A KISS of SALT and SHADOW: An Adult Romantasy Forbidden Magic Royal Intrigue: 1

A kingdom erased from history. A forbidden gift. A man who should not exist.Selene Vale has spent her life drawing borders for the Sun Court-and hiding the forbidden power that lets her read the vows beneath them.Then an ancient map bleeds beneath her hand.It points toward Nyxmere, the lost Night Court the queen taught the world to forget.At the Solstice Ball, Selene is drawn to Rael Nyx, the masked heir of that supposedly dead realm. He should be her enemy. Instead, he knows the truth of the scar in her palm-and the fire that marked them both.As ancient oaths awaken, buried power stirs beneath the sea, and the Sun Court tightens its grip, Selene must decide whether the life she trusted was built upon a lie.And whether choosing Rael will save a kingdom-or burn them both.A Kiss of Salt and Shadow is the first book in The Nightbound Crown, an adult romantasy of forbidden magic, royal intrigue, dangerous vows, lost kingdoms, and a love that refuses to become a cage.