Nerissa Faelan never wanted to be queen. After the usurper Dargan Blackwell killed the last queen and sent his soldiers to wipe out the priestesses from the temples, her only thought was to survive without being noticed. After sailing away with Captain William Lennox she wasn't sure she would see Selennia again, let alone be returning to claim her birthright.Left reeling from the revelations of a fateful winter in New Aphros under the tutelage of Madame Salome, Ner...

After eight years in hiding as a prostitute, former priestess Andromeda never thought she would find love. Now she has, in Captain William Lennox, a brash pirate who uncovered more than a few secrets on their journey aboard the Bartered Soul.Deciding to wait out the winter storms in the mild climate of New Aphros, a little serenity is just what Andromeda is hoping to find. Never having ventured far from her home in Selennia, she is looking forward to exploring a ne...

Erik Varangr is the quartermaster on the Bartered Soul, a pirate vessel newly captained by his friend, William Lennox. When the two find a priestess hiding before they set sail, Erik discovers she is more than just another woman seeking escape from the harsh new regime that's taken over Selennia.Siobhan is a priestess on the run from captivity in one of King Dargan Blackwell's army camps. When two brutal pirates save her from being re-captured, she...