The Ocean's Roar: The Protectors Quick Bites, #3

By Keira Blackwood and Eva Knight

Mates, Mermaids, & Murder.

Cats and water don't mix. Tigers aren't meant to be dragged to the bottom of the sea, even if it's to solve a murder. But that itch to claw my way to the surface—it's blown away by an entirely different desire.

She has unearthly silver hair and violet eyes…not to mention the tail of a fish. But my tiger roars to claim this mermaid, fins and scales and whatever else comes along with her. We come from different worlds, but fate forces us together.

If we can't solve this murder, there will be war. If we don't hurry, I'll lose her forever.


Quick Bites are stand alone stories you can devour in a flash. Expect short, steamy shifter romance, edge-of-your-seat action, scorching love scenes, and a happily ever after.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paramour Press
• Release date: Apr 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393120636

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