Sunchaser by Emily Barlow

She can bend the weather to her will...but will it help her forge her own path?A small inland farm and a valley in the mountains are all Glorya has ever known. When she graduates from weatherworking school penniless, she must rely on her ingenuity and determination to make a name for herself. Her resourcefulness earns her a berth on a ship, where she agrees to protect the crew from the foul weather that runs rampant off the coast in exchange for her own passage.But the coastal weather–and the people who sail through it–are unlike anything Glorya has ever experienced. Soon she finds herself navigating both extreme weather and new cultures as she struggles to make a place for herself in the world.Will it be enough? Or will the raw power of nature combine with deadly foes to defeat her before she has a chance to prove herself?Sunchaser is a three-part novella. More is forthcoming in her universe later in 2024 or early in2025 in the form of a full-length novel.