A lost crown. A cursed sea. A kingdom where love may be the most dangerous magic of all. When Mira Vale, a clever salt-market scribe with hidden magic in her blood, is summoned to the storm-battered court of Starlight Reach, she expects politics, secrets, and danger. She does not expect Prince Caelen, the exiled heir whose return could either save the kingdom or break it completely. The ancient Crown of Salt and Starlight has vanished, and without it the sea-walls are failing. As drowned ruins rise from the tides and old enemies move in the shadows, Mira and Caelen must follow a trail of forbidden magic across moonlit cliffs, haunted islands, and courts full of beautiful lies. But the closer they come to the crown, the clearer one truth becomes: the curse binding the kingdom is also bound to Caelen’s heart. To save Starlight Reach, Mira may have to choose between the future of a kingdom and the man she is beginning to love.