The sea doesn't drown its victims. It invites them.
Sent to catalogue the ruins of an abandoned island village, archaeologist Natural Mayfield discovers the truth behind the disappearances that haunt local folklore: an ancient faerie queen beneath the waves preserves those who answer her call-forever.
As storms reshape reality and the dead return perfected, Natural becomes the next chosen. To escape, she must reject a beauty powerful enough to remake the world-and herself.
A gothic speculative horror where eternity is a trap, consent is cultivated, and the most dangerous monsters are the ones who offer mercy.
For fans of Mexican Gothic, The Historian, and Station Eleven.