BOOK ONE She is the last heir to a forgotten legacy. He is the pirate sworn to hunt everything she is. Princess Lyra has spent her life hiding the siren blood that flows through her veins, knowing one song could reveal her to the world that destroyed her mother's people. When she is captured by the infamous pirate ship The Black Maw, escaping should be her only goal. But the man ordered to guard her begins to question everything he has ever believed. As buried secrets rise from the depths and an ancient war threatens to awaken once more, Lyra and Cassian must decide whether love is worth betraying the worlds that made them enemies. Some legends are buried beneath the sea. Others refuse to drown. -SEQUEL

A cyberpunk serial about a girl who's literally empowered by videogames. In 2025, games are so immersive that teenagers learn skills just by playing. After she enables the haptics, Maxine's favourite rabbit-ninja fighting game gets a whole lot more punishing, with the new tech beating skills into her muscle memory. But it's just a game... until a fellow haphead destroys her family. Then she starts to apply her new deadly abilities to finding out why.

"Kiss me." He orders, slamming my locker shut. "Is she coming?" I ask, turning my head to look behind me, but he grabs my face and makes me look up at him. "Yes, now kiss me." I do as told, getting on my tippy toes as I lean up to kiss him. He kisses me back slowly, before he pins me against the lockers and deepens the kiss. My eyes widen and I try to push him away. This isn't part of the deal. He pulls away, a full on smirk plastered on his face. "I lied." He confesses, turning around. "She wasn't coming." Then, he walks away.