Mermaids dont exist, but Mermen do.

A horde of them have descended upon her small beach town in North Carolina looking for eligible female breeders. And they don’t want mates; only vessels to breed their young.

Unfortunately for her, Jesse’s been targeted as prime baby-making material. Too bad she doesnt know that ahead of time when she finds a half-naked man caught in a fishing net during her evening kayaking ritual on the North Carolina inter-coastal waterway.

Jesse untangles more than she bargains for, including angry mer clans, warring factions, a vengeful sea witch, a choice made centuries ago, and more about herself than she ever bargained for.

Cast aside since birth and denied my true heritage, they know me as the bastard prince. For years I played their game, doing allI could to assist my half-brothers shuffle refugees from the castle, while keeping them and the dying Nobles safe in the old mine tunnels.

The Prince of Rats, one girl called me. The others view the curse as their doom, but they dont realize the golden opportunity it presents. With magick coursing through my blood, Ive greedily hoarded all the knowledge I could. They left us all for dead, and once Im through with them, theyll wish theyd stuck around to finish the job. All of Dorea will tremble under the might of their new Overlord.

Having successfully thwarted the fae and their Royal Hunt, Eve and Ellis find themselves kidnapped after a vicious betrayal and taken to the fae realm; where humans are slaves, and the only thing looked upon with more scorn were half-breeds like Ellis.

Rising political tensions and the failed games make it clear not everything in the fae realm is as it seems. Is it possible for Eve and Ellis to survive as possessions in a world gone mad, or is this her chance to fulfill her long-dreamed of destiny and make a difference? Or must they return home at all costs to ensure their people arent starving?

Tropes:

-enemies to lovers

-dark fantasy

-touch her and die

-chosen one

-steamy