I Summon the Sea: An Epic Fated Mates Romantasy (The Thorn and the Shadow) by Mona Archer

Don’t you know I’d defy death to bring you back? Every year the fae king organizes deathly trials with human tributes to please the gods. This year, I am taking part in them to seek revenge. My goal? To enter the palace in the aftermath and take the king out. My advantage? I am no ordinary human. Not anymore. My mistake? I hadn’t counted on my magic failing me, or on Jai, the fae king’s arrogant dragon-summoner, volunteering to fight beside me in the trials. I hadn’t counted on resurfacing feelings and memories, and on the people surrounding me not being who they seem. I am a thorn, a blade honed to fight, but I am foiled by prophecies and signs, illusions and lies. What does my heart truly want? What is the truth? And what price will I have to pay to find out? Read more