A Ship of Bones and Teeth -- Karina Halle

<p><strong>A STANDALONE gothic dark fantasy pirate romance re-telling of <em>The Little Mermaid</em> from the New York Times Bestselling Author of <em>River of Shadows</em> and <em>Blood Orange</em>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.</p><p>When she was just 16-years old, she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to leave him and her royal role behind and find Edonia to reverse the spell.</p><p>An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista. Maren has heard the sordid stories about the infamous pirate--not only is his ship supposedly haunted and crewed by the damned, but that no prisoners ever survive. Fortunately for Maren, she learns that the captain also has a score to settle with the sea witch. With any luck, Maren may be able to get her old life back, even if it's being held in the captain's wicked hands.</p><p>But Ramsay gets more than he bargained for when he learns who--and what</em>--Maren is, and that her appetite for revenge, freedom, and bloodlust rivals his.</p><p>Meanwhile Maren finds herself falling for the pirate's dark nature, even as she discovers that Ramsay has a secret more deadly than her own.</p