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The rebellion’s fight turns into a battle for their hearts aboard the next sexy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of Hunt on Dark Waters.<br />
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Nox has been steadfastly working as a quartermaster for the rebellion for years. They don’t ask for much in return, except for one crucial condition—their ex, the noble Lord Bastian, stays as far away from them as possible. To say things ended poorly between them is a gross understatement . . . and it’s the only relationship Nox has never quite recovered from.<br />
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But now the rules have changed. Siobhan, the rebel leader, has emerged from hiding to tell Nox that Bastian’s involvement in the rebellion has been discovered, and he’s being taken to stand trial in the capital as a traitor. The fate of the entire rebellion now rests on Nox and Siobhan’s ability to rescue Bastian from the Cŵn Annwn ship.<br />
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Saving Bastian is only the start of their hardships, as the trio is tracked by ferocious pirates across Threshold. And Nox’s complicated relationships and entanglements with Bastian and Siobhan put not only their life at risk but their heart on the line<br><br>*************FULL BOOK START HERE*************<br><br>Chapter 1<br><br>Nox<br><br>Some days, I have to actually do my job. Those tend to be the bad days. The ones filled with violence and blood and a sorrow so thick, the entire crew can taste it on the air.<br />
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			Today is shaping up to be a bad day.<br />
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			“Hold it, Bowen,” I snap. “If one of those tentacles makes it through your shield, we’re in trouble.”<br />
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			“I am holding it,” the man at my side grits out. He’s easily a head and shoulders taller than me and twice as large, the muscles in his arms standing out in stark relief. He appears to be holding air, but it’s just a physical representation of what his magic is doing.<br />
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			Mainly: protecting my damn ship.<br />
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			Another tentacle arches out of the sea and slaps down on the invisible barrier of Bowen’s shield. Even with his deep well of power, he can’t keep this up forever. Not when our primary shield already failed, which isn’t something that’s happened in the weeks since Evelyn has been aboard.<br />
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			The woman herself crouches behind us, frantically trying to remake the circle that will re-create the shield. When I dare a glance at her, she’s looking shaky and paler than normal, her skin waxen. She meets my gaze, green eyes wide. “Is it the kraken?”<br />
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			“No. Krakens can be reasoned with. Everyone!” I lift my voice, injecting a boom that will make my crew snap to action. “Attack the tentacles. Bowen, drop the shield when I go over.”<br />
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			“Are you out of your fucking mind, Nox?”<br />
<br />
			It’s not the first time I’ve been asked this. It won’t be the last. I shrug out of my coat and drop it onto the deck next to me. If I’ve learned one thing, it’s that when in doubt, it’s best to brazen your way through. I don’t have the same scale of power that Bowen does, but I have enough. “I would prefer a peaceful resolution, but this beastie isn’t cooperating. I’ll get it to the surface. You rip it to shreds.”<br />
<br />
			His dark brows draw together. “How are you—”<br />
<br />
			“Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers to, darling.” I yank off my boots—even with magic, they’re a pain to get salt water out of—and step onto the railing. “If I die tragically, remember me fondly.”<br />
<br />
			“Nox, damn you!”<br />
<br />
			I dive over the edge before he can finish berating me. Bowen’s got a paladin’s sense of honor—which means he’s a stick-in-the-mud—and he’s always been reluctant to admit that sometimes it takes breaking the rules to come out on top. Since coming out on top of this current conflict means my crew lives and my ship stays intact, there’s no room for negotiation.<br />
<br />
			The water welcomes me like an old friend, my magic rising beneath my skin in response to my intent. It’s difficult to see with the beastie churning through the depths, bubbles and tentacles everywhere. That’s fine. I’ve worked in worse conditions.<br />
<br />
			I pull a small funnel of air down to meet me and enclose my head, allowing me to breathe, and then cut down through the depths, propelled along by my water magic through the small hole Bowen opened in his shield for me. Most people have access to only one element, but I’ve never been like most people. I can wield all four.<br />
<br />
