At one point Tempest even has to worry about Mark getting into a physical altercation with Kona because he is jealous. Tempest was constantly on guard about not upsetting him, or giving him reason to be jealous. There were times when Mark would touch her when it was clearly not a sign of affection but a declaration to others that Tempest was his property. I do however have a problem with Mark's character, though Deebs tried to frame the problems in Tempest's relationship with him around her inability to open up to him, his jealous and possessive behaviour is what Tempest really should have a problem with. Of course, Deebs uses woo woo to justify the attraction and the all too soon declarations of love. Though Tempest had known Mark for years, in the end she cannot fight her attraction to Kona who she had only known for a few days. Your choice! I'll select three winners at random, and there will be much reading for the winners.The storyline was fairly simplistic even for a Y.A. To enter to win, please leave a comment and tell me which book you'd read first, or where you'd read it. The comments will be open until 9:00 pm ET Thursday, 14 June 2012. Must be 18 years of age or over and wearing chaps to win. I defy anyone to say “insertion fee” with a straight face, because my inner 10 year old cannot do it. I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. Standard disclaimers apply: Do not try this at home. She also has to figure out how to choose between her high school boyfriend, Mark, and Kona, a selkie prince.

If you're curious about the series, Tempest is half-mermaid, and in the sequel, she has to choose between the sea, which is powerfully tempting to her, and land, where she was raised. The newest book is the sequel to Tempest Rising, which is Tempest Unleashed. Plus, each of the three prize packs will include one of the following: Since Tracy Deebs (who also writes as Tracy Wolff and Ivy Adams) writes a TON of different books, she's offered up three sets of books for giving away, so if you've got a patio chair and some time, there's plenty to choose from. While folks like us read piles of book all year long, there's something to be said for the temptation of “summer reading.” I don't necessarily read more in the summer, but I do find myself with more time sitting outside, which is one of my favorite places to read. So I asked if we could wait until the sequel came out – and now that the sequel is out, it is big ol' bundle of book giveaway time up in here. So when she approached me about doing a giveaway, I was totally down with that, except for that hangy-cliff part. Last year, Tracy Deebs' Tempest Rising came out, and I liked it quite a bit -but it had a cliffhanger.

Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs