A Vow of Salt and Storm
A Sapphic Marriage-of-Convenience Romantasy

About this book:

Captain Briony Hask has three weeks to pay a debt that will otherwise cost her the only thing she has left her ship, and the crew who trusted her to keep it.

Then a sea-witch washes up in her cargo hold with a fortune in pearls, a manhunt on her heels, and an offer Briony has no business considering: marry her. One year. A fortune to clear the debt, safe passage across water no honest captain would risk and a fiction of a marriage neither of them intends to mean.

Nerissa Vell fled her own wedding to a man who would have used her crown to bury a smaller court under his. She didn't plan on hiding in a human captain's hold. She certainly didn't plan on wanting the marriage to be real.

A ship has one cabin. A bargain has one bed. And the Tideless Court's ships are getting closer every week neither woman can afford to spend pretending this is only business.

A slow-burn-turned-fast-burn sapphic marriage-of-convenience romantasy with a found-crew cast, a ticking-clock bargain, and heat that does not stay on the dock.

Perfect for readers who love: marriage of convenience, one bed, forced proximity, enemies-to-allies-to-lovers, found family aboard a ship, and a sea-witch heroine whose magic gets stronger the more honest she becomes.

FAQ
— Is this F/F? Yes — both leads are women.
— Heat level? 4/5 — explicit, frequent detailed scenes; the physical relationship is a central, ongoing part of the book, not an occasional set piece.
— Is this a HEA? Yes, complete and standalone.
— Part of a series? Book 1 of the Salt-Bound series — connected standalones, new bargain and new couple each book.
— Content notes: political manhunt/pursuit, an on-page armed confrontation (no lasting harm to a main character), a crew member's betrayal (sympathetic motive, resolved without violence), a formal tribunal sequence, a past financial/romantic betrayal referenced in memory (not shown).