Salt & Starlight: a Memory-curse Ocean Romantasy

A tide-born girl haunted by the father she couldn’t save.A cursed sailor who forgets everyone he loves.And a heartbroken ocean that believes all love ends in abandonment.Isidra Ovalle has spent five years believing her tide-calming magic failed the night a storm claimed her father. Hiding her power is the only way she knows how to survive, until a devastating storm threatens her coastal village and she instinctively stops it.The ocean answers by whispering her name and delivering a broken sailor to her shore.Cael does not remember how he got there, only that the sea owns him. Bound by a curse that steals his memories of love, he knows one terrible truth. The more he cares, the faster the ocean takes him. When Isidra saves his life, an invisible bond forms between them, syncing their hearts to the tide as he teaches her to read the sea’s moods and its grief.Because the ocean is not just magic.It is a sentient god, abandoned long ago, convinced that all love ends in leaving.As Isidra and Cael fall for each other, the curse accelerates. Names fade. Faces blur. But feelings remain. Their first desperate kiss stills the entire sea, proving for one fragile moment that love can be stronger than grief.Then the ocean demands a sacrifice.To save her village and the man who is forgetting her, Isidra must face a devastating truth. Some storms cannot be calmed. Some gods cannot be appeased. And loving Cael may mean losing him to the sea forever.Some loves refuse to be forgotten.Some sacrifices echo louder than the tide.And some choices change the fate of gods.Salt & Starlight is a lyrical adult romantasy filled with ocean folklore, sentient magic, and soul-deep romance, perfect for readers who love heartbreak, devotion, and choosing each other even when memory fails.Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses who crave:🌊 Sentient magic & mythic sea gods💔 Cursed, soft-hearted heroes with memory loss angst🔥 Slow-burn romance & first kisses that stop storms🩸 Devastating sacrifice and impossible choices✨ Lyrical prose and love that defies fate