The tides are turning in Crabapple Bend. And this time, the water bites back.
Winter storms lash the harbor, ward-lines flicker beneath the docks, and a marine researcher is found drowned by magic that should not exist.
Teddy Vane hoped solving her first murder would earn her a little peace. Instead, her psychometric gift reveals something deeply wrong beneath the surface of her new home. Someone has tampered with the town’s magical infrastructure—and the damage is spreading.
When the investigation pulls her into long-buried Voss family secrets, Teddy begins to understand the true cost of the 200-year-old Binding that protects Crabapple Bend.
Because some magic doesn’t just protect.
It demands sacrifice.
With Quill’s razor-sharp commentary and harbor master Nolan Voss guarding truths of his own, Teddy must untangle a mystery that threatens not just one life—but the stability of the entire town.
