Serpent’s Touch - Marina Simcoe

Mysterious and tragic, Madame Tan’s menagerie is the only home I’ve ever known. It’s a place where two worlds merge, a twilight zone between Earth and the magical Kingdom of Nerifir.

The menagerie is filled with fantastic animals, but I discover that Madame captures and displays sentient beings too.

One of them is locked in a crate day and night, not seen by anyone, and one day I learn why- looking at him kills. Even talking to Kyllen is forbidden, but I break that rule.

I break many rules for him.

He wants his freedom and offers me a chance to escape Madame’s cruelties.

Little do I realize that with Kyllen, my heart is in even greater danger than my life.

Can I love a man whom I can’t even see? 

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This book is part 1 of the duet Serpent’s Touch set in Marina Simcoe’s world of the River of Mists.

It ends with a HFN (Happy For Now), but the story of the main characters continues in part 2, Serpent’s Claim.

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Serpent’s Touch is a Romantic Fantasy with a slow-burn MF romance. It contains graphic descriptions of intimacy and is intended for mature readers.

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Stories set in the world of the River of Mists:

Cursed in Glass Duet

Joyless Kingdom Trilogy

Book 1 - Somber Prince

Book 2 - Joy Guardian

Book 3 - Pleasure Trader

Wingless Crow Duet

Fire in Stone Duet

Serpent’s Touch Duet

Madame Tan’s Freakshow Trilogy

Book 1 - Call of Water

Book 2 - Madness of the Moon

Book 3 - Power of Rage

All duets and trilogies in this world can be read separately and in any order.