Book I
The Flame Beneath the Heather
Western Scotland, c. 1129–1180
Somerled's bastard son raises a stronghold on the tidal isle of Tioram, and becomes the first Keeper of a mantle bound to sacrifice.
OutliningFour books, four centuries
The Books
One bloodline and one mantle, picked up again in a different age each time. They are written to be read in order, though each stands on its own ground.
Book II
The Ashes of the White Rose
The Highlands, after Culloden, 1746
After Culloden, a hunted heir returns to the ruins of Tioram to uncover the long-buried truth of the mantle.
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Book III
Whispers of the Tioram Sea
Victorian Scotland
An unexpected heir inherits a crumbling castle, a voice in the mist, and the mistakes of everyone who came before her.
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Book IV
The Inheritance of Crows
Present day
A death in the family leaves a Scottish-American descendant with rights to a castle island, and the mantle is waking again.
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