{"product_id":"devil-of-the-deep-9781967967049","title":"Devil of the Deep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLu watched the love of his life walk the plank and sink into the inky-black depths of the sea. Nnenna was dead . . . or so he thought.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years later, Lieutenant \"Lu\" Ortega, dutiful fleet officer, embarks on a mission to hunt down a powerful talisman now in the hands of a runaway mermaid. On his quest, he discovers the impossible: Nnenna is still alive. Fierce and cunning, and as breathtaking as ever, Nnenna 's won enough bloody sword fights as a pirate captain to earn the nickname \"Devil of the Deep.\" She has come to reject the system of order that Lu clings to, and worse, she's protecting the very quarry he's tracking: Pearl Highwater, who has defied the all-powerful sea god and might hold a valuable key to finding her people's lost island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the tides and fates bring them together, Nnenna, Lu, and Pearl must choose their loyalties, find their courage, and race to protect the island from false gods and forces of evil--or risk unleashing an ancient curse that could destroy them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Falencia Jean-Francois\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bindery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967967049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Francois, Falencia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFalencia Jean-Francois, a proud Haitian immigrant, is an author and educator living in Pittsburgh with her wife, two cats, and dog. She has loved storytelling since her first-grade teacher challenged her to write her own fable. Falencia has published two novellas, \u003ci\u003eAfter Hours\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCinderella\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDevil of the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. Falencia believes that words hold immense power, and she is committed to using them to fight oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Falencia Jean-Francois \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834173407389,"sku":"9781967967049","price":37.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5903c4be-4308-4a3d-b2bc-5e5516c91d04.jpg?v=1776145365","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/devil-of-the-deep-9781967967049","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}