Joanna is een fervent verhalenverteller, geïnspireerd om te schrijven na het lezen van de memoires van haar overgrootvader uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Als levenslange geschiedenisliefhebber kanaliseert ze deze passie in verhalen die de menselijke ervaring door een historische lens onderzoeken. Haar kenmerkende stem brengt het verleden tot leven en biedt lezers een uniek perspectiv op historische gebeurtenissen en de mensen die ze hebben meegemaakt.
Set against a backdrop of conflict and upheaval, the narrative intertwines themes of love and rebellion as it reaches its thrilling conclusion. Characters are faced with pivotal choices that will shape their destinies amidst the chaos of war. The story explores the complexities of loyalty and sacrifice, culminating in a dramatic resolution that ties together the intricate threads of the series. With its rich world-building and emotional depth, this installment delivers a powerful finale to Joanna Hathaway's captivating saga.
Part war drama, part romance, Storm from the East is the second epic fantasy adventure in Joanna Hathaway’s Glass Alliance series. War has begun in the South. The days of soldier Athan and Princess Aurelia’s secret summer romance feel like a long-distant memory. On the frontlines of combat, Athan proves a star fighter pilot as he struggles to justify the violence his father has unleashed. In the capital, Aurelia discovers a startling and long-buried truth about her mother and joins a campaign that goes against everything she once believed about her family’s right to the throne. When the two reunite at last, each of them longs to rekindle the love they once shared . . . but each has a secret they’re desperate to hide.
"A novel of court intrigue and action-packed military adventure,"* Joanna Hathaway's Dark of the West, is a breathtaking YA fantasy debut--first in the Glass Alliance series. A pilot raised in revolution. A princess raised in a palace. A world on the brink of war. Aurelia Isendare is a princess of a small kingdom in the North, raised in privilege but shielded from politics as her brother prepares to step up to the throne. Halfway around the world, Athan Dakar, the youngest son of a ruthless general, is a fighter pilot longing for a life away from the front lines. When Athan's mother is shot and killed, his father is convinced it's the work of his old rival, the Queen of Etania--Aurelia's mother. Determined to avenge his wife's murder, he devises a plot to overthrow the Queen, a plot which sends Athan undercover to Etania to gain intel from her children. Athan's mission becomes complicated when he finds himself falling for the girl he's been tasked with spying upon. Aurelia feels the same attraction, all the while desperately seeking to stop the war threatening to break between the Southern territory and the old Northern kingdoms that control it--a war in which Athan's father is determined to play a role. As diplomatic ties manage to just barely hold, the two teens struggle to remain loyal to their families and each other as they learn that war is not as black and white as they've been raised to believe.
