First published 2013
Ceri has grown up hearing her grandmother's stories about the magical blood that runs through the women of their family. In early eighteenth-century Wales, these tales feel like folklore until famine strikes their village. Her grandmother's words take on new urgency as hunger spreads and desperation mounts. Ceri faces an impossible choice: attempt to channel powers she barely understands to protect her sister and neighbors, or watch them suffer while her potential abilities remain dormant. The magic flowing through her veins could be their salvation, but Ceri discovers that wielding such forces carries terrible risks. Her efforts to help might instead bring devastation to everyone she cherishes. Paula Brackston places readers in a world where ancient powers collide with human need, and where a young woman must decide whether to embrace a dangerous inheritance.
Genres: historical-fiction, fantasy, supernatural
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, family-legacy
Setting: Wales
Period: 18th Century
52 pages · Kindle Edition · Corsair