The Siren

FromtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheSelectionseriescomesthissweepingstandalonefantasyromance.Agirlwithasecret.Theboyofherdreams.Anoceanbetweenthem.Throughouttheages,theOceanhasoccasionallyrescuedyoungwomenfromdrowning.Torepaytheirdebt,theseyoungwomenmustservefor100yearsasSirens,remainingyoungandbeautifulandusingtheirdeadlyvoicestolurestrangersintowaterygraves.Tokeeptheirtruenaturesecret,Sirensmustneverspeaktohumans,andmustbecarefulnevertostayinthesameplacefortoolong.Butoncehercenturyofserviceisover,eachSirengetsachancetostartover–achancetolivethemortallifethatwasalmoststolenfromher.KahlenbecameaSirenafterherfamilydiedinaterribleshipwreck,decadesago.Andthoughasinglewordfromhercankill,shecan’tresistspendingherdaysonland,watchingordinarypeopleandlongingforthedaywhenshewillbeabletospeakandlaughandlivefreelyamongthemagain.Kahlenisresignedtofinishinghersentenceinsolitude…untilshemeetsAkinli.Handsome,caring,andkind,AkinliiseverythingKahleneverdreamedof.Andthoughshecan’ttalktohim,theysoonforgeaconnectionneitherofthemcandeny…andKahlendoesn’twantto.FallinginlovewithahumanbreaksalloftheOcean’srules,andiftheOceandiscoversKahlen’sfeelings,she’llbeforcedtoleaveAkinliforgood.Butforthefirsttimeinalifetimeoffollowingtherules,Kahlenisdeterminedtofollowherheart.