by Joy Peregrine
Series: As Boundless as the Sea #1
In the magic-fueled port city of Fabinmore—where law is a mere suggestion, and the Church bears the sharpest claws—three star-crossed souls are running from a tempest, and none of them is fast enough. Aisengale is a disgraced naval surgeon bound to a vendetta pact, living in exile and desperate to break his vow. Evelyn is a gifted midwife and reluctant priestess harbouring forbidden magic of her own. And Oliver, the commander Aisen loved and lost, is arriving at the worst possible moment with hi
Genres: Queer/LGBTQ+, Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Romance/Romantasy
Tropes: Magical society, Divine Intervention, Religious Trauma, Sapphic Romance, Redemption Arc, Anti Colonial Gothic, Morally Grey Characters, Unique Magic System, Multiple Love Interests, Tattooed MMC, Mutual Pining, Witches and warlocks, Finding Love Again, Second Chance Romance, Star-Crossed Lovers, MMF Why Choose, Revenge plot, Forced choice between loyalty and love, Gods with Their Own Agendas, Steampunk, Lovers in Denial, Lost Love & Reconnection, Polyamorous Romance, Forbidden Romance, Reluctant Allies to Lovers, Pirates, Forbidden Professor/Student, MM Romance, Spicy Magic, Queer-normative, Found Family, Romance, Spicy Slowburn, Love as Worship, Former Military, Magical Quest, Achillean romance
540 pages
Published: 2026-10-30