Summerbird Rises – Book 1 of An Act of Entreaty by Debi Ennis Binder

Summerbird is an inept seer; why try to deny it? In a realm where magic is a death-crime, she’s spent her life trying to hide her broken magic. When a tiny griffin appears in her cottage, she panics. She doesn’t want to help him; she wants him to go away! His story is intriguing, but Summerbird falters. This can’t be the safest way to get away from this wretched realm. The griffin, sensing her reluctance, leaves her with a tantalizing lure for a young woman desperate to find her lost life—Would you like to learn your magic?