Moonless Night
Hope Swims In the Darkest Seas.
A merman, with two small fishtails instead of feet, swims up to Vevay. But Dylan’s more than a seaman…he’s a god.
He understands Vevay's pain, having parents who hurt her rather than love her.
Born a sea creature, his mother, goddess Arianrhod dropped him into the ocean to survive on his own. By helping Vevay, they both have a chance to heal through love.
But Vevay’s mortal and can’t live with Dylan in the depths of the ocean. And she can’t stay on earth with her parents. The only place they can be together is Annwn.
What dangers await a lonely sea god and a scared maiden in the otherworld?
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Reviews:
Layne
5 stars
I've read other books by this author but I feel she took a risk with this book and wrote a different kind of story while keeping some of the classic elements of her style. And this is, in my opinion, one of her best books. The story and the characters are well developed. I highly recommend you read this book.
Ken Thompson
5 stars
Cornelia Amiri has reached a new high with this wonderfully inspiring tale of teen romance. Cornelia is a top notch writer with excellent storytelling skills.
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Dear readers, let me tell you a little bit about Moonless Night, the 35th book, and second YA novel I've written. It's a YA fantasy romance set in pre-roman Britain and it is a coming-of-age story of the heroine, an abused girl who escapes, survives, and rediscovers herself with the help of Dylan the Welsh sea god. Though it has dark elements it is uplifting throughout with the fantasy and magic of Welsh mythology. Of course, I hate to get personal but I am a survivor of childhood physical and sexual abuse and I thought as a survivor I should write about it as survivors have a different voice about it and to us surviving and freeing ourselves from the past and finding ourself is more important than what actually occurred. So that is one reason I wrote Moonless Night.
Whether survivors or not, everyone, especially teen girls, can benefit from the enlightenment of self-awareness, in the book. Of feeling comfortable in their skin. Learning not to judge themselves based on the negative opinions of anyone else, including not living up to media images of what they should look like or wear or do with their hair. And everyone needs to know in their soul that they are not responsible for anyone's negativity. They are not to blame for bad things someone has done to them. No one needs to carry any shame for others' wrongdoings. That's a good lesson for everyone to learn. Plus as a fantasy, it's an entertaining read. And a great introduction to Celtic mythology.
More information on God Dylan:
Dylan ail Don explained here
The Children of Don, more here
The Welsh God Dylan, more here
Project Gutenberg, The Mabinogion, by Lady Charlotte Guest, here