Bellingham author's new book a welcome addition to the romantasy genre

In recent years, romantasy has been an inescapable genre in books. The high-stakes worldbuilding, political unrest, magic and magical beings (werewolves, vampires, dragons and more) and swoony situations make for some pretty irresistible plotlines. But in 2017? “Romantasy was not having a moment right then,” Bellingham author Sarah Hawley said during a recent phone call. That year, Hawley wrote a novel called “Servant of Earth.” It features a plucky character named Kenna Heron — a human who has a reputation in her small village for being a little wild and...