A Sea of Ships and SoulsJordan S. Keller
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Adventure
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Date of Publication: March 9, 2026
ISBN: 978-1509264612
ASIN: B0GBY23QNF
Number of pages: 242
Word Count: 83,000
Cover Artist: The Wild Rose Press
Tagline: A Dread Pirate’s curse. A Sea Sprite’s secrets. And one boy who dares the tides.
Book Description:
As the son of two washers, Jace Kit has only dreamed of adventure—until a fabled Sea Sprite washes ashore and turns his world upside down.
The Sea Sprite needs a hero to save the Ocean Queen from a ruthless pirate terrorizing the Remos Ocean. With a legendary trinket and handmade boat to his name, Jace is her only hope—even though he knows the trinket is fake.
With Jace's skilled sailing and the Sea Sprite’s magic, the pair enters a competition to win a ship capable of catching the pirate. The only thing darker than the depths are the Sea Sprite’s secrets, and Jace realizes too late his adventure might cost a price too high to pay.
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Excerpt:
The
cove was calm when Jace arrived. The horrors carried in by the damaged ship
were washed away with the tides overnight. The clear waters took Jace’s breath
away, as it did every time, and for a moment, he forgot his purpose for coming.
Legends told of angry Sea Sprites luring sailors into the water and returning
their skulls to empty offering bowls. Their mystic lullabies compelling sailors
to leap headfirst off their ships.
It
wouldn’t take a magic song to lure Jace. He’d followed the stunning refraction
of water and sky without question. Without hesitation. Without regret. The
compass needle in his soul never wavered from the water, his true north.
Jace
stepped toward the shore, his leather boots sinking into the sand and his gaze
unwavering from the water. I’ll stop at the waterline, he reminded his body.
His soul pouted at the refrain, and his legs stopped an inch from the foamy
wave cresting the sand. As the wave pulled back into the ocean, the distance
returned some sense to Jace. He couldn’t walk himself into the middle of the
ocean without risking ruining his boots, which his parents worked hard to get
him. Nor could he get far enough into the cove with just his legs to satisfy
his hunger.
Jordan S. Keller is the award-winning author of the Ashes Over Avalon superhero trilogy, the cyber-punk dystopian Failing Gravity, and oceanic adventure A Sea Of Ships and Souls. She is a type-one diabetic, a serial dog walker, and is impatiently waiting for her favorite bands to visit. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and their critters.
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