Luck of the Dana

By Meyari McFarland

Lovely.

Gwen glared at the swiftly sinking Drifting Cloud and cursed her luck. Mother giving birth, Captain Nia's leg broken, everyone else busy with a myriad of disasters: this was all on her.

Something had punched a hole in the Drifting Cloud's hull and it was Gwen's job to figure out what.

If only she could do it without her former friend Sila dogging her steps.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MDR Publishing
• Release date: Mar 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370840502

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

Book preview

Luck of the Dana

Other Matriarchies of Muirin Stories:

In Reading Order:

The City of the Ladies

Fight Smarter

Hide and Seek

Stormy Arrival

Repair and Rebuild

Storm Over Archaelaos

Facing the Storm

Tea and Knives

Luck of the Dana

Homecoming

Delicate Introduction

Following the Beacon

Coming Together

The Solace of Her Clan

Running Before the Storm

Fighting the Morrigan's Hand

Fitting In

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Luck of the Dana

A Matriarchies of Muirin Short Story

Meyari McFarland

MDR Publishing

Copyright ©2017 by Mary Raichle

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Contents

Luck of the Dana

Other Matriarchies of Muirin Stories:

Excerpt: Following the Beacon

1. Debts Owed

2. Zero Sum

Afterword

Author Bio

Luck of the Dana

The Drifting Cloud wallowed at the dock. It sat so low that it looked like a garbage scow heading out to sea to dump the trash instead of a graceful trading ship that sailed around the world. Smaller ship, sure, only two masts instead of three or five. The bright Dana blue sails were tattered, too, supposedly shredded by a sudden gale that'd caught it just outside of Aingeal Bay .

Gwen winced. There's been no sign of a storm in the bay. In the city. Here.

That wasn't going to go over well with the authorities. The new dock inspector was Delbhana appointed and she liked to find fault with absolutely everything the Dana did. With everything going on right now, it fell to Gwen to talk to the woman.

Lovely. Just what she needed on a day full of injuries, visiting trade partners and her mother giving birth. Right now.

What in the Morrigan's hells happened to that ship, Dana? the dock inspector Whalen Sila shouted.

She marched over, rocking side to side like a barrel being wiggled into place. About as wide as one, too. For all that she was as round as an egg and soft as a pillow, Gwen knew from past fights that Sila had solid muscle under her curves. They weren't too far off in age, Sila twenty compared to Gwen's seventeen. They'd run the same crowd of kids when they were little, at least until Sila's older sister had married a Delbhana boy. Then there was no more friendship or spending time