Dark King

C.N. Crawford

Book 1 of Court of the Sea Fae

Aenor, a disgraced fae princess blamed for destroying her own underwater kingdom, has spent nearly two centuries hiding among humans and protecting a young woman she's taken under her wing. When the terrifying sea god Lyr, the Ankou, captures her and throws her in a dungeon, she strikes a bargain to help him hunt down a magical blade in exchange for her freedom and her friend's safety. As their quest draws them into fae courts, old enemies, and a dangerous attraction neither wants to admit to, Aenor must decide how much of her stolen power and buried past she's willing to risk. It's an urban-fantasy romance built around a slow-burn partnership-turned-attraction between a snarky, morally grey heroine and a brooding demigod king.