25 April, 2020

#Spotlight :: Ember of the Planet by @DoveWinters



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Ember Oheada is no savior. But when the planet marks her as one, her fate is sealed. She will fight the Pathfinder, the evil creature who has taken over the planet, and she cannot lose. But before she can fight that epic battle, she must learn to control her new powers. For that, she'll travel to a distant land under the watchful eye of the Pathfinder's personal guard, Aaron--who may have plans of his own for her.







Read an Excerpt from Ember of the Planet



Her pocket full of the tasty mushrooms, she straightened, putting her hand against the tree for support.

Ember Oheada.

She snapped her hand back to her body with a start. Her head swiveled to the left and right, but she didn’t see anyone. What was more, she hadn’t really heard anyone. It was like she had felt someone say her name.

Glancing around once more, she again placed her hand on the tree. Nothing happened.

Shrugging, she gave the tree a pat to walk away.

You must help me, Ember.

She was sure she’d heard something. Or felt something. Or…something. Turning, Ember looked all around her, her eyes scanning the tops of the trees to see if maybe someone was hiding in them to trick her. She could see some birds in the higher branches; a rabbit scurried by, going faster when it saw her. She saw nothing unusual. But she’d never heard that voice before.

She decided she needed to head home and get the mushrooms to Ashla. She was taking too long as it was and apparently she was hearing things. It was probably better she kept that to herself, she thought. Ashla had enough to worry about.

I’m sorry if this hurts a bit.

“What?” Ember said out loud.

Before she got an answer the tree reached down and grabbed her.

Ember was so startled when she was grabbed she didn’t even think to scream. The tree had wrapped two of its lowest branches around her wrists, pulling her arms out to the sides and trapping her against the trunk. She pushed against the tree, yanking on her arms, the branches tightening to the point it hurt. She thrashed, but the tree held fast.

When the branches poked thorns into the skin of her wrists she finally screamed.


About the Author:



Dove Winters is a young adult fantasy author from Nebraska. Her works include the Knight Heir Series and the trilogy Ember of the Planet. When not writing, she's usually thinking about writing, or spending time with her husband and five kids.



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