Bryn Suddarth

After striking a deal with an evil god, Thomas is now bound to fulfill his promise to her. But finding the perfect man for the god of fear is no simple task when he’s stuck at sea on a skeleton crew run by a tyrant captain. To make matters worse, Thomas’s newly discovered power is out of control, and he can’t stop causing catastrophic storms. The only person who can help him is locked away, and the only way to communicate with her is through the last person he wants to see—his ex-boyfriend, Charles Southworth. Thomas quickly learns his deal with Tetra has only caused more problems, and if he can’t learn to control his power, he could lose Mariana forever.Meanwhile, Felix is trapped in a camp that claims to help magi like him, but magic is forbidden, and other magi won’t talk to him. His luck turns when an old frenemy approaches him with an uncertain offer of escape, devised by a friendly witch. Their plan becomes more dangerous as camp restrictions tighten, and Felix soon discovers the key to magic removal has been much closer to home than he ever knew. Escape may not be an option for him, but if he can’t escape, the price is his soul. Servant of Fear is the long-awaited second book in the Song of the Dark series. This action-packed romantasy adventure is a continuation of the compelling and emotional journey from book 1.

You can run away from home, but you can’t run away from yourself. In a siren-infested sea, Thomas is the last survivor on a sinking ship, the only sailor unaffected by the sirens’ song. An ancient ocean god becomes his unlikely savior when she offers to rescue him in exchange for his help. She believes Thomas is the key to finding a cure for the plague that has been turning mermaids into sirens around the world. As Thomas embarks on his journey, he is thrown into the unfamiliar world of magic and discovers it is nothing like he imagined. The memory of his forbidden first love haunts him, and the infamy of his name follows him. His comfortable reality slowly crumbles as he learns his family has been hiding a terrible secret. As he grapples with his new place in the world, he uncovers a powerful force causing the mermaids’ illness. If he can’t stop it from spreading, merfolk and humankind alike could be in far more danger than he realized. **Content Warning** This book contains sensitive themes including depression, suicidal thoughts, domestic violence, homophobia, and mention of sexual assault.