Tail’s Curse

“Don’t ever fall in love. It’ll only make you miserable.”

Cordelia Marguerite, the descendant of a mermaid betrayed in love, endured a miserable marriage before her mother’s early death. 

Tormented by her family, she waited for the day she would grow up, marry a wealthy fiancé, and finally break free. But when the hereditary illness passed down from her mother strikes, her engagement is broken off. 

Faced with a limited lifespan, she refuses to let her life end in misery and sets off on a journey. 

However, her first act of rebellion goes awry when the cruise ship she boards is captured by pirates—plunging her into danger from the very start.  

The man who saves her is Noah Tudor, an imperial hero and a ruthless financial tycoon.  

“Thank you. I owe you my life.”

“You owe me more than just your life.”

As the infamous head of Raven Bank, he demands repayment for the debt her father left behind. 

With little time left to live and now burdened by debt, Cordelia strikes a desperate bargain with Noah to secure a one-year extension before her inevitable end.  

“Since I have no money, are you trying to seduce me now?”

“That’s not what I—”

“Then buy me. What kind of gentleman would refuse when a lady is this desperate to sell herself?”

His words are sharp, yet his presence is dazzlingly warm—like an endless ocean rushing toward Cordelier, who has spent her entire life parched as a fish out of water. 

Love and affection? They’re nothing but the seeds of misery. But as her days dwindle, can she really resist falling for him?  

A Harlequin romance between a sickly, timid yet sharp-tongued mermaid girl drowning in debt and an unconventional gentleman creditor, Noah Tudor.