A Dark High-Seas Romantasy
HEART OF A SIREN
Clare Victoria Gledhill
“Do you ever stand by the ocean and feel like it’s calling to you? Come with me, and I’ll show you its beauty; come with me, and I’ll help you drown in it.”
The Book
On a small Caribbean island at the edge of the trade routes, there is a woman the villagers go to when a fever will not break. She sells charms in the market. She swims at night, alone. When she is angry, old sailors check the sky.
Selene likes her life quiet, her door shut, and her secrets exactly where they are.
Then a Royal Navy captain she once called a friend decides that what she will not give can be taken instead. She wakes far from shore, bound for a use she never agreed to — and the pirates who storm the ship should be worse news. Their captain gives her his cabin, his protection, and the run of his ship. He asks questions she cannot afford to answer, and lets every one of them go.
Selene knows how to survive men who want her. She has no practice with one who wants her free.
And the sea is listening.
Heart of a Siren is an adult romantasy. It contains scenes of peril, death and violence at sea, the threat and aftermath of coercion, and explicit sexual content between adults, including non-consensual.
The author takes the mental health of her readers very seriously, and while the book has a HEA, there are dark themes which may be triggering for some. If you would like further information, please reach out to clare@cvgledhill.co.uk.
From the deep
“You’ve pulled me under like a riptide. I think I’ll drown without you.”
“I said nothing. But in my heart, I said everything.”
“I am the tempest which devastates ships. I am the riptide which drags sailors to destruction. … And I will save myself.”
“My soul wept; the ocean became my tears.”
“I belong to no one, Ryker. I am of the sea, and no man can claim me.”
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Sounds of the voyage
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Clare Victoria Gledhill
Clare Victoria Gledhill is an indie author who writes from the depths of her heart and imagination. Based in the UK, she shares her life with her husband, two young daughters, and two cheeky cats. They’re her whole world — except when she’s diving off into imaginary ones. Gledhill’s writing is lush, sensory and emotionally charged, with a thread of uplifting banter. While romance is at the core, she’s not afraid to explore themes of mental health and self-discovery, with the hope that her readers will feel seen and empowered by her words, just as she herself was empowered by the characters she created.