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- Content warnings: Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Manipulation, Sexual assault (referenced), Death, Betrayal
A Flame Among the Seas
by Emilia Jae
Book 2 in Beyond the Tides
Come for the pirate-and-Atlantis scale, stay for Esmyra choosing between vengeance, trust, and the man she absolutely does not want to still love.
goodreads 4.52/5 547 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length582 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Slow burn with late spice
- Adrenaline rush
- Protective love interest
- Mutual pining
- Passionate / intense
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- He falls first
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension
- Push and pull
- Longing glances
- Star-crossed
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Coastal / island / beach
- Mythological
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- Gods/deities
- Revenge romance
- Adventure romance
- Star-crossed lovers
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Cinematic
- Heavy
- High
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- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Pirate/captain
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Adventurous
- Emotional
- Siren
- Tense
- Villain protagonist
- Mythic
- Revenge arc
- Pirate seas
- Island kingdom
- Cliffhanger warning
- Plot twist heavy
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 582 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book