Details
- Book Title: Between Tides & Thunder
- Author: Leena Kazak
- Publication Date: March 31, 2026
Description
Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak is a standalone romantasy of elemental magic, court intrigue, and an enemies-to-lovers romance with teeth. Princess Mayah of Tundrayn has spent her life healing other people’s pain and swallowing her own, never allowed to want freedom, love, or a future of her own choosing. When her father forges a fragile alliance with the enemy kingdom of Arbinj to crush a rising rebellion, Mayah is bartered into a marriage she never wanted — and instead of the prince she expected, she is bound to Zevayr, the Dark Commander, a ruthless stormwielder whose reputation is soaked in blood. As they race across rebel-torn lands, the line between the monster and the man begins to blur, while secrets from Mayah’s past threaten to shatter both her kingdom and her heart.
Author Bio
Leena Kazak has been writing stories since she was ten years old and never looked back. A lifelong reader of fantasy, thrillers, historical fiction, and romance, she now writes fantasy romance built around fierce heroines, impossible choices, and immersive worldbuilding. When she is deep in a draft, she rises before dawn to catch the quiet, half-asleep hours when the words flow most freely. She lives in the frigid Northeast with her husband and their two half-feral companions.
What Readers Are Saying
- “I went into Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak not knowing what to expect—and wow, I was completely hooked from the very first pages. This was my first time reading her work, and it absolutely will not be my last. This book is fast-paced in the best way.” — Spencer, five-star Amazon reviewer
- “Leena Kazak has cracked the code. Between Tides and Thunder delivers the kind of worldbuilding, political intrigue, and high-stakes tension you usually only find in a seven-book series, but wraps it up perfectly in one volume.” — Tanna Jo Willimon, five-star Amazon reviewer
- “A beautifully crafted fantasy romance filled with magic, tension, and an unforgettable enemies-to-lovers journey.” — Amy, five-star Amazon reviewer
- “I can’t even BEGIN to tell you how badly this standalone romantasy destroyed me. From the slow burn to the unique magic, to the tension and emotional depth, this book delivers a powerful journey of love, loyalty, and choice.” — Patched, five-star Amazon reviewer
- “By the Tides, this book chewed me up and spit me out, and I absolutely loved every second of it. With a unique plot, creative magic system, and complex character dynamics, the pacing builds a delicious tension.” — The_Brookeshelf_, five-star Amazon reviewer
- Holds a 4.4-star average across more than 9,000 Amazon ratings.
Why We Think It Should Be Your Next Book
If you love romantasy that actually earns its emotional gut-punches, Between Tides & Thunder is built for you. Readers keep comparing its elemental magic to Avatar: The Last Airbender and praising the way Leena Kazak packs a full series’ worth of worldbuilding, political intrigue, and slow-burn tension into a single standalone — no cliffhanger, no waiting on a sequel. With a morally gray heroine who has secrets of her own, a brooding stormwielder you will fall catastrophically hard for, and a romance that builds from genuine enmity, it is the kind of 500-page book readers report finishing in a day or two and immediately missing. If you want one immersive, swoony, devastating fantasy romance to disappear into this week, start here.
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