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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
Energymedium

Top Tropes

monster romanceblood feud romancefairytale retellingnon-human romanceroyal hero

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
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

darkatmosphericbroodingimmersive

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Dark, underwater romance with morally gray tension that feels like diving into forbidden depths.

Characters

FMC Archetype

morally gray fmchuntersurvivor

MMC Archetype

cinnamon rollprince charminggentle giant

Relationship Dynamics

enemies to loversforbidden love

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

animalistic / primaldark / tabooprimal / feral

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

bonding/claiming/markingrough/aggressive intimacypossessiveprimal play (hunting/chasing)
deathgorekidnappingtraumaviolencebloodcaptivitydark themesdubious consentstalking

World & Setting

World Type

fae realm / faerie courts

Primary Setting

coastal / island / beachunderwater / ocean depthsroyal court / palace

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

the angst deliveredromantic fulfillmentferal brain activated

Best Time of Year

summer

When & Where to Read

summer eveningat nightbeach triprainy weekend

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