In the Wake of the Ruined
A powerful Siren must face the monster threatening her home, even if it means risking everything—including the king she’s grown to love—in this dark and romantic follow-up to In the Veins of the Drowning.
The realm has a new queen… and a new monster.
Imogen can no longer hide. She has claimed her ancestral crown, and now the corrupted bond she shares with the ancient deity Eusia is stronger than ever. Though she is determined to sever it, doing so is no easy feat. The threat of war looms. Shifting alliances, a hunger for magic, and her feelings for Theodore, King of Varya, attempt to thwart her at every turn.
Meanwhile, Theodore is battling the strain of his own crown and commitments. When Imogen suddenly appears on his ship, every dutiful resolution he’s ever made threatens to snap. As they draw nearer to ending Eusia, lurking dangers and their perilous desire for one another prove more insurmountable than they could have imagined. Will the chaos, ruin, and death that Imogen was prophesied to usher into the realm be the end of all things, or the beginning?
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Kalie Cassidy
Kalie Cassidy writes the kind of fantasy that feels like slipping beneath dark waters, mysterious, lyrical, and quietly dangerous. Her debut novel, In the Veins of the Drowning (2025), invites readers into a world of winged sirens, fractured kingdoms, and a heroine caught between survival and self-discovery. It is the first book in The Siren Mage series, a romantic fantasy steeped in political tension, cultural myth, and the raw pull of identity.
Cassidy grew up in Southern California, where the Pacific’s edge and her Puerto Rican and Irish heritage shaped how she saw the world, as both belonging and apart. Before turning to fiction, she spent over a decade in the theatre as an actor, coach, and teacher in Los Angeles. That background informs her storytelling: her characters speak with emotional honesty, her scenes move with a sense of stagecraft, and her prose lingers with the rhythm of performance.
The Siren Mage
In a world where the ocean hides more than secrets, The Siren Mage unfolds a haunting tale of power, identity, and forbidden bonds. The series begins with a siren named Imogen Nel, who conceals her wings and blood magic beneath the surface of a kingdom that fears her kind. When a blood bond forces her to ally with a brooding king, their desperate flight across waters haunted by the undead becomes a journey that blurs the line between survival and sacrifice.
The Siren Mage consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
