Sea of Charms

Marin, a supply runner who sails between the islands of the Crescent Islands Empire delivering goods aboard her own boat, left her old life behind after a betrayal involving her parents' business. Sailing with an unusual crew, she arrives at the capital to find it ablaze amid a revolution and offers passage to Dax, a composer unwilling to abandon his instruments. Their arrangement grows into a bargain: Dax joins her crew temporarily in exchange for posing as her pretend boyfriend at a festival back home. The third book in The Spellshop series continues in a cozy fantasy romance style set on the high seas.