"The Fate of Stars, the firstbook in the Sea and Stars trilogy, is delightfully dark and sexy, fullof lush imagery, vibrant characterization, and enough adrenaline to keep me up way past my bedtime."
-Anna Burke, award-winning author of Thorn and Compass
Finalist in Fiction: Fantasy at the International Book Awards!
A devout mermaid. A disgraced princess. A feud as ancient as the gods.
Worlds collide when Tallora is kidnapped from her ocean home and forced to be a pet to a tyrannical foreign empire. Her only hope for rescue lies with a sworn enemy—Princess Dauriel, infamous for her stone heart andconflicted past. But when Dauriel's kingdom comes to the cusp of war,could their uneasy alliance be the key to defeating a common foe? Orwill their growing feelings for each other lead them to ruin?
From the world of FALLEN GODS comes a tale of ancient magic and cutthroat politics—and finding redemption through love.
"If you like your fantasy with an extra dark twist, exceptional worldbuilding and deeply complex characters then reel this book in fast.You'll be hooked. Oh, and mermaids! Enough said."
-The Lesbian Review
S D Simper has lived in both the hottest place on earth and the coldest, spans the employment spectrum from theater teacher to professionaleditor, and plays more instruments than can be counted on one hand. Sheand her wife share a home with their three cats and innumerablebookshelves.