<b>An average girl—with a twist: <br />She has two gifts, when only one is normal. <br /> Will her forbidden gift be enough to save her mother?</b><br /><br />Haylee lives in a land called Panoi, where magic is not distributed fairly. Like her mother, she has yet to manifest a gift for magic. Meanwhile, her father has a gift and uses it to torture his wife. Witnessing his cruelty for the first time, Haylee's eyes are opened to the tainted nature of magic and she questions everything she knows. Haylee sets off to find a solution, willing to risk everything...<br /><br />To save her mother and prove that even those without magic can achieve greatness, Haylee seeks out a fabled sage who lives atop Land Dragon Mountain. To reach the wise words she hopes will save her mother and unite her people, she must cross a treacherous wilderness filled with prowling predators—animal and human alike. With the help of unlikely allies and a power growing within her, Haylee pushes forward on the dangerous quest.<br /><br />Haylee's loss triggers something she's never felt before. Will it be enough to complete her quest and save her people? Better yet, will she survive these trials?<br /><br /><i>Animal Empath</i> is an emotional lower-young adult fantasy novel. If you like inspirational heroines, original magic systems, and dark-yet-hopeful coming-of-age stories, then you'll love C. E. R. Ellwood's spellbinding tale.<br />Buy <i>Animal Empath</i> to start your magical adventure today!