Tempest (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel (The Lyrian Sea)

Cat Rose has shed her past as a noblewoman of the Meridian Empire, reinventing herself as the “Widow Rose,” a sharp-witted queen of a pirate tavern in the lawless Lyrian Sea. She has fought for her independence, but the tides are turning. The Empire is launching a brutal naval campaign to crush the pirate republic, and the only force standing in their way is the legendary Captain Valerian Kane.

Valerian is more than a mere outlaw; he possesses an uncanny, supernatural connection to the sea and a history with Cat that is as volatile as a storm. As the Empire closes in, they force Cat into an impossible ultimatum: deliver Valerian to the gallows or face the noose herself. Caught between her survival and the man who once held her heart, Cat must navigate a treacherous game of betrayal and shifting loyalties.

As the war for the high seas reaches a fever pitch, she realizes that the only way to save her world is to embrace the danger she fled. In a landscape of epic naval combat and dark secrets, Cat and Valerian must decide if their rekindled connection is a beacon of hope or the very thing that will sink them both.