In a world where magic is a birthright...
some will pay any price to claim it.
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Of Mountains and Seas
by Emily Renk Hawthorne
For some, the only way to possess magic is to steal it from others.
Born without magic, Davis is an outcast in his own shapeshifter family. Yearning for his father’s approval, he sets down a path that intertwines with Iris, a girl whose own ambitions are hindered by a mysterious illness.
Their quest leads to Yuras, one of California’s smallest towns, unremarkable until they discover a cave of magic-transferring stones. Now they have a chance to change their fates. But they’re not alone.
When Nivi, a Yuras local, stumbles upon the cave, she unknowingly sets into motion a series of events that threatens to expose Davis’s past as well as her own.
As dark truths surface, one question endures: How much are they willing to take in their quest for power?
A multigenerational mystery told across converging timelines and from multiple points of view, full of adventure and political intrigue.
“The characters are intricately crafted, and the way their paths intersect held my interest from beginning to end.” – Matt
“This is modern fantasy literally crashing ancient myth. Love it.” -CJ
Meet Emily!
Emily Renk Hawthorne was born and raised in Southern California. Her mother and father are from Taiwan and Illinois, respectively. Emily’s always had a special love for fantasy and sci-fi books.
In elementary school, Emily wrote a story about a lonely fish that joined a school of fish for companionship and safety in numbers. The story was selected by a traveling performance group and performed at an assembly in front of her school. From then on, Emily was hooked! (Pun intended!)
She continued to submit to writing contests in the children’s magazine Cricket, placing a couple times, but took a break from writing once she started college.
Emily worked as a general dentist on a Native American reservation in Northern California and in community health clinics in San Francisco and the Central Coast. After 11 years in full-time dentistry (with too many 6-day weeks), she was able to go part-time to focus more on her writing and to spend time with her child.
Of Mountains and Seas is her debut novel.