The Ever Queen

Livia, the first Ever Queen, is torn from Erik Bloodsinger and held by enemies who see her only as a bargaining piece. She is kept on a fogbound island in a fantasy sea where pirate crews clash with Viking-style raiders. She refuses the role of pawn and works her captors from the inside while she waits for a way home.

Erik, King of the Ever, is consumed by fury at her disappearance. He turns the hunt for Livia into a war, promising violent retribution to everyone who touched her. Chapters alternate between the two of them: her holding out through captivity, him tearing through rival kingdoms to reach her.

The second book in the Ever Seas series closes the central romance between Erik and Livia. It wraps brutal sea battles and dark fantasy violence around a bond that already survived enmity once. The pace is fast and the stakes are physical, built for readers who want their romantasy soaked in blood and salt water rather than quiet reconciliation.

The wider series carries on afterward with standalone romances for its supporting cast. This volume, though, is written to close Livia and Erik's story on its own.