The Sea Withdrew

Fountain of Youth, Book 2

De: Miranda Levi

Narrado por: Sarah Kisko

Scarlet Singer survived the truth, but survival has a price.

The hidden world of magic is no longer a nightmare she can deny. Witches are lying. Monsters are real. And the demon who once hunted her is now the only one who may be able to save the boy she loves.

To keep Zig alive, Scarlet agrees to an impossible bargain with Dagon, the ancient sea-born being tied to her across lifetimes. But staying near him means stepping deeper into a world of buried gods, stolen histories, and old magic twisted into something monstrous. It also means facing the one truth Scarlet has tried hardest to outrun: Dagon is not the story she was told.

As Scarlet and Dagon are forced into uneasy alliance, the line between enemy and protector begins to blur. A journal from one of Scarlet’s former lives opens the door to memories that were never truly lost, and with every page, her connection to Dagon grows more intimate, more dangerous, and harder to deny.

Because the past between them is not dead. It is waiting.

And the deeper Scarlet falls into Dagon’s world, the more she begins to see the tragedy beneath the monster, the god beneath the demon, and the love that history tried to turn into something cruel. Dagon is not simply a demon. He is a ruin made by grief, devotion, and centuries of rage. And Scarlet may be the only thing he has ever wanted that he could never keep.

But the Circle is still watching. Old powers are rising from the sea. And if Scarlet cannot uncover the truth of who Dagon was, and who she was to him, she may lose far more than her heart.

The Sea Withdrew is the second book in the award-winning Fountain of Youth trilogy, a dark adult romantasy filled with morally gray devotion, ancient gods, reincarnation, cursed love, blood magic, hidden worlds, and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance that spans lifetimes. This series must be read in order.

©2024 Miranda Levi (P)2026 Rainbow Quartz Publisher

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A spellbinding continuation—dark, mysterious, and impossible to put down." – Jackson Anhalt, bestselling author of From the 911 Files

Excellent!

Just as good as book one. I love the deep dive and cannot wait for book three.

Great sequel

I love this series! This book builds on the setting and really opens up the world these characters inhabit.

Demons and Mermaids and Witches, Oh My!

This is the second book in the Fountain of Youth series. It was significantly shorter than the first book, but it managed to pack a lot of content into its pages. This installment turns everything you thought you knew about the world in the first book on its head. Who even is “good”? Who is “evil”? Does bad become good if it’s for specific reasons? A lot to contemplate here.

Also, the tiny child inside me squealed about all the mermaid lore.

The narrator for the audiobook also narrated the first book in the series and another of this author’s books. She’s very talented and her narration was super engaging. I admire anyone that can perform so many distinct voices.

Finally, you are KILLING me with these cliffhangers, Miranda Levi!

Exactly what I hoped book 2 would have!

This was even better than the first book. Somehow everything was turned on its head. This is a villain story for sure. I can’t wait for book 3!