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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Kidnapping
A Wraith Beneath the Tides
by Emilia Jae
Book 1 in Beyond the Tides
Esmyra is morally gray in the useful way: dangerous, stubborn, and willing to make the ugly call. The romance is a slow-burn fight for leverage until the whole ocean starts raising the stakes.
goodreads 4.05/5 2,805 ratings
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Length584 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium
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
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
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- Brooding prince
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- He falls first
- Passionate / intense
- Reluctant hero
- Banter
- Tension
- Push and pull
- Anticipation
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Eye contact intensity
- Playful banter
- Longing glances
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Mermaid romance
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Coastal / island / beach
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- Elementals
- Kidnapped by the hero
- Underground / underworld
- Adventure romance
- Forbidden love
- Forced proximity
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Adventurous
- Cinematic
- Moderate
- Pirate/captain
- Mysterious
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- Dramatic
- Immersive
- Feral/unhinged
- Dangerous
- Edgy
- Siren
- Epic
- Villain protagonist
- Atmospheric
- Pirate seas
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 584 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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