The Withering Dawn (Wicked Tides #1.5)
Courtney Leigh
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· 2 ratings · 192 pages · Published: 20 Jun 2025
Nazario, a Spanish pirate and captain of The Amanacer, chases thrills and lives on the idea that every moment could be his last, but when his past rears its ugly head, he finds himself attacking a suspicious merchant ship in search of revenge.
When everything goes wrong and he’s lost in the debris of a sinking vessel, it's the half-starved woman that was captive on the mysterious ship that pulls him from the depths. She is not what she seems, but Nazario is also not a man to let a debt go unpaid.
Aeris has been a captive most of her life. She's a siren without a skrill and the rugged, handsome pirate who just freed her from her prison has been the only one to show her kindness, even if it was brief. When he finds out what she is, however, everything changes.
Now a captive on Nazario's ship, Aeris finds that there might be light in her dark world, even if its a dim flicker in the eyes of the pirate captain she rescued.
***This is a dark romantasy novella in the "Wicked Tides" universe and can be read alone. Although, for the sake of lore, it is beneficial to read book 1 first. Triggers Violence, past abuse, talk of slavery and trafficking, loss, thoughts of suicide, graphic sex, past SA of a minor, and cultist behavior***
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- slow burn 1
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The 'Wicked Tides' series
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erotica · m-f · alpha male · non-human-heroine · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · slow burn · forbidden love · vengeance · sweet heroine · from hate to love · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · shapeshifters · horror · past-abuse · first-person-pov · dark · open-door
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