In retrospect, telling the prince that death surpasses marriage to him? Maybe a trifle theatrical...

Now she stands at the edge of an ocean-side cliff in boggy, new-spring mud and a crown of ivy, hoping she can make the prince see reason.

He says her magic can win him the war. She insists she has none.

One of them is lying.

A twisty riff on classic fairy tales about taking your future into your own hands. Don't miss the wedding of the season!

short stories about sirens and mermaids; books about creatures that live in the ocean; forced wedding arranged marriage books; books about escaping a bad relationship; fantasy books set by the sea with water magic