Between Seas and Stars

Ronan Crowe is a pirate who knows better than to trust cursed treasure. So when his payment for a dangerous job turns out to be a living, shifting map instead of coin, he knows it's bad news. Worse when it leads him to a forgotten island that doesn't exist on any chart, and a chest that doesn't just hold treasure, but drags him through worlds. Ronan wakes in a realm of magic, long-lost powers, and ruthless noble houses that rule through fear. A world that should not exist, and one he was never meant to enter. Thalia Soren has spent her life studying the past while refusing the magic in her blood. After watching her family destroyed by power-hungry mages, she vowed never to touch the very force that rules her world. But when a pirate falls out of legend and into her research, everything she believes begins to unravel. Together, they uncover truths buried across worlds-about ancient Keepers, forbidden magic, and a destiny neither of them chose. Treasure was only the beginning.