We are here to show you the newest Julia Ember book! But more than that, we are here to give you the COVER of the first book. It's so pretty and it fits so well with her other book, Unicorn Tracks. I think this story is going to be AH-MAZING (like anything Julia writes, obviously).

Sixteen-year-old Tashi has spent their life training as an inhabiter, a soldier who spies and kills using a bonded animal. When the capital falls after a brutal siege, Tashi flees to a remote monastery to hide. But when the invading army turns the monastery into a hospital, Tashi catches the eye of Xian, the regiment’s fearless young commander.

Tashi spies on Xian’s every move. In front of his men, Xian seems dangerous, even sadistic, but Tashi sees a more vulnerable side of the enemy commander – a side that draws them to Xian.

When their spying reveals that everything the inhabiter's academy taught was a lie, Tashi faces a choice: save their country or the boy they've started to love? But while Tashi grapples with the decision, their volatile bonded tiger doesn't question her allegiances. Katala slaughters Xian’s soldiers, leading the enemy to hunt her. But an inhabiter’s bond to their animal is for life – when Katala dies, so will Tashi.



Name: Tashi Pema

Born: A mountain village in the valleys near Tongsang

Status: Inhabiter student. Although they seemingly posess average abilities, Tashi is considered very special to the academy because a golden tiger chose them as a bond mate. Currently hiding in the Tongsang monastery.

Sign: Aquarius

Age: 16
Originally from the Windy City, Julia Ember now resides in Sunny Scotland where she learned to enjoy both haggis and black pudding. She spends her days working as a professional Book Nerd for a large book distribution firm, and her nights writing YA Romantic Fantasy novels.

A world traveler since childhood, Julia has now visited over 60 countries. Her travels inspire the fictional worlds she writes about and she populates those worlds with magic and monsters.