An MM Romantic Thriller (Dark Water Book 1)

London, 2095. Sixty years after the world drowned, the system broke, and people became property.

 Josiah Raine hasn’t touched another man since his husband’s murder seven years ago. Alexander Lytton hasn’t known freedom since destroying his life and becoming Britain’s most hated man.

 Now a murder has thrown them together—and it’s about to crack them both wide open.

 Alex is a servant accused of killing his master, and homicide detective Josiah has one job: prove him guilty. The problem? He doesn’t believe Alex did it. He knows the beautiful, sharp-witted young man is hiding something dark, but is it murder?

 Josiah is falling apart—haunted by his husband’s last moments, talking to ghosts, and running on empty. Alex is dangerous, damaged, and forbidden. Everything Josiah’s frozen heart shouldn’t want.

 In Alex’s arms, Josiah remembers what it feels like to be human. But Alex isn’t his to love, and the secrets he’s hiding could destroy them both.

 Dark water. Deadly secrets. Dangerous love.

 ⚠️ This series must be read in order, starting with Book 1: Crocodile Tears.

 Contains dark themes intended for mature readers—see Author’s Notes for content advisory.

Readers are saying: “This book offers a fresh, gripping take on the dystopian genre unlike anything I’ve read before. Dark, suspenseful, and utterly immersive, it had me hooked from the very start.” – Storm In A Teacup ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“It is, on the surface, a simple murder mystery. But it goes so much deeper than that. Crocodile Tears is beautiful and sad; full of love, pain, grief, guilt, hopelessness, and loneliness. It’s a tale of two lost souls, each treading the violent waters of guilt and grief in their own way for their own reasons.” – Cinnamon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“This water-y, green, world submerged atmosphere gave me such a Ghibli vibe? I kept picturing those big areas of old cities under water, the sky reflecting in them. Loved it.” – Amaryllis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