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.

Caraway Returns... Chart a Course, Plan a Wedding, Storm a Castle.For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby.Caraway Auclair, the enforcer, mutinous traitor, kin slayer, and the infamous haunter of nightmares ... has returned to the sea; attempting to chart a new course for herself with a new crew. The Siren's Call. After nearly losing everything, all Caraway wants is to protect her new life, and what little hope remains for a brighter future she scarcely believes she deserves, but one she's willing to fight for.But can the happiness she's found among her new crew last?As their course takes unexpected turn after turn, Caraway struggles to balance safeguarding those closest to her and avoiding the escalation of her own violent reputation ... only to come to the realization that The Nightmare isn't a title she can bury in the past or cast out to sea. It's a brand, burned and forever beating inside herself. A piece of her past she may never be rid of.As she braves uncharted waters, new threats emerge, and old fears she once thought vanquished rear their ugly heads once more. Fears that might not merely sink her new captain and crew but any hope she had for letting go of The Nightmare once and for all.What to expect!Grim and emotional tale, slow-burn romance, grumpy x sunshine, one-bed and one-horse, feminine rage, found family, forbidden romance, pirate politics and found family drama, swordfights, thriller elements, and of course LGBTQA+ representation (Asexual fmc and other queer rep).CONTENT WARNINGS: (This is a pirate story)Violence, light gore, blood, vomiting, character deaths (both on and off the page), sexual harassment, drowning, sea monsters, dismemberment, anxiety, emotional abuse, physical abuse, manipulation, PTSD, sharp objects and gun violence, swearing, narcissism, depression, and alcoholism.

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.

Caraway Returns... Chart a Course, Plan a Wedding, Storm a Castle.For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby.Caraway Auclair, the enforcer, mutinous traitor, kin slayer, and the infamous haunter of nightmares ... has returned to the sea; attempting to chart a new course for herself with a new crew. The Siren's Call. After nearly losing everything, all Caraway wants is to protect her new life, and what little hope remains for a brighter future she scarcely believes she deserves, but one she's willing to fight for.But can the happiness she's found among her new crew last?As their course takes unexpected turn after turn, Caraway struggles to balance safeguarding those closest to her and avoiding the escalation of her own violent reputation ... only to come to the realization that The Nightmare isn't a title she can bury in the past or cast out to sea. It's a brand, burned and forever beating inside herself. A piece of her past she may never be rid of.As she braves uncharted waters, new threats emerge, and old fears she once thought vanquished rear their ugly heads once more. Fears that might not merely sink her new captain and crew but any hope she had for letting go of The Nightmare once and for all.What to expect!Grim and emotional tale, slow-burn romance, grumpy x sunshine, one-bed and one-horse, feminine rage, found family, forbidden romance, pirate politics and found family drama, swordfights, thriller elements, and of course LGBTQA+ representation (Asexual fmc and other queer rep).CONTENT WARNINGS: (This is a pirate story)Violence, light gore, blood, vomiting, character deaths (both on and off the page), sexual harassment, drowning, sea monsters, dismemberment, anxiety, emotional abuse, physical abuse, manipulation, PTSD, sharp objects and gun violence, swearing, narcissism, depression, and alcoholism.