Lochbound

Lochbound, the first volume in this gripping fiction novel by Rebecca Templeton, follows Iris, a woman living under a dual existence. For fifty years, she has endured a curse that transforms her into the terrifying sea creature Moireach by day, while she remains a lonely immortal by night. As bodies begin appearing along the misty banks of Loch Moine, the residents of Kilmara fear the legendary monster has returned to the depths. This supernatural mystery intensifies when the rugged hunter Henry Carver arrives with a single mission: to find and slay the beast haunting the water.

Iris faces a desperate struggle to break her curse before Henry can execute his hunt. As the dark influence of Moireach grows, she finds herself drawn into an impossible attraction with the man sent to destroy her. Lochbound explores themes of identity and sacrifice amidst a backdrop of folklore and danger.