There can be no victory without betrayal Hara Duja Gatdula queen of the island nation of Maynara holds the divine power to move the earth But her strength is failing and the line of succession gives her little comfort Her heir Laya is a dangera petty and passionate princess who wields the enormous power of the skies with fickle indifference Circling the throne is Imeria Kulawamp8212the matriarch of a traitorous rival family who wields recklessly enhanced powers of her ownamp8212with designs to secure a highranking position for her son and claim the crown for her family Each woman has a secret weaknessamp8212a lover a heartbreak a lie But each is willing to pay the steepest price to bring down her rivals once and for all Filled with passion romance betrayal and divine magic Black Salt Queen journeys to a gorgeous precolonial island nation where womenamp8212and secretsamp8212reign