Caraway serves a captain who's been shaping her life like a blade, but as his control begins to crack, a rival pirate offers something far more dangerous than rescue ... the freedom to choose. But how can she cut ties with a man who made her all that she is, and the monster she had a hand in creating?A Grim Pirates Fantasy With A Slow-Burn Island Romance And A Lot Of Paranoia...For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby. "e;Caraway Auclair has devoted herself to protecting her brother, serving as the ship's first mate and enforcer. Sacrificing nearly all she is to ensure that he becomes the most fearsome pirate Captain to ever sail the Carnelian Sea. She realizes too late, that the seas have only grown darker, and the waves more fearsome, they threaten to pull her under completely and mold her into something akin to a nightmare.After Caraway's closest friend dies in a brutal storm, grief puts Caraway and her brother at odds more than ever before.When they dock on Isla Dalia after the devastating storm, Caraway is surrounded by both friend and foe, oftentimes unable to distinguish between the two. She must navigate a torrent of emotions unlike any she has weathered before. Seeking out any and all distractions, she begins to grow dangerously close to a rival Captain, despite her brother's warnings.As another storm looms, ever encroaching upon her crew's uncertain future, her fears are laid bare for all to see. Caraway struggles to face the demons of her past ... only to discover that they pale in comparison to the monster that she had a hand in creating.As she drifts further away from all that she once knew, secrets slowly begin to surface, and the tides of her life as she knew it begins to shift ...A shift that just might destroy the life she's worked so hard to protect, and her future with it."e;What to expect!Slow-burn island romance, grumpy x sunshine, feminine rage, paranoia, tension, secrets, betrayal, mischief, banter, swordfights, one bed, rivals, found family, and of course LGBTQA+ representation.CONTENT WARNINGS: (It's a pirate story... my readers call it Grim, not Dark.)Violence, gore, blood, vomiting, character deaths (both on and off the page), discussion of and attempted of SA, drowning, dismemberment, anxiety, emotional abuse, physical abuse, manipulation, PTSD, sharp objects and gun violence, swearing, narcissism (very heavy), depression, and alcoholism.
