Exiled in shame and wounded in battle, Caden O'Byrne accepts a mission of penance--to search for his healer's long-lost daughter. At worst, he'll finally get his death wish. At best, this could be God's second chance. But the lovely minstrel Sorcha wants no part in him, his newfound God, or the rescue. In fact, she's robbed him blind--to help finance her work of buying young captives and returning them to their families. She's also gone into debt and promised to marry a man she doesn't love--all for the chidlren's sake. But before she and Caden can sort out the situation, a treacherous...

With Merlin dead, the succession undecided, and the Celtic church on the defensive from Rome, intrigue sweeps the court of the High King Arthur. But it s battlefield news that consumes Queen Gwenhyfar s young scribe, Kella O Toole: her fiance is dead and her father gone missing. Determined to find him at all costs, Kella defies the queen s orders and sets out for Pictish territory. Her foster brother Alyn, a disillusioned priest who questions his calling, agrees to help her. The journey itself is perilous. But it s their secrets that land Kella and Alyn in a viper s nest of treachery that...