In a kingdom that fears the sea, Ria Lucroy longs to be brave.
Bodies are washing ashore and everyone knows who's to blame. Legends of the Heartless King shroud the continent in fear; they call him a pirate, a monster, a god. When his mercenaries raid her father's merchant ship. Ria's family is faced with a horrifying demand: their father's life spared in exchange for one of his duaghters.
Determined to save her sisters. Ria launches herself into the world of pirates. Face-to-Face with the Heartless King, she finds he is far more than the stories told - shrouded in shadows and bound to the seas by a centuries-old curse. As their chemistry blooms into something more, Ria must battle men and monsters alike, only to discover that some curses aren't so easy to break...
