Dark Shores

 Dark Shores #1

The Celendor Empire is poised to conquer the far side of the world, and the key to crossing its deadly seas lies with seventeen-year-old Teriana.

Raised to believe that east must never meet west, Teriana has always honored the divide. But when her closest friend is forced into a political betrothal, she defies tradition to intervene—and pays the price. Her crew is imprisoned, and she finds herself standing before the Empire’s most feared and enigmatic commander: Marcus.

Ruthless, calculating, and bound by ambition, Marcus needs Teriana’s knowledge of the seas to carry his legions into unfamiliar waters. To protect her people, she makes an unthinkable choice: she will guide the enemy across the ocean and into a land shaped by meddling gods and dangerous magic.

Yet as dark forces stir on both sides of the divide, Teriana begins to realize that her bargain may cost more than her freedom. Caught between loyalty and survival, duty and desire, she must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice—because the greatest danger may not be the war itself, but the commander who has captured her heart.