The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

The Amalfi Curse

A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast

Sarah Penner

Park Row Books · Print & ebook · April 29, 2025

“This intoxicating story blends old-world magic and modern-day mystery with a delicious dash of amore.” —People Powerful witchcraft.

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Who it’s for
A moody, magical romance with treasure-hunt gloss and a little bite.
Genres
Witch Romance, Magical Realism, Sea Stories
Published
Park Row Books, April 29, 2025

About this book

“This intoxicating story blends old-world magic and modern-day mystery with a delicious dash of amore.” —People Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse… Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast.

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But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work? As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever… Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.

Moonlit Obsession

A moody, magical romance with treasure-hunt gloss and a little bite.

Come here for

  • Forbidden love with a sharp, occult edge
  • Sunken treasure, ancient magic, coastal atmosphere

Expect

  • Sensual, sunlit suspense
  • A sustained immersive read

Where it sits

Sea Stories41%
Magical Realism29%
Witch Romance28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Fantasy
  • Paranormal Fantasy
  • Historical Fiction
  • Women Detectives
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  • The Occult & Supernatural
  • Fantasy Romance
  • Women's Fiction
  • Sea Stories
Authors
Sarah Penner
Publisher
Park Row Books
Published
April 29, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary Fantasy