The Salt Bind

A stunning debut historical fantasy novel steeped in the salt and superstition of a Cornish coast full of forgotten sirens, deadly sea gods and the alchemy of the Old Ways. This evocative and hypnotic page-turner is The Binding meets The Bear and the Nightingale.

Cornwall, 1779: 'I am the wise woman on this shore. I am the land to which the tide bows.'On a late August evening Kensa comes across a dying sea monster under the light of a full moon. The first of its kind to grace the storm-torn shore of Portscatho in centuries, it is an omen... For scarlet-haired Kensa, daughter of the most feared smuggler to ever roam the Cornish coast, her destiny is sealed as apprentice to the local wise woman. Under the guidance of Isolde, Kensa learns secrets of the Old Ways, the ancient magic that binds the land and sea. But when Isolde sickens Kensa turns to the Bucka, the Father of Storms, a vengeful sea god chained to the ocean. Desperate to save her mentor, Kensa makes a deal with the deadly creature; a pact that risks everything she's sworn to protect. The Salt Bind is an unputdownable and hypnotising historical fantasy page-turner steeped in salt, superstition and seafolk - a world of forgotten sirens, sea gods and the alchemy of the Old Ways. Perfect for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale, Spinning Silver and The Binding.