The Saltmark

The sea keeps no record of what it takes. Sera Wren does. Sera Wren knows which walls will hold against the sea. She knows which caves will drown a careless visitor. She does not know why something beneath her island has begun to beat. When Veyr's reef defenses rupture, the Crown sends Kael Rook: the officer her island blames for nineteen deaths. The council orders Sera to guide him underground. She would rather leave him on his ship. But someone is stealing the glass that protects the harbor. Freshwater turns to salt. And a buried seal answers to Sera's blood. To keep the island alive, Sera and Kael choose a dangerous magical binding. Working together means sharing pain-and a closeness she never meant to want. It does not tell her when he is lying. The Saltmark is Book One of Tideblood, an adult maritime romantic fantasy trilogy featuring reluctant allies, slow-burn desire, costly magic and a storm-battered island fighting for its future. Contains explicit consensual adult intimacy.