Stella Dorthwany’s debut conjures a delightful read, with a unique and well-developed magic system, engaging characters, and a thrilling plot.
Lorehaven review, winter 2018

Sand and Storm

Cora has the strength to conquer the Ring—but only if she reconciles her relationship with the husband who has rejected her.
· March 2018 · for

A magical super-weapon. A deadly cult. An arranged marriage that could destroy the world.

Faryn Montphish is on track to graduate with honors from the Academy of Magic—until her dream internship blows up in her face. She thought she’d been recruited to excavate ruins in the enchanted Caladoner desert. Instead, she’s expected to rob a temple and steal the Ring of Twelve, an artifact with the power to control natural disasters. It’s also the only thing standing between the explorers and a cult of mages raising a storm that will destroy the world’s magic—and usher in a new order forged in forbidden blood arts.

Even if Faryn manages to avoid the temple’s traps and retrieve the ring, wielding it will require a mage of unique and terrible ability. Someone like Faryn’s cousin Cora.

Cora thinks she’s going on her honeymoon until her husband reveals their marriage is a sham and forces her to join the temple expedition. There, the magical bond legalizing their marriage mingles with the desert’s own enchantment and stirs Cora’s slumbering powers to life. Cora has the strength to conquer the Ring—but only if she reconciles her relationship with the husband who has rejected her.

Facing the end of the world, Faryn and Cora must test the limits of courage and sacrifice—or face the destruction of everything they love.

Book 1 of the Legendary Magic series.

Review of Sand and Storm

· December 2018

Stella Dorthwany’s Sand and Storm tells a thrilling tale of magic, suspense, and working against the clock to save the world. Two main characters, cousins Faryn and Cora, are thrown together after a long separation. Faryn seeks adventure and finds it in an internship with Shaun Valerian, while Cora wants to navigate a new marriage to a man she barely knows. Both are drawn to an archaeological dig, the center of a magic spell that could mean the end of the world. They must work together, and with the people they love and hate, to save everything they know. This book is a delightful read, with a unique and well-developed magic system, engaging characters with compelling arcs, and a thrilling plot full of fun twists.

Best for: Young adults who enjoy a fun story in a magical world and appreciate a romantic subplot or two.

Discern: Open discussion about sex, implied sex in the context of marriage, and some sensual scenes.

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