Daughters Of The Storm: Kim Wilkins

Book I Blood And Gold. Lying in a magic-induced coma, the King of Thyrsland is on the brink of death: if his enemies knew, chaos would reign. In fear for his life and kingdom, his five daughters set out on a perilous journey to try to save him. Their only hope is an aunt they have yet to meet, s shadowy practitioner of undermagic who lives on the wild northern borders. No can stand before the eldest daughter: Bluebell, a firece tattooed army commander who is rumoured to be unkillable. But her sisters - the loyal and mystical Ash, the beautiful but unhappily married Rose, the pious Willow and the uncertain Ivy - all have their own secrets to keep from her - the kind of secrets that if revealed could bring disaster down not only on them, but on the entire kingdom. Waiting in the wings is their stepbrother Wylm, whose dealings with Bluebell's greatest enemy, Hakon the Raven King, could end Bluebell's dreams of revenge on his mother and propel his own desperate grasp for power. Cover art by David et Myrtille.