Time to clear things up! There is some discrepancy in how my books are numbered between platform. Smashwords does not allow partial numbers, while both Draft2Digital and GoodReads do. There is also some confusion about what books are in the series. I'm terribly sorry about that! Hopefully the lists below give you better idea of how this all works and improves your reading experience.

Publication Order:
Passion's Power
Ocean's Embrace
Sand's Caress
Ink's Grace
Heart's Hold

In-World Chronological Order:
Passion's Power
Heart's Hold
Ocean's Embrace
Sand's Caress
Ink's Grace

My Recommended Reading Order:
Ocean's Embrace
Sand's Caress
Passion's Power
Ink's Grace
Heart's Hold

I also want to give you a helpful hint about books moving forward. When I designed this series (which, as it sits now, is set to be 20+ books long) I chose to make the names line up with characters. That way, once the series was finished, readers could choose to read the series by couple and not just in event order. Here is the breakdown of the series by couple:

Ocean books = Sven & Leanne/Sveanne
Sand books = Mirandha & Zane
Ink books = Francis & Divina/Fravina
Passion books = Bea & Vester
Heart books = Bryant & (partner)

Anyone wishing to read just Mirandha and Zane's story and relationship arc can pick up the sand books and read them right through without having to get sidetracked by events outside of their little corner of the Underwater world. Likewise, if folks just wanted to read Fravina, they can pick up just ink books. Please note: Bryant's books are associated with heart, but I have not set another partner name because Vixxa dies before the main series, and he has multiple partners later.

Hopefully this has clarified the confusion! Thank you for reading, and I hope you continue to visit the Sharkside!

xoxo,
RS

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