"When the red moon rises directly over Kualina Mountain, madness follows."--Southern Islands proverbCenturies ago, fate forced the witches to move from the mainland to the Southern Islands. The peace-loving people there accepted and welcomed them.Now, the gods begin to make their will known again.Ephanie, a young northern witch, waits impatiently. The certainty of youth fills her, assures her that she will do important things in her life. Then her destiny finds her, but it isn't what she thought it would be.Jahaka also waits, but for a sign. As head priestess of the northern witches, she despises the changes she sees in the witches, the corruption of their magic. How can she lead her people back to purity?Mahina lives in the jungle, unclear which dreams come from her and which belong to her sisters. Until the goddess gives her a sign and the southern witches come back into their power.Each of them must follow her own destiny to the bitter end, despite the cost.All the while, war surfs toward them, carried on western winds."A name is just a vase for the girl until it overflows into the woman."--Northern proverb Leah Cutter writes page-turning, wildly imaginative fiction set in exotic locations, such as a magical New Orleans, the ancient Orient, rural Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, and many others.She writes fantasy, science fiction, mystery, literary, and horror fiction. Her short fiction has been published in magazines like "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" and "Talebones", anthologies like Fiction River, and on the web. Her long fiction has been published both by New York publishers as well as small presses.Read more books by Leah Cutter at www.KnottedRoadPress.com.Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com.
