Soulbound

 

Soulbound by Heather Brewer - 2012
Book 1 of Legacy of Tril

Blurb...
Tril is a world where Barrons and Healers are Bound to each other: Barrons fight and Healers cure their Barrons' wounds in the ongoing war with the evil Graplar King. Seventeen-year-old Kaya was born a Healer, but she wants to fight. In Tril, and at Shadow Academy, where she is sent to learn to heal, it is against Protocol for Healers to fight. So Kaya must learn in secret. Enter two young men: One charming, rule-following Barron who becomes Bound to Kaya and whose life she must protect at all costs. And one with a mysterious past who seems bent on making Kaya's life as difficult as possible. Kaya asks both to train her, but only one will, and the consequences will change their lives forever.


Comments: Another fabulous story of a strong female character taking on the male dominated world of Tril. Go Kayla. Looking forward to the next installment.

Elemental series

 

 

Elementals series by Brigid Kemmerer

Storm (Book1) - 2011

Blurb....'Ever since her ex-boyfriend spread lies about her, Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys—the ones she doesn’t want. Then she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot. Chris is different. Way different: he can control water—just like his brothers can control fire, wind, and earth. They’re powerful. Dangerous. Marked for death.

And now that she knows the truth, so is Becca.

When Hunter, the mysterious new kid in town, turns up with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time, Becca thinks she can trust him. But then Hunter goes head-to-head with Chris, and Becca wonders who’s hiding the most dangerous truth of all…' - website

 

Spark (Book 2) - 2012

Blurb ... 'Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally. Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can't. Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs point to Gabriel. Only he's not doing it. And no one seems to believe him. Except a shy sophomore named Layne, a brainiac who dresses in turtlenecks and jeans and keeps him totally off balance. Because Layne has a few secrets of her own' - website
 

The Iron Witch series by Karen Mahoney

 The Iron Witch. Book 1 by Karen Mahoney - 2011

The Wood Queen. Book 2 by Karen Mahoney - 2012

Silvermay

Silvermay by James Maloney - 2011

Blurb ....

Sixteen-year-old Silvermay can’t help falling for the dark, handsome youth who shows up in the village. But he is a man she has no right to love; he is with Nerigold and baby Lucien. The trio are fugitives on the run from Coyle, a corrupt and cruel Wyrdborn. As they make ready to flee once more, Silvermay is swept up in their adventure. She finds herself losing her heart to all three as they travel through the forest to the heart of the mountains and beyond. She also discovers that the evil they are running from will test not only her love, courage, and trust, but will test the very essence of her humanity.

Book one of the Silvermay triology. The reader is taken on a journey set in a time and place unknown, where evil lurks and survival is a battle. When 16 year old Silvermay finds herself responsible for caring an ailing young mother and her new born son on a journey out of harms way she fears for their safety and comes to rely on Tamlyn for support and strength. Never did she ever realise the importance of their quest or understand what true evil is until she sees the mosaic on an unearthed  wall. Fear of what could happen rests heavily on her as she looks into the eyes of a young baby boy who could be the reason for such evil.

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