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Local Custom

Master trader Er Thom knows the local custom of Liaden is to be matched with a proper bride, and provide his prominent clan Korval with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk his honor and reputation. But when he discovers that their brief encounter years before has resulted in the birth of a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined. Now, an interstellar scandal has erupted, a bitter war between two families-galaxies apart-has begun, and the only hope for Er Thom and Anne is a sacrifice neither is prepared to make...

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 320
  • Publisher
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780441009114
  • Genres
  • romance, fiction, fantasy, aliens, audiobook, space, adult
  • Release date
  • 2002