Salt

Bird Howsley is a reckless young woman living in a flooded, post-pandemic future where survival depends on sailing skills, good judgment, and keeping out of trouble. After a reckless mistake and a cryptic message tied to her past, she is forced onto the run.

She flees with Sargo Paz, her steady sailing teacher and friend, aboard a boat crossing dangerous waters. As they travel through pirate territory, black markets, and isolated coastal communities, Bird keeps colliding with threats, secrets, and clues about her brother and her own history.

The journey turns into a survival quest with mounting revelations about the world and the forces chasing them. Alongside danger and adventure, Bird and Sargo navigate growing feelings, but the first book leaves major answers unresolved and ends on a cliffhanger.