Between Tides & Thunder

By Leena Kazak

She was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed.

Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn't allowed to want. Not freedom. Not love. Not even her own future. Instead, she's spent her life healing others' pain and swallowing her own. But when her father strikes a fragile alliance with enemy-kingdom Arbinj to crush a rising rebellion, she is bartered into a marriage she didn't choose for a crown she doesn't want.

She expects a prince. She gets the Dark Commander.

Zevayr is ruthless, unyielding, and a stormwielder with a reputation soaked in blood. He is everything Mayah was taught to fear. Yet as they race across rebel-torn lands, the less certain she is of where the monster ends and where the man begins.

In Arbinj's glittering courts, the Rebellion surges and dangerous secrets stir from Mayah's past-secrets that could shatter her kingdom, and her heart, if she lets them.

The question is not if Mayah will betray, but who: her people, her love, or herself?

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Published Mar 31, 2026

448 pages

Average rating: 8

30 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Sophie Wolf
Aug 06, 2026
1/10 star
Not only is it predictable to the point of boring until 3/4 of the way through (and shortly thereafter), it is poorly written and poorly edited. Learn new ways of describing a lover's eyes other than by using "molten steel" and "molten grey" every other page, Ms. Kazak. Try using correct words, e.g. "fizzes" instead of "fizzles", "lies" instead of "lays", etc. If I had a hard copy rather than a Kindle version, I would have thrown it across the room so often it would have been in rags by the end. The only reason I finished the silly thing is that I was reading it for a bookclub.
CrystalD
Jul 22, 2026
8/10 stars
Fun, fast-paced standalone! Loved the MMC, Zev.
luisa_angelica
Jul 12, 2026
9/10 stars
Stand alone fantasy that uses elemental magic in its world. The twists and turns will leave you unable to put the book down.
Seekingwonderland
Jun 28, 2026
10/10 stars
This book was AMAZING! My introduction to the author and I’m obsessed! I loved the ride and can’t wait to read the POV flip! READ IT! You won’t be disappointed!

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