Books like Breath of earth by Beth Cato

In a 1906 alternate timeline, the United States and Japan have united as the Unified Pacific, aiming to dominate the world. Their first target is a vulnerable China. In San Francisco, Ingrid Carmichael—headstrong secretary and the only woman known to wield geomancy—works for a secret group of powerful wardens. When assassins eliminate most of the wardens, Ingrid and her mentor must rely on their extraordinary magic to survive. Without a full cadre of geomancers, the city faces a looming earthquake that could unleash the earth’s power to those who seek to control it for sinister purposes. The situation worsens as Chinese refugees preparing to resist the Union’s forces strain the fragile alliance between the Pacific powers, turning San Francisco into a powder keg where even the smallest tremor could ignite conflict.

First publish date: 2016