Marked by Earth, Called by Water

By: Ashren, J. C.

In the Scottish Highlands, Iara Seaver seeks freedom - and finds a call older than myth. Bound with five others in ways she doesn't yet understand, she must decide whether to embrace what is awakening inside her, or turn away. The tie between them is ancient, reaching deeper than memory, and it grows stronger with every step. Her heart is pulled in more than one direction, caught in a connection fierce with intimacy and choice - as consuming and unyielding as the elements themselves, a force that could shape the circle's destiny. Around them, forests murmur with their own breath and the lochs shimmer with secrets, alive with the echo of what was once sealed. And as their circle tightens and forces long forgotten press closer, what holds them together will either fracture and break them apart - or draw them together as one.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.C. Ashren writes immersive contemporary eco-fantasy in which myth, intimacy, and the living world meet. Inspired by a lifelong love of books, the beauty of nature, and the cultural traditions that celebrate land and spirit, she creates stories where connections matter and magic carries a cost. She hopes readers close her books reminded that magic is still here, waiting to be remembered.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1919342400
• ISBN13: 9781919342405
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Ocherlight Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"