Author:
Marnie Cate
Title: Exigency
Series: The Protectors
of the Elemental Magic Series
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Romance
Synopsis
There is a world around us
that most people don't take the time to see.
Mara Stone's world was shaken, but she is a fighter. Facing new adversaries, Mara is learning what it truly means to protect the magic. As she starts to rebuild her life, the web of her family's secrets continues to unravel. Mara is forced to face her fear of losing everything she holds dear.
She said that you would be a challenge to my children. I thought I had made the right choice when I selected Eliza. If only Mae had not interfered. But, enough of those sad thoughts, I think the two of you will be perfect replacements.
When Mara and Cole find themselves in the cold world of Snowstrum, they will have to choose either to be true to their promise to protect the magic, or to follow their desires. Magic may not be enough to free them from the icy fortress they are trapped in.
The second book in the Protectors of the Elemental Magic series, Exigency is a compelling, magical young adult fantasy tale.
Mara Stone's world was shaken, but she is a fighter. Facing new adversaries, Mara is learning what it truly means to protect the magic. As she starts to rebuild her life, the web of her family's secrets continues to unravel. Mara is forced to face her fear of losing everything she holds dear.
She said that you would be a challenge to my children. I thought I had made the right choice when I selected Eliza. If only Mae had not interfered. But, enough of those sad thoughts, I think the two of you will be perfect replacements.
When Mara and Cole find themselves in the cold world of Snowstrum, they will have to choose either to be true to their promise to protect the magic, or to follow their desires. Magic may not be enough to free them from the icy fortress they are trapped in.
The second book in the Protectors of the Elemental Magic series, Exigency is a compelling, magical young adult fantasy tale.
Excerpt
As I continued walking, the air
died down but I quickly found myself encompassed by a dense fog. My hair was no
longer blinding me but I could barely see my hand in front of me. A soft voice
in me told me to just to keep walking and I listened until I stepped into cold
water.
"Damn it," I cried
out.
Not sure where I was I stopped
and called, "Air, please blow away this fog and let me see where I
am."
Sitting down, I waited while the moist vapor
drifted away showing me that I was on the rocky shore of Sparrow Lake. Sitting
down, I wrapped my arms around my legs and gently began to rock myself. How
did I get so far from home? I felt as if I was losing a connection with
reality. I kept telling myself that if I just listened to my heart everything
would be as planned. As I questioned my recent behavior and my faith that the
Goddess would guide me, I heard a crackling sound behind me. Turning to the
direction of the noise, I saw a shadow quickly dart through the tree line.
Calling out, I said, "Stop! Who are you?
Why are you following me?”
No response came from the
forest. Standing to face the unknown, the cold breeze off the lake picked up
and covered my arms with goosebumps. Rubbing my arms frantically to warm up, I
called out again.
"Whoever is out there, show
yourself," I said.
"With all the magic you
hold, you could easily climb up the mountain and give them what they
deserve," said the bewitching voice of a woman.
"You could start a little fire. One
little ball of your magic could ignite the forest surrounding them. It would
grow and grow until it would burn the mansion down. Or you could call a great
wind and bring everything and everyone inside down into a crumbling ruin."
With more anger, the voice said,
"And there is always my favorite. You can call the rain and demand it to
pour down. Calling more and more of your magic until you finally send
everything off the mountain. Mudslides happen all the time."
"Or if you wanted to be lazy, you can
just ask the ground to shake and shake and shake until you have created dust
out of them all."
The voice taunted,
"Wouldn't it be so easy? Don't you think they deserve to be punished for
what they did…?”
Marnie
Cate Biography
Marnie Cate was born and
raised in Montana before adventuring to the warmer states of Arizona and
California. Her love of Dame Judi Dench and dreams of caticorns and rainbows
inspired her to chase her dreams. One great sentence came to mind and the world
of elemental magic and the humans they lived amongst filled her mind. With her
first book Remember: Protectors of the Elemental Magic, the story has just
begun.
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