To protect Maeve, Robert plans to enroll her safely in the Imperial Fleet Academy. Then Morgain strikes again . . . Now an orphan, years later, Maeve finds herself hiding as an enlisted spacer on a rebel ship. Every day, she fears being found out. Then a ship approaches claiming to carry a true heir to the throne.
Could this be her chance to escape . . . or just one more pretender soon to die? She'll just have to wait and see what this young heir, Hugh Cascade, is made of, before deciding to risk her life or let him lose his . . .
Richard Coxson is an American original. He has canoed whitewater, hiked wilderness, camped in all types of conditions, lived on four continents, walked with the infantry in the arctic and mountains, fallen more than twenty feet in an industrial accident, almost been killed by a semi and generally done things most people are too smart to do.
His resume in the army includes MP platoon leader, battalion and brigade fire support officer, division training officer, nuclear targeting officer, nuclear codes custodian, captain of a championship marksmanship team and member of the Western US artillery evaluation team.
After the Army, his experiences were many and varied before he retired to write full-time.