Dark Shores by Danielle L Jensen

Dark Shores (Dark Shores, #1)

by Danielle L. Jensen

In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But they have one mandate: East must never meet West.

A SAILOR WITH A WILL OF IRON
Teriana is the second mate of the Quincense and heir to the Maarin Triumvirate. Her people are born of the seas and the keepers of its secrets, but when her closest friend is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Teriana breaks her people’s mandate so her friend might escape—a choice with devastating consequences.

A SOLDIER WITH A SECRET
Marcus is the commander of the Thirty-Seventh, the notorious legion that has led the Celendor Empire to conquer the entire East. The legion is his family, but even they don’t know the truth he’s been hiding since childhood. It’s a secret he’ll do anything to protect, no matter how much it costs him – and the world.

A DANGEROUS QUEST
When an Empire senator discovers the existence of the Dark Shores, he captures Teriana’s crew and threatens to reveal Marcus’s secret unless they sail in pursuit of conquest, forcing the two into an unlikely—and unwilling—alliance. They unite for the sake of their families, but both must decide how far they are willing to go, and how much they are willing to sacrifice.

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Wow i was not prepared to devour this book the way i did. I finished it in two days. I was on the edge of my seat reading each heart wrenching part of this story. I love a lot about this book Roman influence, politics, world building is phenomenal, the camaraderie and hilarious antics. Their are a few characters that really stuck to my heart Bait and how he interacts with the sea dragon. Marcus how can you not hurt for Marcus. He try’s so hard to do the right thing but in the end he stuck with doing what the empire wants. Teriana who i think i hurt just as much for as she doing what she can to save those she loves but in the end is still dooming the land she swore to protect.

I really love the whole concept one part of the world not knowing anything about the other half of the world. The description of magical paths that you can travel to get places and the sea faring voyage that was taken to get to the Dark Shores. This is an amazing sea faring story and at the heart is various characters that are just trying to survive. This is a great story. I diving into Dark Skies which is out in May. Review post for that probably within the next few weeks.

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