by Jane Starr Weils (Illustrator), Jeanne Treat (Author)
Dark Birthright is book one in the Dark Birthright Saga. It's 1619 in Scotland. A child born of mysterious parentage is given to fisher folk to raise as their son. Dughall grows up in a family bound by honor, becomes a healer, and displays psychic abilities. His life is torn apart when he's claimed by his real father, a cruel and powerful lord who tries to mold him in his image. Dughall must define himself, in the midst of a struggle between a Duke, an Earl, and the family who wants him back. All the while, he's determined to marry the girl he left behind, a woodland lass with eyes as green as a peacock's feather.
Author Biography
Jeanne Treat is the great-granddaughter of a Native American medicine woman. She also has ancestry from Scotland, England, and France. To research her books, she traveled to Scotland to visit castles, seaports, and stone circles, and talk to historians. To make it authentic, she investigated ancient earth-based spiritual traditions and healing arts. Ms Treat has published in local and regional newspapers, anthologies, and magazines. She has spoken on diverse topics including Spirit Guides and Totem Animals, The Law of Attraction, and Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect. She lives with her husband Robert and two Scottish terriers, Maggie and Duff.