Book 1

On These Black Sands

by Vanessa Rasanen

Published 10 August 2021

AN HEIR ON THE RUN

In one month, Aoife Cascade will turn twenty and take her seat on the Council of Cregah, an honor she’s been preparing for her whole life. But when she lets a secret slip to her mother with devastating consequences, all her plans for the future crumble. Believing her people to be better off without her, she flees Cregah, stowing away aboard a pirate ship bound for dangerous waters.

A PIRATE CAPTAIN WHO NEEDS HER HELP

Captain Declan McCallagh is young compared to the pirate lords, but after twelve years on the grueling sea, he has earned a well-respected ship and the attention of the lords, who’d like nothing better than to see his ruin. All he wants is to leave the Aisling Sea—and his past—behind him. But when his sister demands he find the enchanted dagger her rebel faction needs to overthrow the ruling Council, he’ll have to decide whether to cast off all family ties or take the perilous voyage to waters guarded by sirens, only passable with the help of the last remaining fae, currently imprisoned by the Council.

With murder and betrayal at every turn, can Aoife and Declan learn to rely on one another?
Or will the secrets they carry destroy their people—and each other?

On These Black Sands takes you on a captivating high seas adventure filled with snark, mystery, and a bit of romance.


Book 2

From These Dark Depths

by Vanessa Rasanen

Published 16 August 2022

Being eaten by a siren queen is at least an interesting way to die.

And Declan has little hope of avoiding it while locked in this brig.

His captor is ruthless. His guilt is relentless.

Everyone he needs is back on his ship, hopefully chasing after him…without tempting death themselves.

But if they don’t make it in time, he’ll have to face the queen.

And his demons.

An heir stole his heart. Now that heart–and the remorse it harbors–may get him killed.

Or worse.

The second installment in the Aisling Sea trilogy ups the stakes with new dangers and more swoon-worthy romance sure to create fans of insta-love. This is a forbidden love story with multiple POV, a bit of steam, and a cliffhanger ending.


Book 3

With These Last Breaths

by Vanessa Rasanen

Published 15 August 2023

Every journey must end... one way or another.

And in Declan's experience, that usually means death.

Death of his enemies. Death of his friends.

Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer... even if it means letting the darkness within take over.

But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything.

He could still lose her.

He may not be good enough—he may not deserve her—but he's not about to let her go.

Not without a fight.

This is the final book in the Aisling Sea series. Darker, grittier, spicier, this book contains anxiety representation, torture, violence, family drama, and on-page intimate scenes.


Books 1-3

The Aisling Sea Trilogy

by Vanessa Rasanen

Published 12 August 2024