What if saving one life meant shattering the fate of kingdoms?

Alora Faunus has lived a double life for years: heir to Navelle’s throne by day, shadowy thief by night. She steals not for gold, but for survival, funneling treasures from the powerful to feed the forgotten. It’s a secret that would destroy her if revealed, especially in a realm where heirs are expected to be flawless, obedient, and deadly with their magic.

But when Alora rescues a scarred mortal girl from a creature that drains magic itself, her carefully balanced world begins to unravel.
Her mother, the ruthless Queen of Navelle, demands she secure a political marriage. Her lover, Emris, presses her into a false bond to protect them both. And her enemy, Rayne Deveraux, heir of Thassena, threatens to expose her unless she returns a stolen ring of impossible power.

As secrets splinter and blood runs through the snow, Alora must decide who she truly is: the dutiful daughter, the reckless thief, or the queen fate is already carving her to become. Because the Mother Tree, the ancient force that keeps peace across the five kingdoms, is dying. And in its roots stir enemies older than empires.

In a world where betrayal is survival and love is the most dangerous risk of all, one choice could ignite a war that devours everything.

For readers of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Godkiller, Of Salt and Sap is a sweeping tale of sacrifice, slow-burn desire, and the cost of defiance.