by Katee Robert
Part of Crimson Sails, book 2
First published 2024
Lizzie has two things on her list: recover the heirlooms taken from her and find a portal home. Neither is possible alone, and her usual allies are occupied with problems of their own. Then a selkie named Maeve turns up in captivity, and suddenly Lizzie has her guide through the world of Threshold. Maeve gets something too: a partner ruthless enough to help her reclaim her stolen skin. It is not a comfortable arrangement. Maeve finds Lizzie more likely to reach for violence than offer a kind word, and yet she cannot stop noticing her, especially the bite. Lizzie is not exactly indifferent either. The problem is the ship they are hunting. It belongs to the Cwn Annwn, a group that punishes theft without mercy. Lizzie's ferocity and Maeve's selkie strength are real advantages, but they may not be enough when an entire faction decides to collect on what it is owed. What started as a practical trade between two women who needed each other keeps pulling toward something neither of them planned for, even as the odds against survival keep climbing.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult, adult-fiction, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, romantic-tension
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, sapphic-romance, slow-burn
Setting: Threshold, Cwn Annwn
336 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: graphic-violence, violence