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Devour Me Softly
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Ongoing, First published Jul 16, 2025
Mature
An oceanic gothic romance of obsession, hunger, and forbidden touch.

In the coastal shadows of 1805 England, Clara Raye sings to the sea to survive her loveless, brutal marriage to a powerful man. But something beneath the waves is listening.

Lira is a siren-ancient, lonely, and ravenous for affection. Her sisters are dead. Her kind nearly extinct. And now, drawn to Clara's voice like a tide to the moon, she watches. Waits. Wants.

Wickedly sensual, darkly romantic, and dripping with tension, Devour Me Softly is a haunting tale of monstrous love, cloying devotion, and what it means to be truly claimed.

For readers who crave longing stares, gentle touches, and teeth at the throat.
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