Sirenetta
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Shipwrecked during the war, four survivors strand on a plague-haunted island, where something monstrous hunts the living faster than the disease ever could. *** Italy, 1381 The country is torn by the war between Venice and Genoa. After surviving a harrowing battle at sea, the ship's medic, Adriano, and some of his fellow shipmates find a momentary refuge on an abandoned island in the Venetian lagoon. At last, they believe, the worst is behind them. But some shores are not meant to be reached. Something begins to hunt them - something the sea didn't keep, and the land doesn't want. A creature feared like a curse by all sailors, serving only Death. One by one, the men are dragged into the dark and slaughtered. On an island forsaken by God and men alike, the past demands its due, leaving no one unscarred. As fear fractures the survivors and silence becomes impossible, Adriano is forced to choose between survival and a truth long kept hidden, forbidden by law, faith, and fear.
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Saera Kyorin is Empress of Nethralis, a kingdom where dragons decide who is allowed to rule. She has survived court politics by believing control and careful alliances are enough to keep her children safe. That belief shatters when her son Aeron is claimed by Vaelzryn, a rogue dragon so powerful its very bond marks him for death. Aeron's bond makes him the heir and the empire's most dangerous liability, drawing enemies from within the court and beyond its borders. As whispers spread of a creature capable of killing a bonded heir and stealing a dragon's power, Saera is forced into a war she cannot win openly. To save her son, Saera must decide whether to obey the empire's laws or break them before they claim Aeron's life. And as Vaelzryn's presence stirs something ancient in the dark, the question is no longer who should rule Nethralis, but what will remain when the dragons choose to burn it down. Copyright© 2026 Ririzzaly. Cover by @Nightenghale

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