This Splintered Sea: A Sapphic Romantasy (Ends of the Earth Book 1)

Name: This Splintered Sea: A Sapphic Romantasy (Ends of the Earth Book 1)
Price: 11.42 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (109 reviews)
Author: Haley J Munroe

by Haley J Munroe

4.6

Published Mar 19, 2026

About this book

Once the feared captain of a legendary ship, Briar, the Princess of the Sea, now lives in exile. Stripped of her power and cursed to die if she touches the ocean, she hides in an enemy court as a pickpocket and royal courtesan. Her only hope for freedom lies in a brutal competition where the victor is granted a single wish—a prize that could restore her life and break her deadly enchantment.

To enter the trials, Briar adopts a stolen identity, but her path is immediately thwarted by Kressa, a ruthless bounty hunter who is as dangerous as she is compelling. Complicating matters, Kressa is the very woman Briar has been ordered to spy on, and their forced proximity ignites a forbidden attraction that defies the rules of Briar’s curse. As the trials demand impossible feats of strength and cunning, the two women are thrust into a high-stakes game of deception.

With fifty competitors vying for the ultimate prize, Briar must navigate a web of betrayal where her secret identity—and her heart—hang in the balance. In a world where one touch of the sea is fatal, Briar discovers that the most dangerous waters are those she navigates with Kressa.

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What readers are saying

AG

Best New Sapphic Romantasy

"Haley has done something special here—she takes tropes we know and love (lost princess, trials, enemies to lovers) and makes them sparkle. This book is fast paced from the jump, sucking the reader in with high stakes, quick-witted dialogue, and the perfect amount of romantic tension. It was a joy to read! ["

May 13, 2026 Verified Purchase

Veronica Hathaway

page turner

"Just when I thought I knew what was happening… there was a complete twist or a new factor that played in the next part of the story. The only thing I’m upset about what this book is that the sequel doesn’t come out till this summer. ["

April 21, 2026 Verified Purchase

HH

Rough Seas, Sharp Edges

"4.5 stars I kinda knew I’d like this book just from the plot description. Pirates? Trials? Bad a** women? Sold before page one. Briar might be the most chaotic MC I’ve read in a while and I was not mad about it. A cursed princess hiding in plain sight, once the most feared captain on the water, now one drop of seawater away from death. That irony alone had me hooked. What this book does really well is tension both from the competition and the characters themselves. Briar enters under a stolen identity that happens to have a bounty on its head, and she’s been tasked with seducing the bounty hunter collecting it. Every scene between them is layered. Kiss or stab? Genuinely unclear at any given moment. Briar is a perfect mix of ruthless and messy, and I was rooting for her the whole time. Kressa, though? She’s morally complicated, has an interesting backstory, but I never quite felt her the way I felt Briar. The world-building is fun and ambitious but gets a little murky in the details. Flawless? No. But it’s a fun, fast read and a solid setup for the series. Briar deserves her ship back, and I’ll follow her there. ["

April 13, 2026

Lu

Wow!! 👏

"Such a great book! June 25th can’t come any sooner! I read it in two days. I was hooked from the start. Enemies to lovers Lovers to enemies. I loved it 😍 ["

May 21, 2026