To save a kingdom, a prophetess must challenge Fate.On the day of Yssa's death and rebirth, the god Apenth chose her as the Phoenix Prophetess.Sea serpents and gods endanger the young prophetess's journey and sour the omens. Yssa is cursed instead of blessed, and her duties at the Temple of Apenth prove it. She spends her days reading dusty scrolls, which does nothing to help her forget Tym, the boy back home. But the annoying yet gorgeous ferryman's son Liam proves to be a distraction she can't predict, even though he rarely leaves her alone for two sand grains.Her boring temple life screeches to a halt when visions of her parents' murders consume her. Yssa races across an ocean to stop the future. If she can't change Fate, she'll refuse to be the Phoenix Prophetess any longer. Fate, however, has other plans for her and the kingdom.Yssa must either accept her destiny or fight to change Fate.YA Epic FantasyThe Fate Challenges #1340 pages (95,000 words)