SOULGAZER

With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world.

A girl with nothing. A legend in the making. Saoirse yearns to be powerless. Cursed from childhood with a volatile magic, she's managed to imprison it within, living under constant terror that one day it will break free. And it does, changing everything. Horrified at her loss of control, Saoirse's parents offer her hand to the cold and terrible Stone King. Knowing she'll never survive such a cruel man, Saoirse realizes there is only one path forwardshe must break her curse. On the eve of her betrothal, Saoirse seeks out the legendary Wolf of the WildFaolan, a feral, silver-tongued pirate. He swears he will help rid her of the deadly magic, if she'll use it to locate a lost mythical isle first. Crafted by the slaughtered gods, it is the only land that could absorb her power. With no other hope, Saoirse is forced to trust Faolan, no matter the secrets he keeps. But with the wrath of her scorned betrothed and her disgraced father following them, Saoirse needs protection and adds one last condition to their deal: if Faolan wants her on his ship, he'll have to marry her first. Born in the South with a healthy streak of wanderlust, Maggie Rapier is an incurable romantic who loves nothing more than wordplay and witchcraftexcept, perhaps, her sourdough starter. When she's not marketing French antiques or writing about moody girls and sexy pirates, you can find her wandering in the woods with a basket in hand. SOULGAZER is her first novel.