“Is it true…that you pulled a lion from the ocean and fell in love with him?” ASLAN The sixteen-year-old boy named after a lion. A boy with his entire life ahead of him. A boy running from a terrible secret. All it takes is one awful night to change everything. One secret, one smuggler, one boat, one storm. And he wakes in an entirely different existence. Staring into the ocean-blue eyes of his twelve-year-old rescuer. NERIDA The twelve-year-old girl named after a sea nymph. A girl with lofty dreams and absolute faith that she’ll achieve them. All it takes is a bright, sunny morning to change everything. One boy clinging to wreckage, one sea cradling him close, one chance at keeping him safe. He’s illegal and unwanted. She’s stubborn and so sure. He’s lost absolutely everything. And she’s found the only thing she ever wanted. They begin as rescued and rescuer. Slowly growing from twelve and sixteen. He’s not allowed to touch her. She’s convinced he is the one. But as each day dawns on his illegal existence, Aslans’s secrets creep ever closer, the death he ran from hunts ever faster, and the darkness that he can’t get free of finally finds him. And it costs him… everything. A true coming-of-age story that spans a lifetime. This book deals with heavy subjects and is advised you check the Content Warnings on the Author’s website. Lunamare is a tangled romance that fans of The Ribbon Duet will love. Combining the beautiful drama of Nicholas Sparks with the brutality of dark romance, Pepper Winters has created a tale of soulmates, secrets, cruelty, and heart-wrenching love. Tropes: Age Gap, Angsty, Childhood Sweethearts, Close Proximity, Coming-of-Age, Fish Out of Water, Forbidden Love, Found Family, Interracial/Multicultural, Love at First Sight, Main Character in Peril, Orphan, Soul Mate, Tragic Past, Secrets, Longing, New Adult

I made the worst mistake of my life when I was twenty-two. I let love and fear destroy everything I ever wanted, and now I have a choice to make. Run and hide, or stay and face the consequences. I'd always known I wasn't allowed to love her. I'd always accepted that I wasn't allowed to keep her. But that didn't stop me. I broke every rule and choked on every secret to have her. The only problem is, those secrets aren't just hunting me anymore, they've found me. I can't run. I can't hide. For a moment, I had it all. I had all my dreams and the girl I would kill for. But now, I have to pay the price. I have to pay... And I won't survive. A true coming-of-age story that spans a lifetime. This book deals with heavy subjects and is advised you check the Content Warnings on the Author's website.