Magic, romance, and slumbering gods clash in the start of a riveting
fantasy series that spans gangsters' dens, forgotten temples, and the
high seas from the New York Times bestselling author of the Aurora
Cycle and the Illuminae Files.
Selly has salt water in her veins. So when her father leaves her high
and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding out the
winter at home while he sails off to adventure. But any plans to follow
him are dashed when a handsome stranger with tell-tale magician's marks
on his arm commandeers her ship. He is Prince Leander of Alinor and he
needs to cross the Crescent Sea without detection so he can complete a
ritual on the sacred Isles of the Gods. Selly has no desire to escort a
spoiled prince anywhere, and no time for his entitled demands or his
good looks. But what starts as a leisure cruise will lead to acts of
treason and sheer terror on the high seas, bringing two countries to the
brink of war, two strangers closer than they ever thought possible and
stirring two dangerous gods from centuries of slumber...