Tides and Torment - (Immortal Tethers) by Caitlan Honer (Hardcover)

About the Book

While being forced to play husband and wife, a blind god of sight and the assassin he's shackled to realize there's another killer aboard their ship--and they are the next targets. This enemies-to-lovers murder-mystery fantasy blends their high-stakes isolation with a vicious dance between romance and ire.

Book Synopsis

While being forced to play husband and wife, a blind god of sight and the assassin he's shackled to realize there's another killer aboard their ship--and they are the next targets. This enemies-to-lovers murder-mystery fantasy blends their high-stakes isolation with a vicious dance between romance and ire.

"Has anyone ever told you that you look ravishing when you're dying?"

Being an indestructible, heavens-approved assassin has its downsides--like bloodstained ball gowns or getting caught and imprisoned. Luckily for Roisin, she once tricked a god into servitude, and now he has no choice but to obey her every command.

Thaddeus--aka Thadaryx, God of Sight--would love nothing more than to kill the girl holding his chains. Instead, he's forced to help her escape a dungeon. Fleeing guards and the gallows, they fake their identities, posing as husband and wife, to board an outbound ship. But shared sleeping arrangements, warring loyalties, and siren-filled waters become the least of their worries when someone starts killing passengers one by one.

After Roisin becomes a target herself, she wants vengeance. On a ship full of suspects, Thaddeus is the only one whose murderous intents she can trust. To maintain the guise of wedded bliss, she offers him a deal instead of a command, one that could mean his freedom. Play detective, and once a day he can test the limits of her indestructibility.

Bodies are piling up and time is running out. Together, Roisin and Thaddeus must navigate murder, ocean storms, and the rising tensions beginning to infiltrate their pretend marriage. With the lives of new friends on the line, they'll have to rely on each other to uncover the truth before they reach land and the killer escapes.

Review Quotes

"Caitlan Honer establishes herself as a force to be reckoned with in this riotous debut where the gods are bound, the backs are stabbed, and the humor is biting, tempered only by the author's lush and lyrical prose. This debut scratched the decades-long itch Sinbad left behind, and I found myself holding my breath more often than not as my eyes raced across the page, unable to look away!" --Maggie Rapier, USA Today bestselling author of Soulgazer

"Tides and Torment was truly a surprise at every turn. It's part mystery, part enemies-to-lovers, all out on the open sea. With top-notch writing, a unique mythology, and incredible characters, I was glued to every page. Roisin and Thaddeus are both incredible forces to be reckoned with. I loved this amazing and sizzling duo and can't wait for more!" --Mary E. Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of The Courting of Bristol Keats

"With chemistry that leaps off the page and a mystery that leaves you gasping for breath, Tides and Torment is a thrilling, bloody triumph of a debut that's as deadly as it is delightful. Armed with plenty of banter and weapons to match, Roisin and Thaddeus will sweep you off your feet and have you begging for more." --C.C. Foster, author of What Lies Between

"With a vivid setting, high stakes, and two complex, morally gray main characters you can't help but love, Tides and Torment adds a fresh twist to the young adult genre. Honer's command of the written word harnesses the emotions of both her characters and readers alike to create a gripping, immersive experience I would pay to read for the first time again." --Lauren M. Leasure, author of The Benevolence & Blood Series

"Murder on the high seas, slow-burn tension between a resentful god and an indestructible assassin, and a cast full of characters you can never -- and should never -- quite trust, and more! Tides and Torment is a high-stakes murder mystery with delicious banter that romantasy lovers will adore." --Amanda Linsmeier, author of the Three Bells Trilogy

About the Author

Caitlan Honer lives in the evergreen, ever-cloudy Pacific Northwest where carrying an umbrella is a rookie move and hoodies reign supreme. As a kid, her Halloween costumes ranged from "princess" to "blood" which, in hindsight, explains a lot about the types of stories she loves to tell. Armed with a degree in Creative Writing and English, Caitlan has spent half her life tangled in fiction. If she isn't drafting new traumas and tension-filled moments for the characters in her head, she's probably curled up with a book, entertaining the occasional existential crisis, or taking her dog Milo for a walk.