Aven has spent centuries surviving on other people’s memories.

To remain above the water, the nixie must complete an ancient bargain: nine markers, nine kisses, nine memories taken from a traveller willing to pay the price.

Then Marek arrives.

He is weary, secretive, and far too willing to forget. As Aven leads him along the old road to Dorn, each kiss strips away another piece of the life he has spent twenty years trying to escape. But the closer they come to the ninth marker, the more dangerous their bargain becomes. Somewhere between stolen memories and kisses that cost nothing at all, two lonely creatures begin finding comfort in each other.

There is only one problem.

Marek has known what Aven is from the beginning.

And when she discovers what he truly came to the lake to lose, Aven must decide whether forgetting can ever be a mercy—or whether some memories are meant to hurt.

Dark, sensual and bittersweet, The Nixie’s Bargain is a haunting fantasy romance about grief, loneliness, and the things we would surrender just to feel lighter.