This Splintered Sea (Ends of the Earth #1), Haley J. Munroe

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This Splintered Sea by Haley J. Munroe is a paperback sapphic romantasy novel and the first book in the Ends of the Earth series. Blending high-stakes trials, pirate intrigue, and forbidden romance, this is a story where love is as dangerous as the sea itself.

Once, Briar was the Princess of the Sea—ruthless, powerful, and feared as the captain of The Twelfth Night. But after killing her betrothed and fleeing an arranged marriage, she paid a terrible price. Cursed, stripped of her magic, and bound to land, even a touch of seawater now means death.

A decade later, she survives as a pickpocket and the king’s favored courtesan in an enemy court, secretly working as a spy while carrying on a dangerous, hidden affair with the queen.

When the king announces a deadly competition—fifty competitors, three brutal trials, and one wish granted to the victor—Briar sees her chance. The prize could break her curse and restore everything she has lost.

Disguised as a pirate, she enters the trials, binding herself to The Gales and the perilous challenges ahead.

But there’s a complication.

The identity she has stolen is being hunted by Kressa, a notorious bounty hunter and fellow competitor—the very woman Briar is meant to seduce and betray. The same woman whose kiss awakens Briar’s dormant magic, shattering the rules of her curse and threatening to unravel everything.

As alliances shift and danger closes in, Briar must decide what she is willing to risk: her freedom, her revenge… or the one thing she never planned for—love.

A lush blend of adventure and emotion, This Splintered Sea delivers sapphic romance, political intrigue, and high-seas danger in a world where every choice cuts deep.

Listing details:
Author: Haley J. Munroe
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: March 19, 2026
ISBN: 97898994459515