The Island of Mists

By Wendy Nelson-Sinclair

The Island of Mists is calling her home... From internationally selling author, Wendy Nelson-Sinclair, comes a historical fantasy filled with adventure, family saga, jealousy, betrayal, bravery, independence, and personal perseverance.Living in a Utopian world isolated from the outside, Yvaine is a young healer, the daughter of the High Priestess, who suddenly finds herself the center of attention at the Choosing, the ceremony where she is selected to be the Huntress in the Spring Rites of Beltane. After being escorted to The Sacred Island, Yvaine is taken in and nurtured by a group of women that will train her for the Rites and teach her what is expected of her. Within this small group of women, she discovers someone that was once very close to her. Someone that helps her understand the reasons behind her mother's cold and detached treatment towards her.When the night of the Rites arrives, Yvaine goes forward confidently but is completely unaware of the dangers and the horrors that await her. Through sheer will and a newfound fighting spirit, Yvaine survives the horrors of that night only to discover that her community turns its back on her, shunning her. Unwilling to be labeled and treated as a pariah, Yvaine leaves the only home she's ever know and bravely steps out into a foreign world, determined to make a new life for herself. One where she and only she dictates what happens to her.Across a decade on her own, Yvaine thrives as she finds independence, friendship, and learns what the importance of friends and family. With her life planned out, Yvaine is thrown off course when she finds a wounded stranger lying close to death in the woods near her home. With the stranger at her side, Yvaine comes to grips with her past and ultimately, finds herself headed back to the one place that she vowed to never return to. The Island of Mists is calling her home. Will Yvaine be able to resist the call?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086B6Z81W
• ISBN13: 9798630025005
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"