Crimson Collar: The Little Mermaid Reimagined

Description

Sirens are fierce, enthralling predators.

Leira’s objective is simple. Go to the “land above the sea,” siren a demon for the yearly harvest, and drag it back to the sea kingdom. As long as the demon’s powers are useful, her offering will be acceptable to the Sea King.

Unfortunately, this siren makes a grave mistake.

Not only does Leira fail to capture a demon, and much to the Sea King’s disappointment, she also brings a vampire—a prince—into Lunaris instead.

The sea can be cruel, but so can a vampire prince.

Prince Draven wouldn’t mind taking the exiled Sea Witch down a peg. Her presence on his throne has become a bane for him and his people. He’d sink his fangs into her neck if she wasn’t holding the lives of his foster parents in the balance.

He’s not liking the sea one bit. Nor his fishie jailor.

Tossed out like jetsam, Draven seizes the advantage when Leira grudgingly comes to his rescue. By using her as leverage, the vampire prince figures he can turn the tide and rid himself of the Sea Witch once and for all.

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Crimson Collar is a vampire romantic fantasy inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. If you like a scrappy heroine, a snarky vampire prince, and an enchanting, reimagined fairy tale, then you’ll love this book by Emerson Rosewood.

Note about heat level. This tale contains minimal English swears, but our vampire protagonist is somewhat mouthy with the British bit. Nothing over the top. The romance stays in the clothing-on zone, if you count scales as coverage, and doesn’t enter the bedroom.

Note about this novel’s content. This novel contains thirsty vampires and deadly sirens. There’s a lot of blood drinking and biting and mild fantasy violence. The protagonists don’t exactly start out as the best of friends, so there’s attitude and dark themes.