Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk

Note: This novella takes place at the same time as events in Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin 8).Shy secretary Maggie Parkhurst knows there's nothing special about her. She's neither sorceress, nor fighter, nor scholar. What could she possibly have to offer Persephone, the chieftess of the inhuman ketoi-and the woman Maggie's fallen in love with?After Maggie's friend Irene goes missing under mysterious circumstances, she has no choice but to turn to Persephone for help. When the trail leads to a shadowy acting troupe, they discover a plot that stretches much farther than a single vanished woman.But when a dark truth is revealed, Maggie must choose between a man from her past...and the impossible yearnings of her heart.

If this book had not come out today (1/20/17), it would've been an unrelentingly depressing day for me. Instead, I spent most of the day reading it and smiling dreamily.

I still can't really believe that these two are a couple and that there is actually a book about them. It's amazing. There is so much to love; I'm seriously giddy. This book is not only a sweet and epic love story, but also, there are a lot of wonderful details about life in Widdershins, as well as an exciting plot. Mr. Quinn plays a big role, and Maggie's perception of the town, as another outsider (like Griffin) whom the maelstrom has collected, is very interesting to see.

There are a lot of laugh-out-loud moments between Maggie and Persephone. This is a friends-to-lovers kind of plot; Persephone makes a few funny mistakes, but also, they banter with each other a lot. I also laughed at a lot of Maggie's thoughts about Whyborne & Griffin. I was expecting Persephone to casually refer to "brother's husband," but that doesn't happen. In fact, Maggie doesn't find out about their relationship in this book, and is still worrying about what Dr. Whyborne is going to think at the end. I guess both she & Whyborne will learn some surprising things in the near future!

This book is also really hot, with sexual tension throughout, and a full sex scene at the end. I wasn't expecting that and was pleasantly surprised.

I absolutely loved this - definitely a new favorite. I'm so grateful it exists!

So love this book. It was excellent to read from other characters from within the Whyborne and Griffin series. One more book to the series to devour then onto withdrawals and having to find something else afterwards.

So this is a f/f novella in a longass m/m series, which I haven't read. That said I thought it was pretty easy to get to gist of it, and I wasn't particularly confused as to what was happening. The novella could have used to be a little longer, I felt the plot was rushed (I would say the relationship also, but I don't know how it might have developed prior to the novella so I can't really judge). The characters and setting were interesting, though understandably not terribly well developed. I really liked Persephone and the ketoi people. I would consider reading the rest of the series were it not so long and still ongoing, or if the novella wasn't set so late in the series it might have encouraged me to read in hopes to see more of them as a pair.