Born without magic, Davis is an outcast in his own shapeshifter family.ย Yearning for his fatherโs approval, he sets down a path that intertwines with Iris, a girl whose own ambitions are hindered by a mysterious illness.ย ย
Their quest leads to Yuras, one of Californiaโs smallest towns, unremarkable until they discover a cave of magic-transferring stones.ย Now they have a chance to change their fates.ย But theyโre not alone.
When Nivi, a Yuras local, stumbles upon the cave, she unknowingly sets into motion a series of events that threatens to expose Davisโs past as well as her own.
As dark truths surface, one question endures: How much are they willing to take in their quest for power?
A multigenerational mystery told across converging timelines from multiple points of view, full of adventure and political intrigue.
Emily Renk Hawthorne began her adult career as a dentist workingย with underserved populations. ย She grew up readingย fantasy books and always dreamed of writing her own. ย Of Mountains and Seas is her debut novel.
Emily grew up in Southern California and now resides on the Central Coast with her husband and child.