What's Kraken

An mpreg kraken romance about a human surfer, the ancient sea monster who saves him, and the impossible egg neither of them saw coming.

Jake Wilder wipes out on a massive wave, gets dragged under, and wakes up on the sand of a moonlit cave with no board, no clue, and a violet-eyed stranger watching him like he's already been claimed.

Cas is not human. He is old, solitary, dangerous, and very much not looking for a mate. But when he pulls Jake from the deep, something ancient answers between them. One night in the cave leaves Jake with more than bruises, missing time, and a few very suspicious sucker marks.

It leaves him carrying Cas's egg.

Now Jake has cravings he can't explain, a body changing faster than denial can keep up, and two fiercely nosy roommates who refuse to let him spiral alone. Cas has three hundred years of solitude behind him, a mate he doesn't know how to leave, and absolutely no idea how to explain fatherhood, fish offerings, or flip-flops.

As the egg grows, so does the bond between them. But the deep has noticed. Something old is moving closer, drawn by the signal of a rare kraken child, and Cas will have to choose between the safety of the isolated life he has always known and the messy, mortal, impossible family Jake is building around him.

Good thing Jake has never met an emotional crisis he couldn't make weird.

What's Kraken is Book One of The Salty Hollow Chronicles, a high-heat M/M monster romance with mpreg, tentacles, a protective kraken shifter, accidental pregnancy, found family, domestic chaos, ocean magic, and a guaranteed HEA.

Tropes & vibes:
Mpreg
Kraken shifter x human surfer
Accidental monster pregnancy
Fated mates / mate bond
Protective ancient monster
Tentacles
Forced proximity
Found family
Hurt/comfort
Pregnancy cravings
Cozy coastal weirdness
High heat
Small magical town setup
Egg hatching
Touch-starved monster hero
Golden retriever disaster human
HEA