Beneath the Drowning Tide

A slow burn, atmospheric YA romantasy inspired by the Breton legend of Ys, with Tangled meets Beauty & the Beast gothic vibes. Perfect for fans of swoony, no spice myth and fairytale retellings.

In an engulfed cathedral, two sisters live trapped by the sea god’s curse. Ever since the destruction of their kingdom, Dahut and her sister Rozenn have spent centuries trapped in a magical cathedral beneath the sea. Every seventy-six years when the comet appears, the cathedral rises to the surface, and the sea god admits one suitor who must solve a riddle within seven days or drown when the cathedral sinks.

Aodhan isn’t interested in winning a royal bride or breaking any legendary curses. He only wants to sneak in, loot the cathedral’s treasure, and get out before he’s caught. After all, when everyone thinks you’re a changeling, it’s hard to make an honest living. But when he enters before the chosen suitor, he is unwittingly trapped by the cathedral’s curse.

Forbidden from sharing the riddle’s answer, Dahut has trained herself not to care when the suitors inevitably fail and die. But the longer she and Aodhan are trapped together, the more he breaks through the walls guarding her heart. When the sea god offers Dahut a way to save Aodhan, she must decide: sacrifice her own future by marrying her captor or watch the man she loves drown.

Where one wrong decision could be your last… Enter the cathedral if you dare.