CChandraBarrett
Nereia has always believed she was an ordinary island girl.
Raised by a loving foster family on the remote Pacific island of Isla Nakoa, she has built an extraordinary life as one of the world's most celebrated professional surfers. The ocean has always called to her, but she never imagined the waves were leading her home.
When an impossible storm awakens ancient magic sleeping within her blood, Nereia discovers the truth: she is the lost princess of Atlantis-the last surviving heir to a kingdom believed destroyed thousands of years ago.
Beneath the waves, the merfolk kingdoms stand on the brink of war. The Northern and Southern Seas have spent generations locked in an uneasy peace, while an ancient darkness spreads through the deepest trenches of the ocean. To fulfill a prophecy older than history itself, Nereia must reunite the fractured kingdoms, restore the forgotten alliance between humanity and the merfolk, and reclaim a crown lost since Atlantis fell.
But destiny is rarely simple. Bound by fate to two rival princes-one ruled by duty, the other by storms-Nereia finds herself at the center of a romance that could either heal centuries of division or tear the kingdoms apart forever. As if that weren't enough, she discovers a mysterious third bond with Malakar, the legendary Abyss King feared by every living soul. Branded a monster for centuries, he may instead be Atlantis's greatest forgotten hero... if there is enough of the man left to save. As political intrigue, ancient prophecies, impossible love, and long-buried betrayals collide, Nereia must decide what kind of queen she will become. Because the greatest threat to the oceans isn't the monster everyone fears. It's the darkness that created him.
Perfect for readers who love epic fantasy romance, Atlantis mythology, powerful heroines, rival princes, fated mates, slow-burn romance, political intrigue, and richly imagined underwater kingdoms.