Water Witch

The sea always gives… until it decides to take.

Lilly Anne Carlyle has spent her whole life hemmed in by the mountains and rivers of Tin Creek, Montana, her restless magic pulling her toward waters far bigger than home. When she runs away to the Seattle waterfront in 1904, she dreams of freedom, salt air, and proving her worth. One bold claim to a skeptical fishing captain sets her fate in motion: she can find the fish when no one else can. But her gift doesn't just draw the salmon, it stirs something older, darker, and more dangerous beneath the waves. If she loses control, she won't just ruin her own life… she could unbalance the bay itself.

As her uncanny success attracts whispers of witchcraft, Lilly Anne is drawn deeper into the gritty politics of the docks, where greed, sabotage, and betrayal run as deep as the tide. Her orca familiar, Koda, warns of shifting currents, while her cousin Gemma arrives concerned their family's dark magic is awakening, and it's feeding on Lilly Anne's ambition. Every choice she makes pulls her tighter into Brecker's net, a ruthless cannery owner who will bleed the bay dry to line his pockets.

When a single act of defiance sparks a chain of events that could destroy the salmon runs forever, Lilly Anne must decide where her loyalties truly lie: with the man she's grown to trust, the family she swore to defy, or the sea that claims her as its own. In the battle between human hunger and the ocean's will, she will have to risk everything, even the bond with Koda, to set the balance right.

Water Witch is a lush, atmospheric tale of magic, found family, and the price of ambition, perfect for fans of historical fantasy with a dash of slow-burn romance. Expect strong heroines, fierce orcas, waterfront intrigue, and a story steeped in the tides of the Pacific Northwest. Dive in, and let the current pull you under.