J. E. Michelle

On a wind-carved coast where the sea answers truth with silver light, two women are bound by an ancient oath older than prayer. Nerissa, a tidewise fisher with salt in her blood, and Ianthe, a former temple scholar fleeing sacred control, discover that the magic linking their wrists does not command obedience-it demands honesty. As forgotten altars rise from the deep and desire sharpens into devotion, they must choose whether their bond is fate.
or something far more powerful.