The Tides of Loss and Longing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798342673167)

Aurelia belongs to the sea-vast, beautiful, and endless-but she has always yearned for something more. Fascinated by the human world, she strikes a dangerous bargain with the Sea Witch, trading her mermaid tail for fragile legs and a heart capable of both love and ruin.

Drake Hawthorne has spent years running from the betrayal that destroyed his family and left blood on his hands. Now, as captain of the Red Dawn, he sails as a pirate with nothing left to lose-until Aurelia dives into his world. Stranded on a remote island, awaiting rescue, he never expected salvation to come in the form of a mermaid with secrets as deep as the sea. Their connection is undeniable, their passion magnetic, but their worlds couldn't be more different.

When a ruthless enemy crew hunts Drake across the seas, and Aurelia's past refuses to stay buried, they are forced to confront if their forbidden love is worth the price or if it will cost them far too much. Love was never meant to bridge the divide between land and sea. But if they fight for each other, could they change the tides of fate-or will they be swallowed by the storm?

The Tides of Loss and Longing is a sweeping, high-stakes retelling of The Little Mermaid, featuring a secret identity, a dangerous bargain, and the kind of forbidden love that could ruin them both. Though it can be enjoyed as a standalone novel, it is the first installment in the Love from the Deep series-perfect for readers who crave high heat, emotional depth, and just the right amount of magic and peril in their romance.