Heart of the Sea

Aodhán grew up hearing legends of the sea-and just like his father, those legends have come for him. When the Sealord's fleet ravages Aodhán's home, his dreams and naivety are shattered on the rocks of reality. Ilya Viteazu, an infamous privateer on a mission from the Sealord himself, gives Aodhán an offer he dare not refuse. He is plunged into a brutal world of sorcery, empires, and the mythical creatures known as the Salka.
But Ilya has her own game to play, and through it Aodhán will encounter the greatest mysteries of the depths-and the truth of his father's loss at sea. Heart of the Sea is a flintlock fantasy coming-of-age novella. Whoever controls the sea, controls everything.