The Chosen - A Novel by Todd McGuire
All of the Chosen must learn what the world asks of them, come to terms with their past and power, and embrace the role the Mother has cast for them. Tattooed with the same mysterious knotted tree on their backs they are marked men and women, unaware of the fate the stain determines. Cal, shipwrecked far from his home, settles in among a group of good-natured common folk who come to depend on his spiritual protection and fighting prowess. But this comfortable domesticity is soon interrupted by Prince Rhys as he destabilizes the region in his quest for power. Jess, another Chosen, frees herself from local thieves aligned with Prince Rhys using her volatile power that she neither likes nor understands. Jess becomes the envy of the witch Nerys who desires to exploit her power for her dark arts and power. Unknowing pulled towards Cal, she unites with him at Rhisiart's farm and soon others attracted to the Cal and the farm. T...