ISBN: 979-8-9865756-0-5

I am the weapon.

Princesses by birth, twin sisters must fight the armies of a dissolute tyrant and a humiliated king who both wish to destroy their father’s legacy and enslave the people of the southern kingdoms.

It is Southern Ireland in 400 B.C. The mist clears, and three ships glide into the bay’s calm waters. Two young princesses, the twins Brighid and Danu, leap over the vessels’ sides into the cold waters and look north towards their ancestral home—the stronghold of Ráth Na Conall. The sounds of clashing steel and battle cries are not good omens.

In a headland fort in the west, a depraved tyrant rages at the sight of the red shield embellished with a swooping black raven and the memories it provokes of his humiliation. He swears vengeance on the daughters of the man who thwarted his ambitions and escalates his rebellion to destroy the twins’ legacy. However, is he no more than a puppet of the mighty kings of the North?

The powerful Sídhe, Draighean, stands on a mountain peak overlooking Ráth Na Conall. She is impervious to the cold and snow, but her face is flushed, and she bites her full maroon lips until they bleed. She is angry at her sisters, the demi-goddesses of the Aes Sídhe. She does not want to be tainted by humans, but does she have a choice? Evil must be fought.

The twins discover they face an invasion, not a rebellion, and they must be victorious to stop the enslavement of their people. The odds are daunting, even with the help of a demi-goddess and their uncle Beacán—a famed assassin.

Awards
Literary Titan Gold book Award