In a breath it was gone -- her home, her family, her future. For Jala, the first taste of magic was a brutal one. Spared from death by the protection of a god, Jala is rescued by outlaws and taken to a remote country temple to be raised. Thinking herself no more than a farmer's orphan, Jala is caught completely off guard when told that she is to train at the High Academy. With no escape from this new future, Jala finds herself cast out of the temple and forced into a world of magic and intrigue. Now she must learn quickly about her world as well as herself if she is going to survive. As...
In a breath it was gone -- her home, her family, her future. For Jala, the first taste of magic was a brutal one. Spared from death by the protection ...
Silver linings and an occasional cocktail...that's how she's survived. Through loss and grief, Kate Van Gilder Hunt realizes that humor will get her through to the next day, even if it does start before the sun comes up. An untimely widowed mother of four, blogs to quiet the voices in her head, find solitude, and revel in the notion that she is completely OUTNUMBERED. She takes you along on her journey of humor and heartbreak through blog entries...and maybe even makes you a believer in silver linings.
Silver linings and an occasional cocktail...that's how she's survived. Through loss and grief, Kate Van Gilder Hunt realizes that humor will get her t...