My grounded fantasy novel, DAUGHTER OF SEED AND STORM, blends the notions of estranged family, Scottish witches, and nature’s raw power in Kirsten Miller’s The Women of Wild Hill with the East Coast lore and the threat of natural disaster in Vanessa F. Penney’s The Witch of Willow Sound.

 

Twenty-seven-year-old Maisie’s life is a mess even before she tanks an interview for a coveted promotion. A higher salary would be welcome, too, if she keeps her baby. But estranged from her parents and her baby’s father, and worried her baby might also be a witch, that is one big if. Masie’s parents cannot accept her dark gift; frankly, who can blame them? She did, after all, nearly kill her brother. Twice. Fed up with her current life, Masie drives thirty-five hours eastward to her hometown of St. John’s, where her best friend is studying the impacts of climate change. Masie, unaware that new secrets and dangers loom, is running from her world, while Ollie is trying to save hers. 

 

Masie settles into life on The Rock, unearthing family legacies and witch lore from her grandmother’s ghost she apparently summoned, and East Coast traditions from the magnetic shop owner who can read minds. Before long, her newfound peace is shattered. A paternity suit, a family tragedy, and the worst storm in Newfoundland’s history compel her return to the mainland and force her to consider a question she has avoided for far too long: What is she actually doing with her life and with her magical gift? 

 

Masie must decide the fate of her unborn child and embrace her hidden magic before hundreds of coastal communities slip into the Atlantic Ocean.