Heirs of Bone and Sea

by Kay Adams

Fall in love with a powerful princess and feisty young queen masquerading as a pirate captain as they form an uneasy alliance to end the war between their kingdoms.

Climb the tower. Kill the princess .

Evhen, princess—no, queen—of Vodaeard, is on a revenge mission. After witnessing her parents' brutal murder by the king of Marama and the horror of his undead army, she's vowed to kill his daughter. It'll be poetic justice and also take away his supernatural edge in the war. But when she realizes the princess might be an ignorant pawn, she changes course and hides her royal identity—after all, she can't trust an enemy, no matter how beautiful she is.

Stay alive. Break the curse.

Princess Kalei of Marama is moon-blessed, allowing her to resurrect her kingdom's loyal subjects. But when she's attacked in her safe lighthouse by a fiery pirate, her worldview is shattered once she learns what her power is really being used for. Determined to prove her innocence and willingness to stop her father, she has no choice but to trust her would-be killer to safely deliver her to the Vodaeardean princess. But who can she trust in when it seems Captain Evhen is not the only one who wants her dead?

312 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication March 5, 2024

About the author

Kay Adams is a fantasy author living in big-city Ontario surrounded by a massive TBR pile and an equally massive teapot collection. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s Celtic Studies program, Kay began weaving worlds and creating characters using a mix of folkloric fascination and celestial curiosity. When she isn’t writing, she can be found existing in the same vicinity as her two cats Goose and Ducky or staring at her rainbow library until a book she wants to read magically materializes—except the books she really wants to read are the ones she’s writing.

Reviews

[Holly Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amaaaazing! Kay's writing is so strong and refined. The dual POV was perfect and made me fly through the story. I loved the moon/necro magic and Evhen and Kalei's enemies to lovers relationship. But wtfff that ending has me wishing I could read the sequel stat!