Böcker av Lyra R. Saenz

Yo ho, ho, a pirate's life for me...Leon has lived his whole life on the sea: first as a fisherman's son, then as a stolen token, and now, as a pirate in his own right. A man with the heart and parts of a machine, there is little in the world that sways him, especially not the batting eye of a stranger at port. And yet, he is drawn to this man, this beauty who follows him aboard and sings with the voice of a siren.While there are more important matters to attend to like dodging tempests and wrangling the crew, Leon is unable to resist his song. Can the steel of a wounded heart melt, or will Leon's heartstrings be plucked to nothing?

Some people fall in love like feathers dancing in the breeze. Others plummet.I've known my husband's name since I was twelve years old: Chike Nagi, Crown Prince of Ebele. On our wedding day, as he led me in a dance throughout the untamed wilds, I wondered, "Is this what falling in love feels like?" Or was it just the savannah heat?As a diplomat, I am accustomed to navigating different social spheres, but love is another beast altogether. I have been taught that love isn't as important as power. But when his hand touches mine, I feel strong.We couldn't have known how rapidly our whole world was about to change.

I saw my death coming.It was staring me in the face through the eyes of another witch, but I was wrong. It's an easy mistake to make, that your enemies would be the cause. Death didn't come from the front. It didn't even come from behind. No, my death came from the person I kept beside me for so many years. My heart-keeper, my savior, my protector, my husband, my killer...Summer may have been the villain, but her story is one of survival and betrayal. Captured as a witch, she's "recruited" to fight against the technomancers as a secret weapon. Her marriage to Donarick Thames sets in motion a vicious cycle of misfortune when her once-sweet husband starts to grow more violent, but in the meantime, she's a badass witch who commands netherbeasts.This novella contains spoilers for Sonata, book 2 of Lyra R. Saenz's Nocturne Symphony. Readers who have not yet read Sonata are advised to pause before venturing further.Additional Warnings: Mentions of rape, torture, domestic abuse, stillbirth/infanticide, and abortion.