The six days between new and old year in Aingeal were a time of feasting and family.Gwen was more than happy to feast. She'd rather spend less time helping her brother Cadfael shop instead of eating.Until...

The Dana Clan: wild, unpredictable and bafflingly successful traders.Their children were even wilder, challenging social norms and each other at every turn.This collection of short stories reveals the...

"It's really broken," Raelin said as she followed Mother around the Tourmaline Seas' hulk.The Tourmaline Seas barely made it back to port, masts broken and hull cracked.Raelin volunteered to work at Mistress...

Sinead stared out over the ocean as the Tourmaline Seas sailed away.Adrift in a new land, Sinead would survive. She would. No matter how different life was in Atalya, it was not insurmountable.But a mystery...

Lior City of Bebine, city of stilts and priestesses and storms. As grateful as Sinead was to be back on the sea, she could do without the thousand and one rickety platforms balancing on stilts she had...

Lovely.Gwen glared at the swiftly sinking Drifting Cloud and cursed her luck. Mother giving birth, Captain Nia's leg broken, everyone else busy with a myriad of disasters: this was all on her.Something...

When the Tourmaline Seas docked in Atalya, Raelin expected a normal port of call: trade, exploration, loading cargo.What she got was a stunning offer, threats from the Delbhana and an unexpected need...

Gavin wasn’t terribly pleased to be tapped as unofficial Clan heir. He’d rather just learn how the business ran and help his relatives.But when his little sister Anwyn came home with dreadful injuries,...

Raelin hummed as she strolled through the Dana ballroom towards the buffet table. Cousin Daire's wedding was the biggest event of the season with everyone important invited.Even Princess Delbhana Siobhan...

A garden party was not the place for a war.Fen knew that, right down to her bones. Mother had taught her to behave over a lifetime of beatings, harassment and abuse, all endured in silence.Apparently,...

Trips around the world excited Cadfael's twin Anwyn but sailing was torture for him. Seasick looking at boats, Cadfael would rather stay home.Except that home was torture, too. Too many women assuming...

The last thing Mari expected when she and her sisters arrived in Aingeal City with a load of Dana trade goods was to land squarely in the middle of a marriage alliance.But with a Delbhana plot threatening...

Anwyn strained her ears to hear what Doctor Bernice said to Father.Ages and ages bedridden from her broken ribs and ankle; she couldn't stand staying in bed any longer. Not one more minute.She didn't...

Exiled from her home, Dana Sinead walks alone. Her friend and savior Dana Raelin is half a world away, leaving Sinead to find her own way. But the forces that nearly killed Sinead have spread their tentacles...

Nolan hated parties. Which didn't matter when Mother ordered him to attend a Delbhana ball. He wouldn't risk a beating for disagreeing.It looked to be another evening on the sidelines until Dana Gwen,...

Eoghania's quiet live changed when a man from her past tried to rob the Dana.Sean didn't want to break any laws. He certainly didn't want to fight the Dana. But he had two infant daughters who would die...

Raelin stared out over the sea, trying to figure out what had her on edge. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary for an approach to Aingeal Bay.But there was a baby volcano under the surface of the water...

Political plots? Check. Injured shoulder? Yes, check. Still. An infatuated enemy directly opposing her? Oh yes, another check.Raelin's shore leave while the Tourmaline Dreams was refitted and refurbished...

Aravel hummed happily as he carefully picked up the white yarn, working it into the blue ribbing for Mother's new socks. Then Anwyn wailed.Her fury at being bedridden made knitting impossible so Aravel...

Archaelaos: Distant island where men ruled, against all the laws of nature.When Anwyn’s friend Iola got a letter to come home, Anwyn decided to go with her. A quick trip to a strange land might also get...

Aravel stood at the bow of the Harmonious Song, studying the twin cities of Yuzuki and Masumi in Chinwendu.Halfway around the world from home, Aravel didn't expect to find an old enemy stirring up the...

Anwyn hated Delbhana Siobhan. The worst thing she could imagine was spending time with her.So going to the Delbhana's big party in their new park on the river was a horrible, no-good idea that she didn't...