Kahlen and Akinli are playfully cute, but the chemistry is missing, and readers may question why Kahlen risks so much for a guy she barely knows. Since sirens canât age, speak, or marry, their romance seems doomed. Kahlen detests her macabre work but finds some contentment with her siren sisters, until she unexpectedly falls in love with a guileless human, Akinli. After a shipwreck kills Kahlenâs parents, she is rescued from drowning by the sentient Ocean herself, but must serve for 100 years as a siren, using her beauty and otherworldly voice to lure humans to horrible deaths at sea. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart.įebruFaithful fans of the Selection series can dive into this Little Mermaidâesque story, originally self-published in 2009, but revised for its rerelease. Falling in love with a human breaks all of the Ocean's rules, and if the Ocean discovers Kahlen's feelings, she'll be forced to leave Akinli for good. And though she can't talk to him, they soon forge a connection neither of them can deny.

Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude.until she meets Akinli. And though a single word from her can kill, she can't resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again. Kahlen became a Siren after her family died in a terrible shipwreck, decades ago. But once her century of service is over, each Siren gets a chance to start over – a chance to live the mortal life that was almost stolen from her.

To keep their true nature secret, Sirens must never speak to humans, and must be careful never to stay in the same place for too long.

To repay their debt, these young women must serve for 100 years as Sirens, remaining young and beautiful and using their deadly voices to lure strangers into watery graves. Throughout the ages, the Ocean has occasionally rescued young women from drowning. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series comes this sweeping standalone fantasy romance.

Kahlen the siren