Below the Breath of the World Series by H.L. Dawson

Deeper Than Black follows Mizu, a 32-year-old scrap diver with strong lungs, powerful legs, and a habit of glancing over her shoulder. She barely carves out a living in a cramped shipping container, nestled within the decaying hull of Boba 7, a domed city crumbling under the weight of time and neglect. As a diver, Mizu braves the abyss to salvage lost tech from sunken ruins, her Oxyphyte helmet her lifeline in the crushing dark... moreDeeper Than Black follows Mizu, a 32-year-old scrap diver with strong lungs, powerful legs, and a habit of glancing over her shoulder. She barely carves out a living in a cramped shipping container, nestled within the decaying hull of Boba 7, a domed city crumbling under the weight of time and neglect. As a diver, Mizu braves the abyss to salvage lost tech from sunken ruins, her Oxyphyte helmet her lifeline in the crushing dark. When a dive goes wrong, Mizu uncovers secrets that challenge her understanding of her world. With fragile ties to Fin, her abductor, and Mako, a cunning ally with a shrouded past, Mizu is drawn into a dangerous mission. In a decaying world of rusting cities and lurking dangers, her choices could reshape her people’s fate—or seal their doom. #Fantasy #FantasyRomance #Romantasy #MonsterRomance #MonsterLove #MonstrousMen #CreatureRomance #EnemiesToLovers #HateToLove #ParanormalRomance #PNR #AdultFantasy #AdultRomance #Slowspice #DystopianFiction #DystopianRomance. less

Darker Than Blue plunges deeper into the drowned world of Mizu, a young woman caught between two bloodlines and two destinies. As a descendant of the legendary mother of the Sirhunue, Mizu begins to unlock the truth of her heritage, and with it, the weight of a legacy she never asked for. Her quest leads her to Boba 3, a sunken dome shrouded in myth and dread, where nightmares crawl beneath the surface and no one speaks of what truly happened there... moreDarker Than Blue plunges deeper into the drowned world of Mizu, a young woman caught between two bloodlines and two destinies. As a descendant of the legendary mother of the Sirhunue, Mizu begins to unlock the truth of her heritage, and with it, the weight of a legacy she never asked for. Her quest leads her to Boba 3, a sunken dome shrouded in myth and dread, where nightmares crawl beneath the surface and no one speaks of what truly happened there. It is here, amid the whispers and ruins, that she hopes to find the Iron Womb: the ancient machine that once gave life to the Sirhunue, now broken, corrupted, and birthing monstrous abominations from its rusted core. Blooming bonds with Fin and Mako grow strained under the weight of secrets and unspoken feelings. And then there’s her mother - alive after all, and standing before her after years of silence and grief. Rebuilding that fractured relationship forces Mizu to confront who she is, and who she’s become. As the line between human and Sirhunue blurs, and the ocean itself begins to rebel, Mizu must face an impossible. When everything you believed is undone, who do you fight for? Who do you stand with when you can no longer tell which side you’re on? How do you save your people when you’re not sure you’re one of them anymore? And in the end, when the tides rise and the world teeters on ruin… does the answer even matter? Darker Than Blue is a tale of identity, sacrifice, and the deep, dark currents that bind us to our past, our kin, and the choices that define us. #Fantasy #FantasyRomance #Romantasy #MonsterRomance #MonsterLove #MonstrousMen #CreatureRomance #EnemiesToLovers #HateToLove #ParanormalRomance #PNR #AdultFantasy #AdultRomance #Slowspice #DystopianFiction #DystopianRomance. less