Joanna Ruth Meyer píše príbehy o húževnatých tínedžeroch, ktorí si nachádzajú svoje miesto vo svete, bojujú, aby zmenili svoj osud, zachránili svojich blízkych alebo si vydobyli cestu k vykúpeniu. Jej diela sa zameriavajú na silu mladých postáv tvárou v tvár nepriazni osudu a ich vnútorný boj za sebaurčenie. Meyer sa vo svojej tvorbe ponára do tém osudu, lásky a vykúpenia, pričom jej postavy sú často postavené pred zásadné rozhodnutia, ktoré formujú ich budúcnosť.
The forest is a dangerous place, where siren song lures men and women to their deaths. For centuries, a witch has harvested souls to feed the heartless tree, using its power to grow her domain. When Owen Merrick is lured into the witch's wood, one of her tree-siren daughters, Seren, saves his life instead of ending it. Every night, he climbs over the garden wall to see her, and every night her longing to become human deepens. But a shift in the stars foretells a dangerous curse, and Seren's quest to become human will lead them into an ancient war raging between the witch and the king who is trying to stop her.
Sixteen-year-old Talia was born to a life of certainty and luxury,destined to become Empress of half the world. But when an ambitiousrival seizes power, she and her mother are banished to a nowhereprovince on the far edge of the Northern Sea.On their terrifying journey, the sea seems to call to Talia in strangeways, and her mother-spiraling into madness-becomes obsessedwith ancient myths that talk of the sea-goddess Rahn who rules thewatery Hall of the Dead.Joanna Meyer is a wonderful new voice in the YA fantasy genre. Heroriginal, fresh story handles popular fantasy themes in surprisingways. Her lush, atmospheric prose masterfully brings to life her uniquemythology and vividly imagined, culturally diverse world.Beneath the Haunting Sea will appeal to fans of bestselling series suchas Throne of Glass, The Remnant Chronicles, The Winner's Trilogy,and The Grisha Trilogy, as well as recent debuts such as The Reader,The Star-Touched Queen, Sword and Verse, Fear the Drowning Deep,and Given to the Sea. It will also attract readers of adult fantasy, whoenjoy Earthsea, The Silmarillion, and Game of Thrones. Its slow-burnromance and gothic setting, inspired by Sense and Sensibility andJane Eyre, will appeal to a wider audience. Joanna describes Talia'slove interest as Willoughby-esque and Beneath the Haunting Sea asThe Silmarillion meets Jane Eyre, with kissing.
Though women now have professional opportunities beyond what previous generations ever imagined, the church's vision for women's work has not grown with us. Joanna Meyer addresses this gap in women's discipleship, providing a theological framework for women's work and influence and offering resources for the challenges of working life.
