The Smoke and the Sea

<h1 class=ql-align-center><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1)>She's bound to her draguls. He's sworn to his nation.</span></h1><h1 class=ql-align-center><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1)>Their love could ignite a revolution.</span></h1><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>Britt Helsing is a dragul keeper desperate to rescue her missing brother and save her fragile race of butterfly-sized dragons.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>Henrik is a loyal soldat of Stenberg trained from childhood to obey the tyrannical rule of His Glory. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>Hidden on a ship Britt crosses paths-quite literally-with Henrik on a journey to Stenberg. When she's discovered Henrik saves her from a ravaging storm and secrets her away from Stenberg sailors.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>Backed into a reluctant alliance Henrik and Britt strike a deal: she'll help him uncover the truth he seeks about his past and he'll aid her quest to free her brother. Their charade as lovers plunges them deep into Stenberg's secrets.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>With the ruthless Captain Oliver closing in and time running out Henrik and Britt must navigate treacherous waters-both on the battlefield and in their hearts. As rebellion brews and an ancient creature awakens they face impossible odds to save the people they love and the fragile hope of freedom.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>In a world ruled by tyranny can two unlikely allies find the courage to defy their fates-or will their pasts consume them both?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(37 37 37 0.75)>THE SMOKE AND THE SEA is the first novel in The Isles Series a new Clean Romantasy world written by beloved author Katie Cross. Prepare yourself for butterfly-sized dragons the high seas and love stories that will take your breath away. </strong></p><p></p>