The Immersed Bookshelf
An ocean and a curse stand between them. And in fairy tales there is always a price to pay. What will it cost her to cross that distance?
This addictive, mythical love story will leave you breathless.
Come on in, the water’s fine…
"Addictive and Intriguing: Another Twilight? Fans of Twilight will enjoy this fantastical adventure between two star-crossed lovers." Scoop.co.nz
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s tragic fairy tale The Little Mermaid, and the love story at the heart of Twilight, danger is woven through this clean YA addictive story of first love and cruel curses.
Dive in and become Immersed…
Immersed series, book 1
Find Me
Seventeen-year-old Skye Sebastian knows that love hurts; her broken father is a constant reminder. And she doesn’t believe in happy ever after. But when she returns to the seaside village where her mother drowned, she meets Hunter, a mysterious, compelling swimmer who never seems to leave the water. Beautiful and mesmerizing, he is like no one she has ever known.
But Hunter is cursed. And Skye shouldn’t be able to see him at all.
Does Hunter hide the answer to her mother’s death? And what IS he, really? Skye will risk everything to find out, but the truth might cost her more than she bargained for. As she uncovers his secrets and learns of his cursed clan, the danger grows. It might already be too late for her.
Because once you’re in too deep, there is no going back.
Immersed series, book 2
Follow Me
He belongs to the ocean, she belongs to the land. Now they’re together, but you can’t just walk away from a curse. Someone is going to have to pay – starting with her.
Skye Sebastian didn’t believe in happy ever after. But when she fell for Hunter, a mysterious, mesmerizing swimmer, somehow she set him free. Now the beautiful boy who loves her has walked out of his ocean prison to share her world with her.
It seems like fairy tales really do come true, but Skye knows there is always a price to pay. When Hunter’s cursed past begin to stalk them, they fear there is no such thing as free. Has their love doomed them? Or can it save them?
The second instalment of this addictive, mythical love story will leave you breathless.
Once you’re in too deep, there is no going back
Immersed series, book 3
Free Me
He belongs to the ocean, she belongs to the land. And they belong together. But you don’t just walk away from a curse and the sea is coming for them. Can they stop the vengeful tide?
When Skye and Hunter’s worlds collided they discovered a love beyond what they could ever have imagined, but there is always a price to pay. Memories are lost, souls are dissolving, and Hunter must win Skye’s love all over again or their inexplicable connection could destroy them both, along with everyone they care about. But will love be enough? The answer will take Skye and Hunter so close to darkness, it could be worse than fatal.
The thrilling third instalment of this addictive, mythical love story will leave you reeling.
Once you’re in too deep, there’s no going back.
Immersed series, book 4
Forget Me
An ocean and a curse stood between them. Falling in love was their first mistake. Will it be their last?
Skye thought magic and curses didn’t exist, until she found Hunter. Their powerful connection has altered them both forever, and freed him from his ocean prison.
Together they faced down Hunter’s cursed Nemaro clan, and they freed the trapped souls keeping his clan alive. They’re both still standing, their loved ones are safe, and the Nemaro are still out there somewhere in the deep waters of Bascath Bay.
But you don’t just walk away from a curse, and the fallout from the Nemaro’s play for the village of Bannimor is only just beginning.
The curse that made the Nemaro forgotten and unseen by most humans, is failing, leaving Hunter’s clan vulnerable to discovery.
The missing and the returned are stirring rumours and fear in the village. Old stories of ‘Sebastian weirdness’ are circulating. Suspicion and obsessions are rising. And it all leads straight to the deep waters of the Bay, and to the couple at the heart of it all: Skye Sebastian and Hunter. Is anywhere safe for them now?
The heartrending conclusion to Skye and Hunter’s epic love story will leave you breathless.
Once you’re in too deep, there’s no going back.
Immersed Series Omnibus
Find Me, Follow Me,
Free Me, Forget Me
Now available, all 4 Immersed books in one boxset!!
He belongs to the ocean, she belongs to the land. How can they belong together? You don’t just walk away from a curse and the sea is coming for them. Can they beat the vengeful tide?
When Skye and Hunter’s worlds collided they discovered a love beyond what they could ever have imagined. But in fairy tales there is always a price to pay.
Once you’re in too deep, there’s no going back.
Immersed series, Back Story
Find Me Begins
Before Hunter ever whispered to Skye Find Me, the dark beginnings of their epic romance stirred in this prequel, Find Me Begins. Tragedy isn’t always the end.
The ocean-dwelling Nemaro are shrouded in mystery, uncovered slowly over the Immersed series of novels. In this prequel, when their world collides with the human world, lives are shattered, destinies are changed, and the seeds of a powerful connection are planted in the hearts of Skye, a human girl, and Hunter, a cursed boy.
In the aftermath of sorrow, Skye leaves the seaside village Bannimor, and lives like a ghost in her own life, unseen by her brooding father, separated from her best friend, and far from the ocean she loves and fears. But something, or someone, is drawing her back.
Trying to avoid the pain that love can bring is her intention. But sometimes embracing the thing you fear most is where you find true happiness.
Join Skye as she begins to be drawn back to the place where she lost so much, and is about to find so much more.
Once you’re in too deep, there’s no going back. Come on in, the water’s fine…
Mystery is at the heart of Find Me, so I’ve been careful to avoid spoilers and still make this a fun and fascinating read.
An Immersed Origins Story
Hunter
Before the Nemaro existed, there was a boy called Hunter. There was Lithus, City of Stone, ruled by the Seers…and there was a curse that changed everything.
Who are the Nemaro, the cursed ocean-dwellers, Hidden and Forgotten, who prey on the dying…and the living? Their origins are shrouded in mystery. Hunter is the at the heart of it all, but why, and how did he become their Keeper? What led to a curse that destroyed a people, and spawned an entire new race the day of Calamity, when everything fell?
Hunter contends with his nemesis Jarrod, the cruel Seers and the devious Thea. Journey back in time to a mythical city where the lust for power, broken oaths, and a magic beyond control unleashed an unforgivable horror, and sent Hunter on the path that would lead him to Skye and a love that could set him free.
This is an Immersed Origins Story Novella, companion to the Immersed series. Once completed it will be shared with my newsletter subscribers.
In Progress…
From the Author
I take every step with my characters, and this kind of journey takes time. Thanks for sharing it with me.
Although I’m beginning a new series, I have spin-off novellas about Immersed side characters brewing in my head. Who do you want more of? I’d love to know! Email me at francesca@francescarileywriter.com or Message me on Facebook
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