Overview:
Divinely cursed and kidnapped by a pirate, Anubia is thrown into a mysterious journey - gods, magic, lust, and ancient monsters await on the seas of Erothenia.
Story Sample:
"Seven hundred years, almost," Anubia said.
"Seven hundred years... Have you been alone all this time?" I asked.
She tried her best to hide it, but I could see her swallow, trying to force the tears back and retain her composure. I watched as her eyes began to glisten, sparkling in the movement of the waves and the pale moonlight. She really was beautiful, glowing in the dim light, her eyes pulled down in the weight of her sadness.
...
"Yes." My voice was barely a whisper when I answered him, the weight of my despair crawling on my back, dragging itself over my shoulders and resting there, perched and insatiable as always. I had spent centuries trying to learn how to live with my fate... it never got any easier, all this time later. I could read all the philosophy I wanted, distract myself with art and poetry and any other worldly pleasure I could find in this vast beauty of a world we had created... but as dusk came every day I was still the same: unchanged, unaged, a fallen goddess whose wings had been ripped from her and replaced with scales... a monster.
When you are the daughter of Amphitrite, left at the doorstep of a High Priest, you learn to expect great things from yourself. But power comes at a price, and the price could be becoming a pawn in the hands of immortal beings. Which is never a good idea.
Annis has lived sixteen years of her life, trying to become the fearsome warrior every mermaid claims she is destined to be. With each passing year, her powers have failed.
But then the Summon arrives.
For centuries, the merfolk have worshipped Poseidon, offering sacrifices in exchange for tsunamis that devastate the human world they so despise. But it has been seven years, and the ocean has been unnervingly calm. The tsunamis are lost; their lord has gone silent.
Summoned by the powerful and charismatic Vitus, ruler of Feridia, Annis finds herself amidst a crew of royalty that all seemingly hate each other. Their goal is clear: Find Poseidon and demand the long overdue storm. But with monsters, a fallen goddess and a potent romance waiting in the alluring king that evades her, what price must a mermaid pay for her share of glory?