What if magic was a curse, not a gift? Shaylin has spent her whole life at sea, raised aboard Trader One by its gruff captain and steady first officer. At sixteen, she serves as the ship's Swordfish, a role so dangerous she's already seen too many before her fall. The crew is her family. The ocean, her only home. She's never lived on land. Never faced the real world. And lately, the sea isn't the only thing whispering to her. A voice has taken root in her mind, ancient, strange, maybe even divine. At first she thinks it's madness. But when flickers of uncontrolled magic begin to surface, even the crew start to look at her differently. But the real fight may be the one inside. Shaylin has never trusted her own strength. She doesn't believe she's special, not like the Talented children the king's recruiters are searching for across the isles. With war stirring in distant Barria, those with power are being gathered for a conflict that hasn't yet reached her... but it will. And when it does, she'll have to decide who she is, and what she's willing to become. A Spell At Sea is a sweeping YA fantasy about courage, self-doubt, and finding your voice when the tide turns against you.