The Season of Silver Claws (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781069932143)

As a family is threatened, a clever mind knows what must be done...but hearts have a will of their own.

Autumn, 1859: Sarah's plans are in disarray as Rhys and his cousins expose all her schemes. Despite their divisions from old transgressions and new, they must all work together to protect the family from outside forces that threaten to destroy all they hold dear. When an old brandy smuggling scheme turns into a patent medicine scam, plying women and children with opium to create addiction, they must pool their skills to defeat the smugglers and railway gangs who are all too ready to resort to violence and murder.

In their private lives, Sarah and Rhys are tested at every turn as old secrets come to light. With so many challenges, can trust be restored so that love can grow again?

We travel with the characters on steamships and steamtrains to London, Suffolk, Cambridge and Hampshire, and further afield to Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Queen Victoria's summer palace on the Isle of Wight as they grapple with the complications in their lives. It is the Queen who will determine which path the family follow into the future, but the choice to travel it together belongs to Sarah and Rhys alone.

A highly entertaining conclusion to The Seasons Trilogy that finds the characters fighting for their future against outsiders... and each other.