Sevara’s orphanage teaches wife etiquette instead of arithmetic, domestic duties instead of grammar, and stick fighting instead of phys ed. There’s a swimming pool (but no water) and a doctor (who sells the unwanted girls to slave traders). All girls must become servant-wives, or be kicked out onto the streets with nothing.
Sevara refuses to marry, and doesn’t last long on the outside. Luckily, someone has been watching her. The adventure fantasy begins that will span hundreds of lifetimes.
A shapeshifting immortal gives Sevara a second chance at life, and a powerful gift. But when Sevara begins a doomed love affair with the man she almost married, she must choose between protecting the city and saving the only man she’s ever loved.
With a strong female lead, this coming of age adventure is a thrill-ride you’ll never forget.
Dawn of Hope is a one hundred thousand word young adult fantasy novel (262 pages) that will appeal to readers of all ages, and is suitable for children over the age of thirteen.