			The thing has twice as many tentacles as a kraken and is half as smart. Maybe not even that much. It completely ignores me weaving around its body in favor of trying to eat my ship.<br />
<br />
			Not today, darling.<br />
<br />
			I dip between two massive tentacles and stop short at the sight of its massive mouth. A mouth, not a beak, as if I needed further confirmation. Krakens can be reasoned with. If they grow to ship-killer size, they’re old enough to know when faced with a fight they can’t win. They prefer easier prey than humans anyway. There is plenty to hunt in the cold, dark depths that won’t rip you to shreds.<br />
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Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods .<br />
<br />
As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about.<br />
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When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it’s the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back.  Maeve didn’t choose to give up her skin—it was stolen from her. Now she’s in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It’s terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can’t help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite. <br />
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Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve’s heart is the least of her worries. The ship Lizzie’s chasing belongs to the Cŵn Annwn, and they don’t take kindly to people who steal from them. Not even Lizzie’s viciousness or Maeve’s selkie strength will be enough to save them if the Cŵn Annwn seek retribution…<br><br>*************FULL BOOK START HERE*************<br><br>For fans of Pirates of the Caribbean who wished that there were more lady characters and that those lady characters kissed a bunch<br><br>chapter 1<br><br>Lizzie<br><br>In nearly two hundred years, I’ve never once wondered how long it takes a vampire to drown.<br />
<br />
			Now it’s all I can think about.<br />
<br />
			We might be damn near immortal, but we’re not unkillable. It would take me longer to succumb to the lack of air than my human counterparts, but I couldn’t hold out indefinitely. Eventually the cold sea would rush in and drag me to the depths for good.<br />
<br />
			Dark thoughts. Morbid thoughts. Impossible to escape while sailing on what amounts to a thimble in an Olympic pool. Everywhere I look, I see water stretching out to the horizon in all directions. Even in my cabin, protected by some kind of pocket dimension magic, I swear I can feel the dip and sway of each wave we crest.<br />
<br />
			Fixating on drowning, on the feeling I’m experiencing that certainly isn’t fear, is still preferable to contemplating the sequence of events that led me to Threshold—more specifically to end up sailing on the Audacity with my ex and the new love of her life.<br />
<br />
			Only a few months ago, Evelyn was in my bed and making eyes at me. Now it seems like all she can see is that giant of a man who glowers at everyone who comes close. I can’t even find fault with his battle prowess; Bowen is a powerful telekinetic and doesn’t shy away from using his magic to defend Evelyn and the crew. Taking a hit from him felt like being rammed by a semitruck. I don’t crave a repeat experience.<br />
<br />
			But every time I turn around, I find myself staring at them, analyzing all the ways they’re so obviously in love. Comparing it to the way Evelyn and I were . . . and finding the past lacking. She never looked at me like that. I didn’t even know I wanted her to, and then the possibility was gone before I realized what I’d lost.<br />
<br />
			It doesn’t matter. It can’t matter. I’m destined to marry another bloodline vampire within our extended family, all the better to create progeny to build power and ensure we don’t fall behind the other bloodlines. There’s little risk of that at this point, but my mother didn’t become one of the most powerful vampires in our realm by resting on her laurels. She’d never be content for me to settle with a woman, let alone a human woman. If she knew I was dabbling with Evelyn, she would have killed her on the spot.<br />
<br />
			“Sickening, isn’t it?”<br />
<br />
			I don’t glance over at Nox where they lounge against the helm. They always seem to be lounging, draping their lean body over the nearest available surface. They’re captain of the Audacity, and a royal pain in my ass. They see too much and delight in poking and prodding at sore spots. They jerk their chin, and I follow the motion to find Evelyn leaning against Bowen’s chest and staring up into his eyes.<br />
<br />
			The tightness in my chest that never quite goes away squeezes harder. “Fuck off, Nox.”<br />
<br />
			“Lizzie, my darling, at some point you’re going to have to make your peace with the fact that you’re second best. You could always fall tragically into my bed. The best way to get over an ex is to get under a new one.”<br />
<br />
