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A desperate orphan named Flora adopts the male identity of Florian aboard the pirate ship Dove to survive the brutal life of a corsair. When a chance meeting brings her to the sharp‑tongued Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, whose own journey is marred by an arranged marriage, an unlikely partnership takes root.
Together they set in motion a daring escape that liberates a mermaid whose blood induces visions and memory loss in men, and pulls in the enigmatic Pirate Supreme, a cunning witch, and the living force of the sea itself. Their quest challenges the colonial powers that divide their world, while exploring themes of survival, identity, and same‑sex love amid a high‑seas fantasy setting.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Transgender Fiction
Authors: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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