Stardust and Silence: A Space Fantasy Gender-Flipped Little Mermaid Retelling (Clean Fairytales for Adults) by Ashley Willingham

He's waited 500 years for her. Now he only has three days to win her heart. LYRA: I was born to rule the stars. As the daughter of the Pirate Queen, my destiny was to command my own fleet, chart my own course, and carve my name into the heavens. But when mutiny strikes, I'm pushed overboard, into the very heart of a nebula cloud. I should have died. Instead, I find him, a creature of legend and stardust. One of the fabled Celestari. VAELION: When I prayed to the Creator, begging for a Resonance—the one whose soul was meant for mine—I never imagined she would be human. Nor that she would hold the means to destroying my people forever. Lyra is my mate, but to be part of her world, I must make a deal with the Witchking and sacrifice all that I am. Without my Voice, I am powerless. But without her, I am nothing. Read more