Sea of Charms
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Her boat. Her rules. His music. Their hearts . . .
Marin has always belonged on the great blue sea. Betrayed by love, she lives and works as a supply runner, sailing from island to island, delivering an array of goods with Perri the sea serpent and Ree the sailor shrub as her crew.
On one of her routine trips to the capital, Alyssium, Marin finds a revolution underway — and a friend in the line of fire.
What starts as a rescue evolves into a deal: Marin will keep Dax on as a member of her crew if he pretends to be her boyfriend at the End-of-Harvest Festival back home.
But against her better judgment, Marin finds herself intrigued by his stubbornness, his passion for stories, his charming smile — and realizes that perhaps she isn’t saving him. Maybe it’s the other way around.
From the acclaimed author of The Spellshop, Sea of Charms is a delightful cosy fantasy romance about finding your crew, your family, and moreover, finding yourself.
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This cute and quirky cozy romantasy, the third standalone set in the world Durst established in The Spellshop, takes to the Crescent Islands Empire's seas to find adventure, love, and family. Sailor Marin's life turned upside down two years ago when she discovered that her then-fiancé was trying to sabotage her family's supply-running business. After the Emperor is overthrown, Marin returns to her home island's End-of-Harvest Festival, where she discovers that her ex-fiancé has assumed control of the loan her parents took out for her boat and is demanding it be repaid in full just after the winter solstice. Marin and her wonderfully eclectic crew—including dashing new addition Dax, a virtuosic composer who's traveling with them—embark on a series of entertaining escapades as they work to secure the funds to pay off the debt and keep her parents from losing their home. As in previous installments, the revolution subplot plays out in the background and off-page while the story proper stays focused on the everyday stakes of ordinary—if fantastical—lives. Readers will find it a warmhearted and thoroughly entertaining escape.
