Home alone on the night of her twenty-fifth birthday, US Air Force sergeant Christine Canady yearns for something to cure her loneliness. After drinking too much champagne, she recites a divine invocation to revive her humdrum life. But how is she to know the spell actually works? When her plane crashes into the ocean, CC's life changes forever. She awakens, bewildered, to find herself in a legendary time and place ruled by magic - and in the body of the mythical mermaid Undine. But danger lurks in the water, ready to swallow CC whole. Taking pity on her, the goddess Gaea turns CC into a damsel so that she might seek shelter on land. When a dashing knight comes to CC's rescue, instead of falling for this dream-come-true, she aches for the sea and the darkly sexy merman who's stolen her heart...
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
Goddess of the Sea
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
About the Author
Award-winning author P. C. Cast is a dynamic, entertaining orator and an extraordinary teacher. Currently, her realm is in Oklahoma, where she resides with her spoiled cat, Patchy Poo the Pud, and her stubborn Scottie dogs, better known as The Snotties.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
Arms filled with groceries, CC struggled to pull her key from the lock and push the door shut behind her with her foot. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Arms filled with groceries, CC struggled to pull her key from the lock and push the door shut behind her with her foot. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The first book I read by Ms. Cast was Goddess of Spring, and enjoyed it so much that I right away ordered Goddess of the Sea. Could this have been written by the same author? The heroine behaves in conflicting ways, one minute terrified over everything, the next like an all knowing woman's rights benefactor whom all men should fear. The hero is Ken the barbie. He has no function or life but to wait forever for his beloved to come to him.
The Goddess Gaia doesn't behave like an omnipotent being, but instead like a big sister with a bit of magical power, and apparently isn't all that busy for a Goddess, as she manages to pop in for a chat a couple of times a day.
The characters and plot are clunky and illogical. There is no reason for the hero or heroine to fall so deeply and completely in love so quickly. There was no depth to any character, good or bad.
Why would the Greek Gods and Goddesses, as the book implies, exist in an eternal Midieval Wales reality with bitter priests and subjugated women?
I love romantic fantasy. Can I recommend to you Goddess of Spring?
The Goddess Gaia doesn't behave like an omnipotent being, but instead like a big sister with a bit of magical power, and apparently isn't all that busy for a Goddess, as she manages to pop in for a chat a couple of times a day.
The characters and plot are clunky and illogical. There is no reason for the hero or heroine to fall so deeply and completely in love so quickly. There was no depth to any character, good or bad.
Why would the Greek Gods and Goddesses, as the book implies, exist in an eternal Midieval Wales reality with bitter priests and subjugated women?
I love romantic fantasy. Can I recommend to you Goddess of Spring?
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm not much on romance novels, but I am a sucker for mermaid novels. This one caught my eye with the cover. The cover was great, but the story inside didn't disappoint.
Unlike many romance novels, this one doesn't seem too clichéd or contrived. It also has a fresh, interesting plot, unlike anything I'd read before. And for being a romance novel this is remarkably un-romance like.
The presence of a strong female heroine is good, and while she fits some of the stereotypes of a romance novel heroine, she's also quick thinking, adaptive, and open minded. CC might have the short coming of looking like most of the military's kid sister, but she makes up for it while in Undine's body by outwitting a grumpy abbot and a sweet but dated knight.
The merman Dylan is most interesting. Like many heroes, he has to overcome overwhelming odds, including being the son of a human and a water nymph, which is much like being the knight in a medieval novel or the poor farm boy in a modern novel. He overcomes some pretty great odds to be with CC, and while he's only in a small portion of the book, he's strong in his own right.
The secondary characters of the goddess Gaea, Lir, the sea God, and Isabel, the serving woman of the monastery are all well thought out characters with minds and voices of their own. Isabel especially shines out, being far more understanding and open minded than one would expect.
I'd never read one of Cast's book before this, so I can't compare this book to the others, like many have done. I can say as a first time reader of her books I was impressed by the story she wove, and enjoyed it immensely.
By Shaunee Cole
Format:Mass Market Paperback
One sweltering summer day, I found myself with nothing to read. Nothing. In a moment of sheer frustration, I bought 3 books by 3 authors unknown to me. Two went in the trash, but P.C. Cast's "Goddess by Mistake" instantly made a home for itself on my bookshelf in between Nancy A. Collins and R. Garcia y Robertson.
She definitely keeps the good times rolling in "Goddess of the Sea." Light, fun, though lacking the quantity of inter-species sex that I came to enjoy in "Goddess by Mistake," Ms. Cast's latest has made a place for itself on my bookshelf based on the writer's ability to seamlessly and endearingly combine my all-time favorite things: Our world, a new world and love. It now resides on my bookshelf in between Susan Kay's delicious "Phantom" and Charlaine Harris' "Dead" series.
With this latest offering, Ms. Cast has proven to me that she is an author I can consistently count on for fiction that engages me, makes me laugh, makes me yearn, and makes me sigh with satisfaction when I turn the last page.
Like a good belch at the end of a delicious meal, "Goddess of the Sea" leaves you feeling full and happy, but with the vague notion that dessert has not been served. I can not wait to see what comes next from P.C. Cast.
Want to see more reviews on this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 101 reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Most recent customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME book! An author to keep you eye out for!
On her way to a special assignment in Iraq, Sergeant Christine Canadys' (CC), plane crashes into the ocean. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2004 by Darkcat_ak
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully Magical Tale!!
Christine Canady "CC" is an Air Force Sergeant, who is about to be sent on a 6-month tour of duty to the Middle East. Read more
Published on Feb 7 2004 by M. Rondeau
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVED IT!!!!
I have never read anything by P.C before and I had been looking for something with all the right mix of elements. love, sex, magic, beauty and intellectual appeal. Read more
Published on Jan 29 2004 by Laurel Keller
3.0 out of 5 stars
AVERAGE SUMMERTIME FLUFF
Those of you who are fans of GODDESS BY MISTAKE may find GODDESS OF THE SEA to be somewhat of a letdown. In many ways it is a lesser creation. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2004 by Phillip B. Spotts
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yeah Mermaids!
Not nearly enough stories about mermaids are out. Though not an indepth book "Goddess of the Sea" is a fun read. Read more
Published on Jan 2 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable
Christine Canady "CC" was an Air Force Sergeant. Forgotten on her twenty-fifth birthday, even by her parents, she wished for a little magic in her life. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2003 by Detra Fitch
2.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing
After I fell in love with her first book, "Goddess By Mistake" the waiting for her next book was difficult to say the least. Read more
Published on Dec 12 2003 by Audge
4.0 out of 5 stars
I loved it!
CC (Christine) Canaday's 25th birthday is not going well. Everyone seems to have forgotten her, parents included despite their claim not to have, and it's a lonely night with no TV... Read more
Published on Nov 20 2003 by Huntress Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mermaids, ahhhh need I say more :)
For anyone who has ever dreamed that mermaids existed and watched the little mermaid only a million times when they were younger (come on admitt it...lol) This book is tops. Read more
Published on Nov 16 2003 by L. H. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Engaging Read
Goddess of the Sea is a delightful read whether you're a fantasy fan or not. P.C. has a unique sense of humor that distinguishes her writing and makes her characters human--well,... Read more
Published on Nov 13 2003
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
