Scourge of the Shores: A Closed Door Pirate Romantasy (The Shadow Sails) by Lauren Lee Merewether

A pirate king. A sea dragon’s curse. And an island captain who would rather drown than surrender. The tide bore their names long before love made them a legend. Danna Chadwick knows the sea’s price—and she’s paid it in blood. Heiress to a royal pirate lineage and battle-hardened commander of her island’s fleet, she carries scars from an endless war against a mythic sea dragon whose fury shattered her home and left her mother crippled. Now, with her island one strike away from ruin, she faces an alliance she never wanted—with the North Sea’s most feared ruler. Robert “The Ruthless” Jaymes inherits a crown carved from the sea. Since his father’s death, every pirate lord watches for weakness—and Robert refuses to give them any. He could have razed Danna’s island and taken what he wanted. Instead, something in her defiance stays his hand and pulls him into a tide that could cost him far more than his throne. Read more