The Selkie's Curse
(2026)(The second book in the Dagger & Tide Trilogy series)
A novel by Vivien Nash
Three women. One cursed treasure. And an ocean between them.
For Riley, the Moonshadow was supposed to be a quick score—a chance to steal its cursed treasure and move on. Instead, she’s found something she never expected: acceptance among its crew, a place she might finally belong in the arms of their first mate, Sable. And when the chance came to repay that kindness, all Riley wanted was to free captain Calla Nymeris from her demons. Give her the same acceptance she’d shown Riley by welcoming her aboard. But her wish backfired, and Riley made herself the last person Calla will ever trust. And she lost Sable. She’ll do anything to make it right… if she can figure out how.
Calla is now the embodiment of her worst nightmare. Webbed fingers, salt-scoured skin, resurfacing instincts she’d spent a lifetime learning how to keep hidden even from herself. And Sable, the first mate who had always been steady by her side, has vanished with the very Heart they bled to win. Despite years of keeping Sable at arms''' length, the loss is a wound that won’t close.
Bound together by the one person they can’t lose, Calla has no choice but to keep Riley in arms’ reach while they follow Sable into seas that feel wrong, as if the water itself resents their passage. And with every league, Calla and Riley are forced to face the truth: the only way they’ll make it to the end of this hunt is by learning to trust each other.
At the edge of the map, the Heart is waiting.
And so is the choice that could drown them all.
Genre: Fantasy
For Riley, the Moonshadow was supposed to be a quick score—a chance to steal its cursed treasure and move on. Instead, she’s found something she never expected: acceptance among its crew, a place she might finally belong in the arms of their first mate, Sable. And when the chance came to repay that kindness, all Riley wanted was to free captain Calla Nymeris from her demons. Give her the same acceptance she’d shown Riley by welcoming her aboard. But her wish backfired, and Riley made herself the last person Calla will ever trust. And she lost Sable. She’ll do anything to make it right… if she can figure out how.
Calla is now the embodiment of her worst nightmare. Webbed fingers, salt-scoured skin, resurfacing instincts she’d spent a lifetime learning how to keep hidden even from herself. And Sable, the first mate who had always been steady by her side, has vanished with the very Heart they bled to win. Despite years of keeping Sable at arms''' length, the loss is a wound that won’t close.
Bound together by the one person they can’t lose, Calla has no choice but to keep Riley in arms’ reach while they follow Sable into seas that feel wrong, as if the water itself resents their passage. And with every league, Calla and Riley are forced to face the truth: the only way they’ll make it to the end of this hunt is by learning to trust each other.
At the edge of the map, the Heart is waiting.
And so is the choice that could drown them all.
Genre: Fantasy