The Saltglass Covenant

Veyr survives by taking its people’s memories. Mara Venn’s sister is next.When her younger sister is summoned for tide service, contract restorer Mara Venn refuses to watch history repeat itself. Their mother returned from the same institution with pieces of her life missing. Now Mara has discovered an erased clause in the city’s ancient covenant-one that could prove her sister’s obligation was never lawful.But the magical defenses holding back the sea are failing, and Kingtide is only seven days away.To buy her sister time, Mara must work with Rowan Vale, a disgraced tide warden blamed for nineteen deaths. His binding seal punishes disobedience. Her gift can uncover the promises buried beneath centuries of deception. Together, they enter a temporary magical agreement and follow the evidence through guarded archives, hidden waterways, and a ruined observatory surrounded by the sea.As danger draws them closer, suspicion gives way to an attraction neither expected. Yet Rowan’s past is entangled with the institution Mara is determined to expose, and the truth could fracture their growing trust.Breaking the covenant could free thousands from an inherited debt. Breaking it recklessly could drown them.With the water rising, Mara must find a way to save her sister and the city-and decide whether she can build a future with a man whose hardest truths are still waiting to be heard.The Saltglass Covenant is an atmospheric standalone fantasy romance about the cost of obedience and a love that must remain a choice.