Publisher's Synopsis
Clans of Kalquor short story collection. Nine tales revisiting the alien clans and their Earther mates:
Hunted - Amelia Ryan is stalked through the Kalquorian wilderness by a dangerous Nobek with no chance for escape. Abduction - Rebellion is brewing on Kalquor, and Empress Jessica is the insurgents' latest target. The Negotiation - Saucin Israla must deal with Earther Colonel Tyler Carter, a man whose threat involves her heart. Michaela's Child - Michaela Blake finally has a child of her own, but how will she regain her clan? The Sentence - Cassidy Hamilton's grandfather faces a sentence worse than death for his part in Armageddon. A Family Affair - A clandestine tryst re-opens old wounds for the Imperial Family. An Improper Proposal - Lindsey McInness' clan's homecoming is marred by the machinations of a greedy councilman. Sins of the Past - Imdiko Krijero and Nobek Wynhod's past may cost Dani Watson her life. Prelude to Redemption - Young Dramok Sojan finds more than he bargained for in the ruins of an Earther women's prison: broken but unbowed revolutionary Rachel Hicks.
