Currents of Desire: A Monster Bride

Fisherman Henry Ford found a beautiful woman inside a giant whale's belly. He brought her home and married her. His daughter Aria was happy, until wired things happened. Her stepmother, Barna Cirrius wouldn't leave her father's side. She hated sunlight. She ate raw fish. And on the back of her neck, hard barnacle-like shells began to grow. An old woman told Aria that Barna was a deep-sea parasite called a "barnacle" that fed on human warmth—and when the full moon tide came, she'd need a host for her eggs. Aria begged her father to see the truth. But he was blinded by beauty and lies. Armed with nothing but a rusty copper nail, she's ready to fight for her family...