Rhapsodic

The highly anticipated first novel in Laura Thalassa's critically acclaimed dark fantasy series, which centers on a siren and the "bargainer" to whom she owes several favors, has been completely rewritten and edited.

The siren Callypso Lillis has a major issue that extends up her arm and deep into her history.

Callie has been wearing a black beaded bracelet up her wrist—magical IOUs for favors she previously received—for the last seven years. Her responsibilities can only be fulfilled by death or payback.

Everyone is aware that the Bargainer is the one to contact when you need a favor fulfilled. You can get everything you desire from this guy, but there's a catch. And everyone is aware that he always collects eventually. However, Callie has never requested money back. Until today, no.

Things are going to change, Callie realizes, as she discovers the Bargainer in her chamber, a smile on his lips and a sparkle in his eye. Initially, it's a recognition of a fact—one bead's worth—that they are attracted to one other. However, the Bargainer's goals go beyond just renewing their relationship. The Otherworld is experiencing some kind of event. One by one, fae warriors vanish, leaving only the women—each carrying a child cradled in a glass casket—to survive.

The siren the Bargainer long ago rejected will be necessary to help him preserve his people. If she's able to pardon him.