The sea smells of salt and freedom. In Port Royal, the voices never stop-captains boasting, sailors drinking, old men whispering legends of sirens who can speak any language. But few fail to mention the most important thing: that fear and faith live in the same heart. And sometimes, to see the truth, you have to step overboard-literally. A magical story about two people who found each other against all odds. And about how true treasures don't lie at the bottom. ～～～ ✦ ～～～ Mr. Skidder Sr., Captain of the Lucky Phantom and some of his crew were elite officers of the Continental Navy (of the Thirteen Colonies), but were exiled for refusing to carry out a brutal, corrupt order. They retained their weapons and sea seamanship, but in the eyes of the Crown they became 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. ✦ Matthew Skidder, the Captain's son, was a boy when his father was exiled. He grew up on a ship of "outcasts," where he always heard about freedom and how the true oath is an oath to humanity, not to a king. "The Crown calls us pirates because we refuse to soil our hands with their filth. Call us what you will-we still obey the oath you long ago forgot." Their ship doesn't fly the Jolly Roger, the deck is always clean and tidy, unlike the chaos and drunkenness on the ships of real pirates. ─── ✧ ─── #TTOTT #fantasy_romance • #sea_aesthetic • #forbidden_love P.s. english is not my first language, yet I'm trying my best to make this story magical and real in minds and hearts ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

In Enchanted Land, magic is a way of life. But some are born without any powers. For them, there is Magicless-a school for those without magical gifts. Fifteen students from there find something even stronger: each other. An invasion. A secret room. Something awakens inside them they never knew existed. The journey begins and nothing will ever be the same.

Catherine lost her heart years ago to the sisters of the well and hasn't thought of the Looking Glass since. Her life as queen was full of hatred and resentment for the kingdom that took everything from her and the life she decided she never deserved. She and Raven have ruled the kingdom making it the opposite of what it was before, turning it into the most unhappy place on this planet, but Time has something else in store. Not only that, but the former Red Kingdom has turned to blackness and the war with the White Kingdom rages on more brutal than ever. What if Catherine was able to regain her heart and end the war? And what if she could save her beloved Jest? My continuation of Marissa Meyer's standalone novel Heartless, I decided to change the ending for all of us. We can't all be heartless.