The Fate of Stars

Tallora is taken from her ocean home and brought into an empire that treats her as a possession. For a devout mermaid, captivity among enemies means losing far more than freedom of movement. Princess Dauriel, burdened by disgrace and a reputation for cruelty, becomes the unlikely person on whom Tallora’s hopes depend. Their worlds carry an ancient hostility, and neither woman has an uncomplicated reason to trust the other. The threat of war makes their uneasy connection politically significant as well as personal. As feelings develop, escape and loyalty become harder to separate. The first Sea and Stars novel places a sapphic romance within a dark fantasy of captivity, imperial power and the possibility of redemption.