First published 2025
Brynn has trained her whole life as a guard among the Alaha, the people who raised her despite her different origins. The Kenta exiled the Alaha to life at sea, but they still host an annual market that serves as a rite of passage for young guards. Brynn attends expecting routine ceremony. Instead, she shatters a century of peace between the peoples. An enemy soldier confronts her there, revealing truths about her identity that challenge everything she believed. He has sworn to return her to where she truly belongs. Brynn escapes death on dangerous waters, but her connection to the Alaha weakens as she learns about a world of magic previously hidden from her. The soldier's dark eyes make her question her loyalty, her fate, and her heart. Knife fights and sea adventures mark her journey as she struggles between the people who raised her and the destiny she never knew existed.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Alaha, Kenta
Period: annual market
459 pages · Kindle Edition · Saturday Books
Content warnings: violence