Fae Tithe - Alicia Dingley

Book number in series: Book 1

Fae Tithe is an adult fantasy inspired by 'Taken' and 'Hand Maid's Tale.' Book 1 in Chronicles of the Cursed Courts, Fae Tithe features cosy romance between a Merman and a woman, found family, body and neurotype diversity, political intrigue, high stakes, heist, Fae Courts, hidden identities, resistance, elemental magic, magical bargains, care and comfort, female rage, protection and devotion and has two older main characters (30+).

Fae Tithe is told in third person, past tense and from three different points of view.

Blurb:

In Seelieland, the Fae demand a Tithe. They didn’t count on a mother’s fury - or a Merman’s vow.
Sixteen-year-old Eleanor Neycur was meant to chart her own course. A final year of
school, a future at sea, and a life beyond the limitations of her coastal village. But when
the Seelie Court revives its ancient Tithe and claims her without warning, Eleanor is torn
from everything she knows and thrown into a glittering world built on control, secrets,
and servitude.

Back home, Helena Neycur’s world shatters. She has spent her life drawing a Circle
around those she loves, and protecting her daughter at any cost. Now, she must fight
against a kingdom that sees humans as chattel - and she will not do it alone. Beneath
the waves, Lance, the Merman Helena once saved and now loves, is bound by the laws
of the sea. But for Eleanor, he will test every boundary of his limited reach, even if it
means risking war between land and sea.

As Eleanor uncovers the truths hidden behind the Tithe and Helena gathers allies from
both coast and current, mother and daughter are set on a collision course with the very
heart of Seelieland’s power. And the Fae have never faced a storm like this one.

They took the wrong girl.
They underestimated her mother.
And the tide is turning