The Siren Sea — Cidney Swanson

Four teens. One perilous journey. Everything to lose.Orphaned scholar Katrin longs for a quiet life tending herbs and avoiding trouble. But when her younger brother is caught smuggling illegal siren bones, Katrin must abandon safety to seek his release in the Tsar's capital.She doesn't travel alone for long. A haunted woodsman. A secretive young tsarina. A thief with hidden loyalties. Together, they are bound by magic, debt, and a ruthless duke who wants them captured-alive or dead.As ancient secrets stir and danger closes in, Katrin must decide what she's willing to risk for the people she loves-and whether the magic awakening inside her can be trusted at all.From award-winning author Cidney Swanson, The Siren Sea, book one in the Five Kingdoms Chronicles, opens a compelling saga of magic, hope, and adventure.