3.5 

This Gilded Abyss

By Rebecca Thorne
This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne digital book - Fable

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From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Thorne comes This Gilded Abyss, a thrilling lesbian fantasy where Arcane meets Titanic

Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier, but she's desperate to leave her haunted past in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside old friends...and old flames. Unfortunately, even the icy ocean can't extinguish some fires. When Kessandra, everyone's favorite princess—and Nix's loathed ex—requests Nix's help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently.

But Kessandra always gets what she wants.

Consigned as Kessandra's bodyguard, Nix grudgingly boards a luxurious submersible that offers the only transportation to Fall. It's frustrating, irritating, how quickly Nix and Kess fall back in sync—much as she tries to fight, Nix can't deny their spark. But Kessandra wasn't truthful—surprise, surprise—and Nix quickly realizes their "investigation" isn't about the massacre, but rather what caused it: an illness that incites its victims into a violent craze.

When another royal is brutally murdered, it becomes apparent the disease has spread—and no one on the submersible is safe. Suddenly, survival hinges on trusting each other, which would be a hell of a lot easier if Kessandra didn't keep lying. Injured, fighting for their lives, Nix has to decide if she can trust Kessandra again...and what she'll lose this time.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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3.5
“Rebecca Thorne is such a great writer! I was completely hooked into this locked-room submarine setting and loved seeing how the plot evolved into an infectious outbreak. Nix was such a strong female main character to follow. I'm interested to see how this second chance romance grows over the series. It was just such a fun time! I'm eager to get to the sequel as soon as it comes out.”
“I will start by saying when I picked up this book, I thought it was a stand alone. Not sure how I missed it was the first book in an unfinished trilogy but here we are. My frustration with this book is that is set up several compelling plot lines and mysteries and resolved basically now of them. They barely even got off the submersible. That being said I want to know what the what is happening with Lumos, what sethalos actually is, etc. So I will be reading the next book when it comes out. My other Complaint: what was with the obsession with the vibrator? Nix couldn't stop bringing it up during Chapter 23 and then nothing came of it... because reasons. Why include it at all? Granted I don't love any sort of spice in my stories so picturing possible scene with its use didn't really do it for me. But come on”

About Rebecca Thorne

Rebecca Thorne is an author of all things fantasy, sci-fi, and romantic, such as the Tomes & Tea series. She thrives on deadlines, averages 2,700 words a day, and tries to write at least 3 books a year. (She also might be a little hyper-focused ADHD.)

After years in the traditional publishing space, Rebecca pivoted into self-publishing. Now, she’s found a happy medium as a hybrid author, and leans into her love of teaching by helping other authors find their perfect publication path.

When she’s not writing (or avoiding writing), Rebecca can be found traveling the country as a flight attendant, or doing her best impression of a granola-girl hermit with her two dogs. She’s always scheming to move to a mountain town and open a bookshop that serves tea.

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