She's destined to save the world . . . if she doesn't destroy it first.
Calandra's destiny is also her doom. As the most powerful healer since the woman who sank Atlantis, she's been raised to restore the Heartstone that protects her island from humans . . . before she goes Mad like her mother and all the powerful undine healers before her. When she learns she needs both male and female magic to succeed, she becomes desperateβthere hasn't been an undine male born for over three thousand years. Instead, she's being pressured to use the siren mind-bond to enslave her childhood friend, the one man she's sworn to risk a death sentence to free.
When Calandra discovers a cryptic message that shows her exiled mother was not only sane but pregnant with a boy, she questions everything she's been taught to believe. But revealing the horrifying truth of the bonds could tear her island apartβand concealing it could unleash the Earth's oldest, most destructive enemy. With insanity looming, can Calandra find her brother and save the Heartstone, the man she loves, her people, and the world . . . before she loses control and destroys them all?
The Undine's Tear is the first book in the mind-blowing young adult epic historical fantasy series Rise of the Grigori. Packed with complex characters, lush world-building, gritty action, and impossible odds, this intricately woven tale presents mermaids like you've never seen them before. Join Calandra in a search for redemption that will threaten the very fabric of the universe.
Buy The Undine's Tear and dive into the adventure today!
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- Jessica Renwick, author of The Book of Chaos
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- Ellen Michelle, editor, owner of Constellate Publishing
"Stunning writing, vivid descriptions, and endearing characters. Puts the epic in fantasy."
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"A colossal tale told by an expert storyteller. Spectacular."
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"The action never stopped... a brilliant start to a new series!"
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"My favorite book of the past year!"
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About the Author:
Talena Winters is addicted to stories, tea, chocolate, yarn, and silver linings. She writes page-turning fiction for teens and adults in multiple genres, coaches other writers, has written several award-winning songs, and designs knitting patterns under her label My Secret Wish. Master of the ironic GIF response. She currently resides on an acreage in the Peace Country of northern Alberta, Canada, with her husband, three surviving boys, two dogs, and an assortment of farm cats. She would love to be a mermaid when she grows up.