First published 2012
Princess Anne fights to secure her position at the English court, unaware that her destiny connects to a creature from the sea. Five centuries earlier, humans and water beings forged an agreement that transformed the world forever. They created a pact meant to benefit both peoples in medieval Venice. Now jealousy and resentment poison relations between the sea dwellers and land inhabitants. Any contact between humans and marine creatures brings severe punishment. Anne navigates court politics while forces beyond her knowledge draw her toward an ancient bargain. The water beings who once lived alongside humans now face hostility and fear. Kit Whitfield resurrects a lost world where two species once cooperated but now regard each other with suspicion. Anne must discover how her life connects to the underwater realm before old hatreds destroy any chance for peace between the worlds above and below the waves.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, fantasy, supernatural
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, secret-identity
Setting: England, Venice
Period: Medieval, Renaissance
544 pages · Paperback · Heyne