First published 2012
Mari Prothero reaches eighteen and faces a shocking family revelation. The Prothero fishing business has thrived for generations because each heir must marry someone from beneath the waves. Mari refuses to accept whatever spouse the sea provides. She insists on choosing her own partner and demands the sea ruler send her a proper instructor in water magic. Meanwhile, in London, the rigid magical establishment dispatches two friends to locate this emerging water mage. The officials have no idea their agents will forge an unbreakable bond with Mari and her companions. Three young women find themselves caught between ancient obligations and personal desires, between the demands of the sea and the expectations of land-based magical society.
Genres: romance, coming-of-age, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London, The Sea
Period: 18th Century
311 pages · Hardcover · Penguin