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His arms flailed as the vortex of water began to crush him. Ivy knew she should stop, but he would pay for what he'd done.
Ivy is a Lake Dweller, a shy and awkward member of an ancient race that can heal by touch. Whilst trying to stay under the radar, Ivy discovers she has inherited an ancient power once forbidden, called water weaving. Follow Ivy's adventures as she attempts to control her new gift and escape those who would control her for it.
Ivy is a Lake Dweller, a shy and awkward member of an ancient race that can heal by touch. Whilst trying to stay under the radar, Ivy discovers she has inherited an ancient power once forbidden, called water weaving. Follow Ivy's adventures as she attempts to control her new gift and escape those who would control her for it.
358 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 19, 2010
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Leesa Birch
5 books17 followers I never know what to say when people ask about me, so here’s a few snippets of myself…
I never got to finish high school. And even though I value knowledge and would always encourage others to do so, I don’t think it’s necessary to write a book. After all, an imagination isn’t something that can be taught. Ask any artist.
I live quietly in Birmingham with my three cats and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Coffee and hot, candle lit baths are a must in my life as are the wonderful friends who always encourage me to keep writing, and whom I trust implicitly.
My main series of books are The Lake Dweller series and are ongoing. But I usually seem to have more than one project on the go at all times. I have a few stand-alone books that I’m working on as well as a short story series, so watch this space…
On a side note, I am a long time sufferer of Myalgic encephalomyelitis and sometimes I have trouble focusing. That being said, if I can still write stories, so can you. So what are you waiting for? Go write a book! Brighten someone’s life with your tales… If you only touch one person’s life with your story, your writing is worthwhile. Never forget that.
Thank you to everyone who has ever asked me about my books, took time to read any of them or have just wondered onto this page and are thinking about it. Thank you!
I never got to finish high school. And even though I value knowledge and would always encourage others to do so, I don’t think it’s necessary to write a book. After all, an imagination isn’t something that can be taught. Ask any artist.
I live quietly in Birmingham with my three cats and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Coffee and hot, candle lit baths are a must in my life as are the wonderful friends who always encourage me to keep writing, and whom I trust implicitly.
My main series of books are The Lake Dweller series and are ongoing. But I usually seem to have more than one project on the go at all times. I have a few stand-alone books that I’m working on as well as a short story series, so watch this space…
On a side note, I am a long time sufferer of Myalgic encephalomyelitis and sometimes I have trouble focusing. That being said, if I can still write stories, so can you. So what are you waiting for? Go write a book! Brighten someone’s life with your tales… If you only touch one person’s life with your story, your writing is worthwhile. Never forget that.
Thank you to everyone who has ever asked me about my books, took time to read any of them or have just wondered onto this page and are thinking about it. Thank you!
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May 17, 2011
Ivy was an amazing story, great writing style and descriptions and a new twist in the YA Genre. Ivy is about a Lake Dweller, one of many in a secret society. The Lake Dwellers live at a hidden location where they can be close to a sacred Lake. Lake Dwellers have the ability to heal but after a certain amount of time must enter the lake in order to cleanse themselves of all the pain they have taken in from others.
Ivy is one of the few lake dwellers that lives away from the lake and only returns when her pain cycle is active, going home to rid herself of the absorbed illnesses. She loves the lake but has never felt that she could live there; isolated, forever. She wants to live a life where she can do what she was meant to which is heal people, but even though lake dwellers are meant to heal she finds herself isolated among her own people. Ivy soon discovers that she is actually a water weaver; a lake dweller with the ability to control water at will, and among her people that is a forbidden gift. The last one to hold that power went mad with power and had to be executed so this makes Ivy nervous as well as afraid that she will become like her ancester.
As Ivy learns to control her new powers she must also try to hide who she really is from the real world. She was taken prisoner before because of her gifts of healing and when she becomes threatened once again of being discovered she must find a way to keep her life, control her new powers; which are triggered through emotions, and escape those who wish to control her. Ivy must learn to trust others but wonders how can you trust others when you don't know who you can truely trust... Even the ones closet to you can betray you in the end.
Ivy is amazing. A great story brought to life by Leesa Birch. The concept of lake dwellers and the details put into them to bring them to life was impressive and inspiring. All the ideas put into this book made it come alive and brought the characters closer to our reality than I ever thought possible. Leesa Birch was able to make Ivy that everyday girl that you could meet passing on the road but would never really know who she actually is, she brought the lake dweller to life and created a world that the reader can just sink into easily.
Ivy is one of the few lake dwellers that lives away from the lake and only returns when her pain cycle is active, going home to rid herself of the absorbed illnesses. She loves the lake but has never felt that she could live there; isolated, forever. She wants to live a life where she can do what she was meant to which is heal people, but even though lake dwellers are meant to heal she finds herself isolated among her own people. Ivy soon discovers that she is actually a water weaver; a lake dweller with the ability to control water at will, and among her people that is a forbidden gift. The last one to hold that power went mad with power and had to be executed so this makes Ivy nervous as well as afraid that she will become like her ancester.
As Ivy learns to control her new powers she must also try to hide who she really is from the real world. She was taken prisoner before because of her gifts of healing and when she becomes threatened once again of being discovered she must find a way to keep her life, control her new powers; which are triggered through emotions, and escape those who wish to control her. Ivy must learn to trust others but wonders how can you trust others when you don't know who you can truely trust... Even the ones closet to you can betray you in the end.
Ivy is amazing. A great story brought to life by Leesa Birch. The concept of lake dwellers and the details put into them to bring them to life was impressive and inspiring. All the ideas put into this book made it come alive and brought the characters closer to our reality than I ever thought possible. Leesa Birch was able to make Ivy that everyday girl that you could meet passing on the road but would never really know who she actually is, she brought the lake dweller to life and created a world that the reader can just sink into easily.
April 25, 2012
This book was Fantastic. I could not stop reading it, I finished it in two days & that says alot!! Leesa Birch is an amazing author. For the first book in a series it was jam packed with thrills & an amazing love story. I feel so connected to the characters & I can not wait for the next book! I am dying to know what happens next.
March 2, 2014
An interesting refreshing take on the urban fantasy genre, that offers compelling characters that aren't vampires. Very creative and suspenseful.
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