The Serpent and the Starlight

For a thousand years, the people of Saltwick have told stories of the Nightbringer—a sorcerer of terrifying power, cursed to rule a sunken city beneath the sea. They say he sends monsters to terrorize their shores. They say his heart is as dark as his magic.Elara, a fisherman's daughter with a talent for asking forbidden questions, knows the stories by heart. She's never believed they were the whole truth.When she ventures into the ruins of the sunken city seeking answers, she doesn't find a monster. She finds Kaelen—ancient, powerful, achingly beautiful, and trapped by a curse that is slowly killing him.He offers her a deal: his protection for her aid. She offers him something he never expected: a choice.But as they journey through the ruins of a fallen world, hunted by creatures of shadow and malice, they discover that the old stories lied. The real betrayal is yet to come. And the fate of both their worlds rests on a love that was forbidden a thousand years before it began. Read more