Teresa McCullough, Meg Baxter
ASIN: B002A7WSCY
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages: 204
When Meeral left her small village to go to Pactyl, she wanted to escape her mother’s scandalous past and find work. She tried to be anonymous and fit in, but that only worked until war came. Meeral found herself at odds with the defenders of Pactyl because her magical skill of enhancing was more powerful than their army. She learned that she could not escape her mother’s past, but she could make a place for herself and find love. "An inventive tale whose imaginative heart lays in its strong female communities of artisans and magicians. The women who possess the magical skill of "enhancing" the strength of other human beings, as well as the power to move inanimate objects, form a powerful and subversive force in the midst of this fantasy world's male-dominated society. The novel's Cinderella-style romance takes a backseat to the clever crafting of the heroine Meeral and her loyal ...