A Witch and her Sailor

As a kitchen witch first and a marquess second, Tasia Zima would much prefer to spend her days brewing charmed ales, but instead, she's being sent away to her new grandparents under her father's express orders to choose a proper suitor by the end of the holy season. When her stepmother hires a familiar face to attack her on the road north, she narrowly escapes, fleeing into the metropolis of Port Vulkhov. Deep in the sordid underbelly of the city, will she find a way to survive on her own? Or will the dangers prove too much for a naïve royal?

Eidon Konev, the irresponsible, selfish, rakish middleborn syndicate heir has spent almost his entire life running to the sea, avoiding his father and his responsibilities alike, when he's given a task by his older brother that forces him to slow down and reevaluate his position in life. The shift in perspective comes along right as the royal witch and her clever wit come bumbling into his already hectic life. He has deals to make, a third of an empire to run, but no matter where he goes, he finds her there, wearing her snowy cloak like some specter created to haunt him.
Is the witch a blessing from the gods, or a blight upon his duty to the family?

A Witch and her Sailor is a dual-perspective, adult, dark fantasy retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and is not appropriate for children.