Sea of Charms: A Spellshop Novel (The Spellshop)

Marin lives for the open ocean, navigating the treacherous tides as a supply runner accompanied by her unconventional crew: a sea serpent named Perri and a sentient sailor shrub named Ree. Haunted by a past betrayal, she keeps her heart as guarded as her cargo, preferring the solitude of the waves to the complications of human connection. Her carefully ordered life unravels in the capital of Alyssium when she stumbles into a brewing revolution.

To save her friend Dax from the conflict, Marin strikes a precarious bargain: he joins her crew, but only if he agrees to pose as her boyfriend for the upcoming End-of-Harvest Festival. What begins as a strategic ruse to deflect unwanted attention soon shifts as they navigate the perils of the sea together. Beneath the surface of their arrangement, Marin discovers that Dax’s stubborn passion and infectious curiosity challenge the walls she has built around herself.

As they face magical threats and the weight of their own histories, the lines between performance and reality blur. In this cozy adventure, Marin must decide if she is truly the one rescuing Dax, or if he is the catalyst she needs to finally navigate her way home.