the Pirates of Black Gem: Legion Waters: 1

As a young soldier in the Legion Guard, Core Blackletter has his entire future planned with the military. Hoping to soon sail the seas on one of the new frigates, he’ll finally have a chance to put his lifetime of training to use. Everything changes in the blink of an eye when a messenger arrives from the nearby southern capital bearing news of a mysterious attacker approaching within a dense fog. After a disastrous misunderstanding, Core finds himself accused of piracy and barely escapes the noose. But freedom comes at a high price. Finding himself among a crew of buccaneers led by the infamous Captain Cullen, he weighs the cost of survival against the decisions made to keep it. In this story of mystery, danger, and an unlikely romance, prepare to sail the Legion waters in the first book of the Pirates of the Black Gem series.