The Tide Key - Sunken Throne Saga, #1

A forgotten lighthouse.
A hidden chamber.
A key that awakens six powers—and an ancient enemy beneath the sea.

When sixteen-year-old James Carter discovers a glowing tile beneath the Roosevelt Island lighthouse, he accidentally triggers a blast of ancient magic that ripples across New York City. The shockwave awakens strange powers in five other teens—voices in the mind, fire in the veins, shadows that move, wounds that heal, and time that bends.

Drawn together by a force none of them understand, James, Isabella, Logan, Haley, Samuel, and Alia uncover a secret buried for ten thousand years: the lost continent of Aeonis and the drowned city of Atlantis once relied on seven mystical keys to keep the world in balance. But when the Tide Key responds to James, long-sleeping forces begin to stir—and one of them is hungry.

Deep beneath the water, the Devourer, a monstrous shadow born from the failure of the original key-bearers, begins to awaken. Its whisper reaches the Saltborn—creatures of bone, coral, and darkness rising from the river to hunt the new heirs.

Thrown together by fate and chased by creatures older than history, the six teens must enter the hidden chamber beneath the lighthouse, unlock the truth of the keys, and face visions of Atlantis's final night. As the Tide Key reveals its power, James realizes he is not just chosen—he is responsible for finishing what the ancient guardians could not.

But the Devourer is not the only threat.
Each of the six heirs must learn to control a power they never asked for, trust people they barely know, and survive a destiny that could break them before they ever reach Aeonis.

Epic, emotional, and cinematic, The Tide Key launches the Sunken Throne Saga—a sweeping YA fantasy adventure filled with ancient secrets, found family, mythology, and the storm that begins it all.