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Of Song and Scepter

by Liesl West

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Sirens of Adria #1

Why Read This?

You'll get a spicy, forbidden love story with high stakes and a guaranteed HEA.

Synopsis

She's a killer in disguise. He's determined to make her his queen. As a deep sea death-dealer, Enna Valomir's life is kill the siren, deliver the body, collect the reward. There's just one problem. Enna owes a mermaid her life, and in the cutthroat waters of the Abyss, that's a lifelong blood oath of service. When the mermaid orders her to kill the Abyssal Princess, Enna is pulled into an impersonation scheme with no choice but to infiltrate a gaudy surface court and help the mermaid win the heart—and throne—of its unwitting future king. But Prince Soren isn't interested in courting the so-called Abyssal Princess, or any power-hungry princess, for that matter. He's finally met his match in her fierce and mysterious handmaid, and he'll be damned if he can't have Enna for his queen instead. Breaking a blood oath means death, but Enna falls for Soren anyway. Now she must watch him descend into a ruin of her own making, or warn him of the ruse—and die. Part of the Sirens of Adria dark fantasy romance series, Of Song and Scepter is a standalone little mermaid retelling intended for mature audiences.

At a Glance

3.75 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacinginsta-love

Top Tropes

monster romanceblood feud romancefairytale retelling

Mood

darkromanticintenseseductivebrooding

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.75 ★

Page Count

384 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Insta-love

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Kingsley Rose|Casey Jones

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

animalistic / primal sign in to unlock

deathgorekidnappingtraumaviolencebloodcaptivitydark themesdubious consentstalking

World & Setting

fae realm / faerie courts sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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