About the Book: Cat Rose is a thrilling fantasy adventure filled with pirates, forbidden love, political intrigue, and high-seas action. Once Lady Catrine Rose of the powerful Meridian Empire, Cat has reinvented herself as the fearless Widow Rose, ruler of a pirate tavern determined to control her own destiny. When the Empire launches a campaign to destroy the pirate republic, legendary pirate captain Valerian Kane becomes its greatest threat—and Cat’s greatest weakness. Forced to choose between betraying the man she loves or facing execution, Cat must navigate war, loyalty, survival, and dangerous secrets as a storm gathers over the Lyrian Sea.