The Secret Bride of the Merman King

Runaway princess and merfolk king become fated mates after a pirate rescue.

Princess Leila escapes palace life only to land aboard a pirate vessel where she hauls the wounded merfolk king Kieran from the ocean. Their spilled blood instantly seals a mate bond neither can reject. Determined to reach her on land, Kieran submits to a forbidden tail-splitting spell that carves legs from his tail at agonizing cost. United on shore, the pair confronts relentless enemies and the crushing pressure of their divided worlds.

• fantasy
• romance
• forbidden love
• rebirth

1. Leila flees royalty and boards a pirate ship
2. She rescues merfolk king Kieran from the sea
3. Mixed blood creates an unbreakable fated mate bond

Fantasy romance readers who want high-stakes sacrifice and a bond forged in blood.