The Slaves Of Autumn: A Tale Of Stolen Love in Ancient, Celtic Ireland

Macrath is an Irish king trying to save his clan, a people cursed after the red wolf appeared to him three years ago. Upon returning from a disastrous raid, he pleads with Athairne, an outcast druid, for help. But when Athairne receives a vision from the Great Light that conflicts with one from Dagda, the traditional god of their Celtic people, Macrath rejects the druid's advice. Instead, he breaks an age-old taboo and raids the shores of Britannia in search of slaves and plunder.Anwyn looks forward to her marriage with Quintus, a Roman patrician's son. But when the men of her family's villa leave to seek help from the departing Roman legions, Macrath's raiders steal her into slavery across the sea. Gradually, as Macrath shows her kindness and she realizes she'll never see home again, she develops feelings for him.When Quintus discovers his betrothed has been taken, he vows, no matter the danger, to bring her back. But she's been spirited off as a slave to wild, untamed Hibernia, a land ruled by ancient tradition and druids who sacrifice to pagan gods, where warriors run naked and screaming into battle, and where unwary travelers are enslaved or killed. But nothing will dissuade Quintus from getting back his betrothed.Ahead lies the red wolf, a beast half again as large as any of its kind, a seemingly unnatural creature stalking both Macrath and Quintus wherever they go. Is it from the Otherworld and the cause of the clan's curse as Macrath suspects? Or is it a mere wolf, possessed by a demon in opposition to the Great Light?Will Quintus escape capture in a strange and wild land and find his betrothed? When he meets Macrath, will they fight to decide the winner of her affections? Will Athairne's search for the Great Light save the clan, or will the Dagda-worshiping druids ensure its downfall? Will the red wolf undo them all?