Oceans of Sand

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Winner of the 2023 Readers' Favorite book awards for young adult epic fantasy.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Love weakens his magic and survival is far from guaranteed.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Exquisite. - Indies Today</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A journey you won't want to return from. - Readers' Favorite</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><span>?</span></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>One girl. Her boat. An ocean of sand to cross. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Norah's desert world has always been treacherous with the roiling ocean of sand giant scorpions and brutal sandstorms-but now an unnatural famine plagues the desert nations and threatens to destroy all. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Despite being the only one in her village without a sand gift Norah is chosen with her best friend Zadock to sail across the ocean of sand in search of the legendary moonstone an artifact that could end the famine. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As Norah and Zadock set off on their journey secret romantic feelings each has suppressed for years rise to the surface. Love weakens sand gifts and if they act on their feelings Zadock's sand gift will disappear. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Caught in a crossfire between forbidden feelings an unforgiving desert and starving nations willing to do anything to survive Norah and Zadock discover the true meaning of sacrifice-and the power that love has to heal the world.</span></p><p><br></p>