book cover of Taken by the Sea King
 

Taken by the Sea King

(2026)
(A book in the Brides of Crescent Falls series)
A novel by

 
 
She ran from fate and straight into the arms of a god.

On the morning of her eighteenth name day, Reeta makes a choice that will change everything—she refuses The Ritual, the binding ceremony that would tie her to a stranger for life. Desperate for freedom, she flees her village with nothing but determination and a reckless need to claim her own future.

But the sea has its own plans.

Drawn to the forbidden ocean — whispered about in dark legends and old warnings — Reeta discovers a power far greater than anything she’s ever known. Ancient. Possessive. Watching.

And waiting.

When the Sea King rises from the depths, he doesn’t ask for her surrender.

He takes it.

Bound by magic, desire, and a force she can’t escape, Reeta is pulled into a world beneath the waves ''' a realm of dangerous beauty, dark temptation, and a ruler who claims her as his own. Body. Mind. Soul.
Now, caught between the life she fled and the fate she never chose, Reeta must decide…

Will she fight the pull of the sea?

Or will she embrace the hunger of a god who refuses to let her go?

Publisher’s Note: Taken by the Sea King is a dark monster romance featuring a possessive sea deity (merman god), a defiant heroine, and a guaranteed HEA. This steamy standalone is set in the shared world of The Brides of Crescent Falls series and can be read in any order.

It does get very steamy. For a detailed list of trigger warnings, please check our website at Twisted Crow Press. If this type of material offends you, please do not buy it.✔ HEA
✔ Explicit scenes
✔ Monster romance
✔ For readers who like their fantasy spicy and unapologetically bold



Genre: Paranormal Romance



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