D A Swem: 4 books

Aithera Kilbray - Assassinated at birth. With the essence of two others, She lives. Orphaned at 5, she grows up with the pet name her brother always called her, Tera, until at age 20 she id told her real name. Now on her own and followed by those that hunt the female child of Kilbray, she meets others...

Valley of Mystery is the Second of four titles of the Demesne series.Aithera passes an old man along the road as she is traveling again. She feels drawn to help him survive a sudden snowstorm and a mystery begins to unfold, about his past and where he is from. Another victim of the sudden snowstorm...

Aithera and Jira decide to stay in the Dragon Back Valley. This decision causes confusion and uncertainty in others. Solen departs when he believes he is doing more harm than good, and Aithera accepts what she believes is a future of pain that duty and honor bring with that decision. By staying...

It has only been a few, short seasons, but for Jira Santree, it seems like a lifetime since she left the quiet life on the farm. Now she is the Matriarch of the Dragon Back Clan for a lair that has been empty of dragons for a long time. Jira learns that her new title involves tremendous responsibilities...