Cover of Daughter of the Siren Queen

Daughter of the Siren Queen

Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King #2

young adult romance(139k)

A siren-queen's daughter commands the seas — and struggles to resist her devastatingly loyal captive first mate.

Content Warnings
violence/gore

Description

Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father's justice.When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first . . . after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen.

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