A thought-provoking look at the line between faith and fantasy, fanatics and followers, and religion and reason. GOLD MEDAL: Florida Authors and Publishers Association - 2015 - Adult Fiction: General FINALIST: Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 2014 - Fiction: General WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Fantasy WINNER: Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence Helena and Jason, two damaged souls and children of the Republic, are reunited when a tiny boat from the Blessed Lands crashes onto the rocks near Helena's home after an impossible journey across the forbidden ocean. On board is a single passenger, a nine-year-old girl named Kailani, who calls herself The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky. But is the mysterious child simply a troubled little girl longing to return home? Or is she a powerful prophet sent to unravel the fabric of a godless Republic, as the outlaw leader of an illegal religious sect would have them believe? Whatever the answer, it will change them all forever... and perhaps their world as well. EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a compelling literary saga of a young girl plucked from the sea under mysterious circumstances, from the multiple-award-winning author of "The Seekers" series, Along the Watchtower, and The Time That's Given.