Guardians of Dawn: Zhara
Magic is forbidden throughout the Morning Realms. Magicians are called an abomination and blamed for the plague of monsters that razed the land twenty years ago.
Jin Zhara has enough to manage without that: a stepmother whose cruelty must be appeased daily, a blind younger sister to protect, and a magical gift of her own that she can barely keep contained. Rumours of monsters returning to the marsh are somebody else's problem — until a chance encounter with an easily flustered young man named Han brings her into contact with the Guardians of Dawn, a secret organisation working for magical liberation.
A mysterious plague is corrupting the magicians of Zanhei and turning them into monsters, and the Guardians believe a demon is behind it. To restore the balance between order and chaos, Zhara will have to find the elemental warrior inside herself.
Guardians of Dawn: Zhara is the first book in S. Jae-Jones's East Asian-inspired fantasy series — pitched by its publisher as Sailor Moon meets Cinder.
A young magician hiding her gift in a realm where magic is outlawed; she will become the Guardian of Fire.
An easily flustered young man whose chance encounter with Zhara draws her to the Guardians of Dawn.
Zhara's blind younger sister, whom she protects.