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Available: October 15, 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
About the Book
At fifteen, Anaii is the most important member of her tribe—and the most mysterious. Ever since Anaii can remember, the spirits of the wind have whispered of fertile hunting grounds and imminent enemy attacks. But when her people are ambushed by a brother clan without any apparent cause, the spirits remain eerily silent.
As the village prepares to retaliate, Anaii is pressured by her best friend, Elan, to marry him. It’s an old plea—Elan has spent a lifetime loving her, but Anaii only sees a childhood playmate out of an imposing warrior. Stifled by Elan’s insistence, Anaii escapes into the forest where she meets Jayttin, the beautiful son of the enemy chief.
Enamored by Jayttin’s carefree spirit and hope for peace, she repeatedly sneaks away to be with him, but when her deception is discovered, Elan is devastated. Pledging his lifelong affection, Elan gives her a passionate kiss, and Anaii begins to see her friend in a new light.
While Anaii is tormented over which man she must choose, the wind whispers of a new threat that could destroy both tribes. Only a union will afford a chance at survival, but the reality of that union is based on one thing—which man Anaii chooses to die.
Krista has been writing since she was nine-years-old when she scribbled out her first adolescent work entitled Merish, the completely illogical but heartfelt story of a girl who was part mermaid, part fish. As a young mother, Krista added to her repertoire some middle grade readers and picture books she’s wary of mentioning.
In 2004, Krista began an intensive four year period working part-time as
a critical care nurse while homeschooling her four children. During
this hectic time, courses of writing were taught and learned, and rules
of syntax were scolded to memory. Ironically this period of study
equipped Krista with the tools she needed to enter the next phase of her
writing experience. Now equipped with the mysteries of the comma,
Krista was ready to tackle a much bigger project—a full fledged novel.
After the kids were enrolled in public school in 2009, it occurred to
Krista that there is an insatiable audience of women and girls who want
to read books filled with stories about true love. Convinced that there
was an unfulfilled audience waiting for what Krista loves to
write—romance, she sat down in the family’s dungeon, a.k.a. the
basement, and began to furiously type. In no time, her first novel was
drying on crisp white paper.
Krista currently resides in Midlothian, Virginia with her husband, four
daughters, and an eccentric cat with an attachment to the family’s
socks. She continues to write obsessively every chance she can get.
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Sounds like a great read. There aren't a lot of YA, American Indian books, this one sounds like it's worth the read!
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