Why we chose this: A matchmaking witch and a kraken who found her. A curvy librarian and three gargoyles who were not what she expected. A human cursed by a magical book and the two basilisks with answers. A thief who broke into a dragon's hoard and walked away with more than she planned. These stories are set in a world where ancient, powerful creatures keep finding their way to the humans who are exactly right for them, and the sea, the shadows, and the old magic are always present. Kraken carries the deep, weathered, open-water atmosphere of a series where desire is as vast and ancient as the creatures themselves, salt-worn driftwood and rich tobacco and the scent of something that has been waiting in the depths for a very long time. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle and let the atmospheric depth fill the room like a bathhouse where the magic runs in the water and the matches are never quite what anyone expected.