The Wicked Sea
enchanting Mermaid fantasy romance with enemies-to-lovers
Will be published approx. on 9. April 2026
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-3997-5278-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this dark and sultry, enemies-to-lovers romantasy, a mermaid battles hatred and lust for the wretched warlock who saved her life.
On the run from a dangerous captor and years of abuse, Mermaid Zephyra of the Syl has shed her tail, grown legs, and hidden herself on land in the merrow-loathing kingdom of Mortia, left to steal and barter on the dirty streets. But her freedom is short-lived when she's caught and sentenced to death by the brutal warlock, Arion Stone.
Arion is as beautiful as he is cold and deadly, only interested in punishing the merrow he views as evil. He has grown as strong as any warlock might, but at great personal cost...which can only be remedied by the heart of the God of Death, lost to a fabled kingdom beneath the ocean's treacherous depths.
So Arion offers Zephyra a deal she can't refuse; help him find the mystical heart, and he'll spare her life. With no other options, Zephyra agrees, entangling their souls and forbidden desires in a magical bargain until death do they part.
But their enemies are circling, and if Zephyra and Arion can't learn to fight together-and trust each other-there are worse things awaiting them than just death.
On the run from a dangerous captor and years of abuse, Mermaid Zephyra of the Syl has shed her tail, grown legs, and hidden herself on land in the merrow-loathing kingdom of Mortia, left to steal and barter on the dirty streets. But her freedom is short-lived when she's caught and sentenced to death by the brutal warlock, Arion Stone.
Arion is as beautiful as he is cold and deadly, only interested in punishing the merrow he views as evil. He has grown as strong as any warlock might, but at great personal cost...which can only be remedied by the heart of the God of Death, lost to a fabled kingdom beneath the ocean's treacherous depths.
So Arion offers Zephyra a deal she can't refuse; help him find the mystical heart, and he'll spare her life. With no other options, Zephyra agrees, entangling their souls and forbidden desires in a magical bargain until death do they part.
But their enemies are circling, and if Zephyra and Arion can't learn to fight together-and trust each other-there are worse things awaiting them than just death.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
668 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-5278-7 (9781399752787)
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Jordan Stephanie Gray
The Wicked Sea
the utterly addictive enemies-to-lovers mermaid romantasy sensation
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04/2026
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Jordan Stephanie Gray is the debut author of Bitten and a long time daydreamer of the fantastical and the romantic. Prior to writing professionally, she spent most of her young adult life consuming any book she could get her hands on - especially if said book had lots of kissing. Local to Florida, though sadly the part of the state without any hot supernatural men, she spends her time either camped outside on her laptop or in front of the television with her four dogs, partner, and child.