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by Kalie Cassidy · The Siren Mage #1
2025 · 384 pages · Little Brown & Company
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When Imogen is finally discovered as a Siren, she has no choice but to flee with a neighboring king who sees her not as a monster, but as salvation—and maybe something more. Bound by a blood oath and hunted across treacherous, undead-infested waters, Imogen must confront the very powers she's spent her life suppressing while navigating an attraction that grows more dangerous with every shared secret. As the stakes climb and the line between duty and desire becomes impossible to ignore, she faces an agonizing choice: cling to her humanity or embrace the monster within to save them both. This is a dark, lush fantasy romance that'll have you racing through pages to discover if love can bloom in the depths—or if some monsters are too hungry to tame.
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Dark, moody dark romance with gothic orchestration and sensual undertones. Think Hozier meets Evanescence—brooding, atmospheric, with building tension and forbidden longing. Ethereal yet dangerous, slow-burn passion wrapped in shadows and ancient magic.
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“What if we took Fourth Wing and A Court of Silver Flames, the War College and the Valkyrie setting and put them in one book with an MMC that also is rivaling like my top five book boyfriend spots?”
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