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Misty is a sea witch just now coming of age at her home on the Island of Spirit when an emissary from the King of Azure arrives to take her there. She is to be wedded to the King. But not all is to be taken at face value. Raver, the emissary, is really a prince from a former king, and the current King of Azure only wants a new queen because, in five years, he will automatically be taken into the underworld by the spirits of his innumerable victims. Both Raver and Misty realize that the King of Azure is thoroughly evil and disgusting, and after a hideous encounter in the evil one's library, Raver splits him in half with his sword. Then, the young couple flees. When they realize that the kingdom is literally dying, with all of the elementals (fire, water, air, and earth) having fled the utter ruin that is Azure, the two make desperate plans.
The author appears to have written a book where the narrative speaks in its own, free-flowing idiom without regard for standard spelling or punctuation conventions within its sentence structure. It is definitely a fantasy, with dragons, elves, and dwarves peopling the story, along with generally good-natured wizards and witches, The Crown of Unity initially appears to Misty as an apparition, but it later materializes, prompting several flashbacks in Misty's mind concerning previous kings and queens. These visions imply that she is more royal than she thinks. In this simple story of good vs. evil, the evil king is VERY evil, and the royals before him are VERY good. This technique works in pieces of high fantasy like this one, and the author augments it with a gradual romantic recognition between Raver and Misty.