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Seize the lure of Half Moon Bay, the Gothic fairytale of a maiden, a monster, and their love rising from the skull-laden fathoms.
Inspired by Andersen’s Little Mermaid meets Eggers’ Nosferatu, this sapphic HEA serves man-eating sirens with Victorian flair. If dark fantasy settings and enchanted (yet forbidden) romance are for you, you won’t want to miss this sweet and stabby delight.
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Review of Half Moon Bay by Sparks Editorial
“At its heart, the core idea of this story is so inventive that it almost seems like folklore uncovered, rather than told. It’s the sapphic story of a woman who hears the song of a siren, becomes spellbound by it in a way that only men are expected to be, and then willfully chooses to swim toward that song.
This was a book that needed to be written, not because it is so mournfully serious, but because it compels itself by the strength of that idea, and because only Manteufel could have delivered it in this way. The combination of genres, influences, and the lovely melancholy of Manteufel’s voice creates its own spell, and will carry readers relentlessly through the book.
The monstrous sirens of Half Moon Bay are mesmerizing and beautifully conceived, and provide a fathomless magic to this story that fully justifies the protagonist’s fascination. Readers will feel a simultaneous pull to go to the shore and look for their own siren love, and a well-founded thalassophobia triggered by looking into the depthless waters of siren Eramyne’s bay, and in looking into her eyes. If you’re afraid of monsters, or of deep water, don’t open this book. If you’ve already opened it, then it’s too late for you.”
As always, thank you for supporting Manteufel Books. I hope you enjoy our latest offering!
R. M.
