The salt & song duology

BOOK ONE

NEW ADULT GOTHIC ROMANTASY

STORIES BORN FROM STORMS AND SHADOWS

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STORIES BORN FROM STORMS AND SHADOWS 〰️

A gothic fantasy romance of sirens, morally grey heroes, and dangerous desire, perfect for readers who love dark, atmospheric romantasy with a steamy slow burn.

ARRIVING
13 OCTOBER 2026

SOME SONGS SHOULD NEVER BE FOLLOWED

The sea has whispered Ezra Thorn's name for as long as she can remember.

After surviving a shipwreck, Ezra washes ashore on the cursed island of Port Calliope Bay, where sirens haunt the surrounding waters and a brutal ritual sacrifice known as the fleshing keeps the island alive. As an outsider with no protection, Ezra quickly learns her survival is uncertain.

Her only refuge lies with Archie Abrams, the governor's nephew. He’s dangerously charming, fiercely secretive, and bound to the island's darkness in ways he refuses to explain. When an ancient artifact tied to the sea resurfaces, Ezra and Archie join forces to end the curse that has long fed the islanders to the sirens. But as they delve deeper into its secrets, forbidden desire ignites between them, becoming a temptation neither can afford.

Yet Port Calliope Bay hides truths older than its curse, and the voice calling Ezra from the depths knows her far too well. With each haunting song, it lures her toward a fate written long before she was born. Because some curses aren't meant to be broken—but fulfilled.

Genre

Gothic Fantasy | Romantasy | Fantasy Romance | Horroromance

Here's what awaits beyond the tide

A pirate who shouldn’t be trusted
A heroine haunted by the sea
Sirens who sing you to your grave
A kiss that could destroy everything
Reluctant allies-to-lovers
Gothic romance & haunting atmospheres
Slow-burn betrayal

Comparison Titles

If you loved the gothic atmosphere in House of Salt and Sorrows, One Dark Window, In the Veins of the Drowning, and Belladonna, then you will fall in love with Threnody.

read the prequel short story to threnody

The Reaper of
Salt and Brine

Before the sea. Before the sirens. Before the island… there were the moors.

On the mist-shrouded moors, Ezra Thorn is haunted by a voice.

A voice that whispers from the shadows.

A voice that torments her.

And a voice that will ultimately set in motion the events that lead her towards the sea and the cursed island that awaits her beyond it.