Daughters of Medeina

Immortality and magic. A gift and a curse. When Aella, an immortal elemental witch, is summoned to the walled city of Vilgeva, she expects danger but not the depths of its rot. Under Minister Ortiz's rule, magic is forbidden, women are silenced, and the ancient forest beyond the gates is being carved away tree by sacred tree. A dwindling lineage of forest spirits is all that stands between Vilgeva and ruin. In the hush of the woods, Aella meets Ana and Eva, two young sisters hiding their gifts from a father loyal to the city's laws. Their grandmother, Mari, a forest spirit, keeps watch from a distance, estranged from her daughter Merle, who has been forced into obedient silence and severed from her power. To save them, Aella must help mend their fractured line and spark a rebellion rooted in sisterhood and living magic. The forest itself becomes their ally as Ortiz reveals his monstrous nature and his desire for the golden berries of the sacred Medeina tree. As the city tightens its grip and the forest cries out, sacrifice becomes inevitable. Vilgeva will learn that the roots of women and their magic reach far deeper than any man can know. For the price of immortality can be the ultimate sacrifice.