An outcast among her people Esmeralda has but one friend, an old woman labeled a witch. But her village is women are under constant danger of being taken by a group of barbarian men. When she is accused and threatened to burn at the stake, letting these men take her may be the only way to save her life.
Tiobald has failed to participate in the Choosing before. Now he is the last. Can one daring woman’s acceptance change the entire direction of the kingdom?
Michelle Janene lives and works in Northern California, though most days she blissfully exists in the medieval creations of her mind. She is a devoted teacher, a dysfunctional housekeeper, and a dedicated writer. She released her first novella Mission: Mistaken Identity in the fall of 2015, The Changed Heart Series released in the following years, and she has been published in several anthologies. She leads two critique groups and is the founder of Strong Tower Press—Indie solutions for indie authors.