<p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">A STANDALONE gothic dark fantasy pirate romance re-telling of&nbsp;<em>The Little Mermaid</em>&nbsp;from the New York Times Bestselling Author of&nbsp;<em>River of Shadows</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Blood Orange</em>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">When she was just 16-years old, she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to leave him and her royal role behind and find Edonia to reverse the spell.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista. Maren has heard the sordid stories about the infamous pirate--not only is his ship supposedly haunted and crewed by the damned, but that no prisoners ever survive. Fortunately for Maren, she learns that the captain also has a score to settle with the sea witch. With any luck, Maren may be able to get her old life back, even if it's being held in the captain's wicked hands.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But Ramsay gets more than he bargained for when he learns who--and&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">what</em><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">--Maren is, and that her appetite for revenge, freedom, and bloodlust rivals his.</span></p><p>Meanwhile Maren finds herself falling for the pirate's dark nature, even as she discovers that Ramsay has a secret more deadly than her own.</p><p><br></p><p><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">When it comes to the high seas, not all monsters lurk beneath the surface.</em></p>