Before the main Monsters of Ahiʻkoa series, Saltbound brings Lani Kahale home from Honolulu to her family's salt pans. The novella is complete, and it takes place decades before Tidebound.
Who's here
Lani works in a Honolulu laboratory. Akahi is an ancient salt spirit with a crystalline, non-human form, the keeper of the lagoon. Lani’s return brings her into contact with the lagoon’s keeper and the family history she left behind.
Where we are
Ahiʻkoa is a fictional Pacific island. In Saltbound, the setting centers on the lagoon and salt pans, with a family tradition of giving salt rather than selling it.
What she brings back
Lani has work and a life waiting in Honolulu. Her attachment to Akahi complicates the decision to return to it. Home now includes someone she didn’t expect to find.
Before you read
Content notes include a family member's injury, storm peril and rescue at sea, bereavement, and bodily changes associated with an elemental bond. You’ll find the full description on the novella page.
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https://akrookromance.com/saltbound/
The companion Field Notes from Ahiʻkoa letter contains the five-element series map, with the couples and links for every main-series book. Get A.K. Rook’s letters on Substack: https://akrookpnr.substack.com/subscribe
Read the full companion letter, “Your first visit to Ahiʻkoa is on me”: https://akrookpnr.substack.com/p/your-first-visit-to-ahikoa-is-on