Isles of the gods. Amie Kaufman. 2023.

Selly has saltwater in her veins. So when her father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding out the winter at home while he sails to adventure. But any plans to follow him are dashed when a handsome stranger with tell-tale magician’s marks commandeers her ship under cover of darkness: he is Prince Leander, nd he needs to cross the Crescent Sea without detection so he can complete a ritual on the sacred Isles of the Gods.

Selly has no desire to escort a spoiled prince anywhere, and no time for his entitled demands or his good looks. But what starts as a leisure cruise will lead to acts of treason and sheer terror on the high seas, bringing two countries to the brink of war, two strangers closer than they ever thought possible and two dangerous god stirring from centuries of slumber……….