The Coral Compass

Forbidden magic. Forbidden love. Forbidden city. When Ianthe accidentally shatters Meridian's Coral Heart, she flees to Aqualis and collides with Nevin Lorne-her enemy, her fate. Bound by tide magic older than the Great Bleaching, they must heal a dying ocean and bridge warring worlds. But as reefs die and enemies close in, their love could be the key to salvation... or the final destruction. Ianthe Maris's life shatters when a forbidden touch to the Coral Heart unleashes a magical storm, branding her a traitor in Meridian City. Forced to flee to the rival city of Aqualis-a place that despises her kind-she collides with Nevin Lorne, a diplomat who sees only her family's betrayal. But when their fates bind through tide magic older than the Great Bleaching, Ianthe realizes the storm wasn't an accident. As political war ignites and coral reefs die, they must navigate treacherous alliances and the ocean's sentient whispers. Nevin's guilt over his family's role in the Great Bleaching wars with his duty, while Ianthe's forbidden magic grows stronger. With the Sunken Archive's secrets at stake and Meridian's enforcer hunting them, they race to uncover the truth before the reefs vanish forever-and their love becomes the ultimate sacrifice. One touch. One storm. One world left to save.