"Disney won't be doing anything this erotic!"

Jeenai has been coming here and watching her for quite some time now. His brother has even noticed he no longer has any interest in doing all the things Carageenai do. So, reluctantly, Jeenai agrees to accompany his brother to the nightly revel and feast. After mating with a fem, Jeenai gets something to eat and goes home. He has no interest in anything anymore. Nothing but the split-tail fem anyway.

Helena is quite content on her island home. Her grandmother left it to her and she moved here after she broke off her engagement. She loves to walk along the beach at night. One night, she decides to go for a swim. Unfortunately, she gets caught in an undertow and knows she's drowning. She winds up being saved by the man of her dreams, tall, dark and handsome. Instead of taking her home, he throws her on the beach and disappears.

Finally, Jeenai's brother has enough and tells him to see the Sea Hag. She will be able to give him legs and change him so he can breathe air. Of course, the Sea Hag has a price. He has to mate with her and give her his seed. There are other conditions as well. He must hear Helena tell him she loves him; if she doesn't, he will become sea foam. He will remain what he is, he won't be able to speak and even though he will have legs and feet, every step he takes will feel like knives cutting through him. The Sea Hag also tells Jeenai if salt water hits him, he will revert to his Carageenai form.

What happens when Jeenai gets to land? Will Helena fall in love with the handsome man, especially as strange as he is? Will she believe him about his past?

WITH STEPS LIKE KNIVES is quite the reversal of THE LITTLE MERMAID. Of course, I can't imagine Disney doing anything this erotic. I really love the way Megan Hart took the old fairy tale and put her unique twist on it. The settings of this story are fantastic, I really loved the old house Helena inherited. I enjoyed how Megan Hart made the man play the part of THE LITTLE MERMAID in her version and how Helena is getting over her broken engagement. If you like THE LITTLE MERMAID, you will love WITH STEPS LIKE KNIVES.

Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted August 23, 2004

Summary

Helena fled New York after finding her fiancé in the arms of another woman. Now she's settled into her small beach house, content to be by herself. She likes the ocean, the waves, the sand. She likes being alone. But she's not alone. Someone has been watching her from beneath the very ocean she adores. Someone who wants her, and is determined to do whatever he must to be by her side...