Born of Oak and Silver was created after the author saw the tree stump headstone of her several times over great grandfather in a small town in Mississippi.
The sequel, Born of Ash and Iron, is being released October 1, 2014
Celtic folklore has a huge influence on the book's mythology, but to does the southern folklore of the US southern states. Thing Celtic folklore transposed into Mississippi.
Born of Oak and Silver is the first book in the trilogy, The Caradoc Chronicles