites, #1)

By J.R. Pearse Nelson

So many secrets, under the surface of the world you think you know.

Have you ever had cause to wonder...really wonder...just what you are? Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones. Both parents accounted for and all on the up-and-up. But not everyone has it so good.

Water Rites is the first book in a modern-day fantasy trilogy, where there’s more to sea storms and the ocean’s depths than we mere human mortals understand. Where the legends live on, some of them hiding in plain sight, in your town and mine.

Between school, swim team, gossipy friends, and cleaning cages at her dad’s veterinary clinic, Lorelei doesn’t have time to worry too much about the odd dreams that haunt her sleep most nights. She considers herself about as normal as a girl can be, in her circumstances. Her mom left when she was six, but Dad did his best to make up for it with small-town stability.

Her biggest worries are AP Calculus tests and whether her team will make the state swimming championships. Oh, and the boy who offered study help, with a certain expression in his eyes that said it wasn’t about studying at all.

Life is good.

Until she finds out what she is.

That revelation is thanks to the boy with the hungry eyes. The only one she can trust now.

And then there’s the stranger, the shadow who seems to be everywhere Lorelei is. Even in her mind and dreams.

Her identity turned upside down, Lorelei must find the will and the way to understand herself, and her world, once again. But the surprises show no sign of slowing yet...

The Complete Water Rites Series Is Available Now
Water Rites ~ Book 1
Crestfallen ~ Book 2
Castle and Crown ~ Book 3

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.R. Pearse Nelson
• Release date: Mar 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311071606

J.R. Pearse Nelson

J.R. Pearse Nelson is a fantasy and romance writer from Oregon, USA. She lives with her husband and two daughters among the plentiful trees and clouds of the beautiful Willamette Valley. J.R. is always searching for the magic in our world. She weaves tales rooted in mythology, bringing legend to life in modern-day and fantasy settings. J.R. is the author of the Of the Blood fantasy romance series, the Foulweather Twins fantasy series, and the Water Rites fantasy series.You can connect with J.R. and learn more about her fiction at her website. You can even receive a free book! Visit jrpearsenelson.com.TITLES BY J.R. PEARSE NELSONOF THE BLOOD FANTASY ROMANCE SERIESSworn by BloodThe Risen GoddessDarkest SkiesSacred GuardianShield in ShadowsFOULWEATHER TWINS FANTASY SERIESQueen WitchChaos CallingThe Unseen MirrorWATER RITES FANTASY SERIESWater RitesCrestfallenCastle and CrownSHORT STORIESMother Mala’s KitchenSamhain BornDragon Dead by Natural CausesFly Straight and TrueElle-Maid Will Make You PayIn the Arms of NightFreyja's Curse