A review by sinbetweenthelines
Monsters in Love, Vol. 4: Lost in the Deeps by Evangeline Priest, Evangeline Priest, Clio Evans, Vivienne Hart

4.0

This is an ARC review for “Daddy Of The Sea” by Jillian Graves, and is not a rating for the entire anthology.

While this wasn’t my favorite Jillian Graves story - perhaps because it was cruelly short - it was still a delicious bite of the Strange Universe.

Carina is a witch who makes candles by the ocean. Kalder is a protector of the ocean as a Celaelai, which puts him at odds with the gorgeous Carina when she dumps her ex’s motorcycle into the ocean. She’s been looking for a Daddy, and thankfully the Daddy of the Sea had a penchant for curvy brats.

This story is really just an erotic short with a blip of romance. I wish we had more of these two because swoon. Because it was a short, we don’t get to connect as much with their lil love story and see fairly surface-level chemistry. The chemistry we do see though sucks you in (pun intended). And the spice?! Whew, Jillian, you outdid yourself. Let’s just say Kalder’s home under the ocean won’t be the only spacious cavern after he’s done with those tentacles…