			Nox is beautiful in a near alien kind of way. Gray eyes, pale skin, white-blond hair cut short on the sides and slightly longer on top, the kind of bone structure to make the angels weep, if they ever existed. They’re also one giant complication, and I’ve had enough of those to last me several lifetimes. “Pass.”<br />
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Sail the magical high seas with this first book in a new sexy fantasy romance series from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods.<br />
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Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she’s fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She’s immediately given a choice—join their group or die.<br />
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Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his pirate crew are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea in between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn’t expect to be attracted to the unflappably brassy pickpocket. The longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she’ll steal.<br />
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But as tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, danger escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows to the Cŵn Annwn, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price.<br><br>*************FULL BOOK START HERE*************<br><br>CHAPTER 1<br><br>Evelyn<br><br>MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW. She was a withered old crone when my mother died, leaving me alone at the ripe old age of six. Bunny, as she insisted I call her, pulled up in an ancient car, took one look at me, and tsked. “Look just like her, don’t you? Get in, little bird. No point in standing around with your thumb up your ass.”<br />
<br />
She didn’t have much respect for laws—human or otherwise—but Bunny had an endless list of rules that were nearly impossible to keep track of. Don’t do spell work during an eclipse. If you’re going to lie, make it a good one. It doesn’t matter what path you tread in life as long as it’s the right one for you.<br />
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And stay the fuck away from vampires.<br />
<br />
Bunny is probably rolling in her grave right now. Or she would be if I’d buried her when she died, the day after I turned eighteen. Our kind don’t like graves—another thing she taught me. We prefer to be scattered with the elements, our ashes little bits of stardust going back to the earth and sea and air and fire. She held on to this life until she was no longer needed, and then she moved on to walk paths I can’t follow.<br />
<br />
It’s just as well she’s not around anymore to see what I’ve become.<br />
<br />
Case in point: the gorgeous vampire leaning against the bar at my side. Lizzie isn’t my girlfriend. She doesn’t do labels, and I’m too much Bunny’s child to date a vampire.<br />
<br />
Sleeping with one, though?<br />
<br />
I’ve always liked to play things too close to the edge. Hopefully this time won’t kick me in the ass. My track record says otherwise, but hey, I’m a slow learner when there’s fun to be had. It’s not like I spend much time with Lizzie. We met six months ago, and after spending a glorious two weeks in bed that I wasn’t sure I’d survive, we’ve been asteroids pinging into each other before flying away to commit destruction elsewhere.<br />
<br />
I didn’t even know she was back in town until I got a text two hours ago with a time and place. Imagine my surprise when I show up to a hole-in-the-wall bar filled with an equal mix of humans and paranormal folk. Most of the time us magical people avoid regular humans. They don’t know we exist, and we prefer to keep it that way. But there are places that are exceptions to that rule, and this bar is one of them.<br />
<br />
It doesn’t seem like Lizzie’s speed, but what do I know? It’s not like we spend our time together talking.<br />
<br />
“What about that one?”<br />
<br />
I follow Lizzie’s chin jerk to the pretty, petite woman sitting by herself at the end of the bar. It’s considered rude to scan other paranormals, so I don’t risk it, but she gives off a human vibe. Which means Lizzie wants to play. We’ve done it a few times, picked up a human at a bar and taken her to the nearest hotel to have a night of sex and, occasionally, magic. As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie’s bite is orgasmic, which paves the way for a whole lot of fun.<br />
<br />
I’m not in the mood tonight. I shouldn’t have answered Lizzie’s text at all, or at least I should have begged off. It’s the twenty-third of April, which means I turned twenty-five yesterday.<br />
<br />
It also means Bunny’s been dead for seven years as of today. A lucky number, but it doesn’t feel lucky right now. Grief is a strange thing. Most days, I get by on the warmth of doing spells Bunny taught me, or cleaning with the particular concoction of kitchen-witch magic shit that she swore warded away negative emotions.<br />
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