Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, 1)

From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited first book in her smash-hit dark fantasy romance between a siren and the "bargainer" she owes countless favors to.

Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past.

For the last seven years Callie has been wearing a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she once received. Only death or repayment will fulfill her obligations.

Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He's a man who can get you anything you want ... at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for Callie, he's never asked for repayment. Not until now.

When Callie finds the Bargainer in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it's admitting a truth--a single bead's worth--acknowledging the attraction between them. But the Bargainer is after more than just rekindling their connection. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one, and only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to her breast.

For the Bargainer to save his people, he'll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. If she can forgive him.

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Published Jun 16, 2021

400 pages

Average rating: 7.01

105 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

RBB
Apr 12, 2025
8/10 stars
It was a tad slow at the beginning but then you get wrapped up so quickly in the turmoil of Callie’s life it doesn’t much matter. Des & Callie just awesome together… and I have to say, I do feel bad for Eli.
Summerth
Mar 24, 2025
8/10 stars
1str book is really good, but the second one gets weird don't recommend.
g.sherman
Dec 13, 2024
9/10 stars
Full of twists and turns, and the slow burn is real.
Bookworm_Claire
Nov 20, 2024
8/10 stars
Audiobook listen. This has been one of my favorite non-SJM Romantasy picks so far. It’s more of an Urban Fantasy setting for part of the book, which I enjoy. There are lots of bargains and a morally grey “Shadow Daddy” with a good level of spice. I’m a fan!
LoveAndLore
Nov 03, 2024
7/10 stars
I love a good shadow daddy and Des is just that.

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