The Safe-Keeper's Secret
by Sharon Shinn

Damiana is Safe-Keeper in the small village of Tambleham. Neighbors and strangers alike come one by one, in secret, to tell her things they dare not share with anyone else, knowing that Damiana will keep silent. One late night, a mysterious visitor from the city arrives with an unusual secret for the Safe-Keeper's newborn baby. Damiana, who is expecting her own child, names the foundling Reed and raises him side by side with her daughter, Fiona. As the years pass and the two children grow into teenagers and come of age, they must come to terms with who they are, and who they may be.

Sharon Shinn's Bio

Sharon Shinn has published seven fantasy and science fiction novels, with her eighth one scheduled to appear next April. She lives in St. Louis, where she holds a job as co-editor on a new association-sponsored magazine. Her novels are: The Shape-Changer's Wife, Archangel, Jovah's Angel, The Alleluia Files, Wrapt in Crystal, Heart of Gold, and Summers at Castle Auburn. The new book, Jenna Starborn, will be a futuristic retelling of the Jane Eyre story.

Interview Nominated for PEARL AWARD 1999
WRAPT IN CRYSTAL - Finalist: Best Fantasy/Magical