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Lance (or Leis An Òr as he is known by his people) is a selkie. Orphaned as a young boy, he harbours resentment, not towards the humans who shot and killed his father and injured himself, but towards his own people, because of their traditions which have kept him from knowing his mother all his life. Lance has something that the others of his kind don't. He has emotions, which have often caused him to be trouble. He vows that when he comes of age, he will not go ashore just to find someone to bear his child, he is determined to find love. His elders, fearful of him upsetting the status quo, give him an ultimatum; On the seventh tide he will have just seven days to find a mate, or he will have his selkie skin taken away, and no longer be allowed to return to the sea. Lance takes up the challenge with a determination to prove his elders wrong, but it proves to be harder than he thinks, especially when he finds himself drawn to spend each day in the company of a mysterious man with long black hair, called Keith...
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31 Dec 2022