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In the Veins of the Drowning

by Kalie Cassidy · The Siren Mage #1

2025 · 384 pages · Little Brown & Company

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Dark RomanceForced ProximitySlow BurnEnemies to LoversForbidden Romance
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📖 38k+ readers on Goodreads

📚 Book 1 of an ongoing series (2 published)

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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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