Solstice Quartet Series

Ember Ngata only wants two things out of life: to be reunited with her sisters, and to see people return to her café. Catering to people she never sees again, she experiences a loneliness that can't be filled. As one of the last Whakamanu—a descendant of the Maori bird-god Tane—she holds on to the secrets of her decimated tribe. Family first.   TV personality and host of the popular show Back Road Eats, Austin Garten needs more in his life than Breadbasket America grilling. He's tired of the safe routes and the easy and dependable foods his network loves to display. When his RV breaks down in Wyoming, and he learns about Kai, a Maori restaurant outside of Casper, his interest is piqued. Once Austin meets the proprietor, he wants more than just her food. He wants her.   The Solstice, the Maori New Year, is fast approaching, and with the heat in her kitchen ratcheting up, Ember realizes she can't keep her secret for much longer. But will Austin be able to accept her? Or will her secret drive them apart?

When history repeats itself, it will take both of them to break the cycle…   When her two-year long search for her older sister hits a wall, Amy Ngata returns to the scene of the crime: the burned-out village of the Whakamanu, the tribe of swan shifters she belongs to. There, she finds her mother's diary and within it, the location of her mother's clan along with a story that chills her to the bone: a missing sister, a father who won't help, and a generations-long feud that has claimed lives on both sides. Once she arrives in Windsor, Nova Scotia, she finds history repeating again.   Marrok Lapan has read enough books to know his twin brother, Alpha of the Windsor wolf pack, is turning into the villain of their story. It's his duty to protect the Pack, even from a tyrannical leader. After the Alpha commands the abduction of a swan daughter, Rok realizes he has to act, but with the wolves either terrified of their Alpha or devoted to him, any challenge will only end one way: with Marrok dead.   When Rok and Amy meet, an attraction neither of them can deny forces them together. If Amy can save her cousin, she'll have a true family to spend the Solstice with. If Marrok can't stop his brother, he won't have a family. With the Solstice looming and secrets on both sides coming to light, they'll have to trust each other to survive.

When Dia finally gets caught, she has to decide: flee or fight? Or…fall in love? After years on the run, Dia Ngata's luck has run out. Not by hunters, though, but by a reclusive bat shifter colony and the witches bound to them. The worst part? Her fellow captive happens to be Carver Kano, the ex-lover who betrayed her all those years ago.   Carver Kano admits his mistakes, and his biggest was being too late to stop the slaughter of Dia's tribe. Ever since, the investigative journalist has focused on putting the biggest and baddest behind bars; however, he can't escape the prison of his guilt.   When he gets captured by the bat colony, he doesn't expect to form a friendship with the handsome bat shifter Milos or to have a chance to earn Dia's forgiveness. Dia plans to escape as soon as possible. And Milos? He simply wants to survive.   Dia is Kano's mate, but Milos ignites something in them both. When someone from Kano's past threatens the colony, can the trio put their fears and mistrust aside? Or will history repeat itself once more?   Love shifters? Catherine Peace's Solstice Quartet series blends magic and love as three daughters of a swan tribe find love where they least expect it. Peace's stories bring to mind books by Patricia Briggs and Carrie Ann Ryan.

A chieftain's forsaken daughter…. Trina Huxford knows the old stories: wolf takes swan, wolf kills swan. When her beloved older sister is taken by a wolf, she fears the pattern will play out again, but her father's inaction stuns her. After all, the tribe needs Margot to seal the alliance between the Kaqtukaq and Whakamanu warriors. If he won't save her sister, then Trina will. Her only ally? A young warrior whose quiet strength and gentle spirit both soothe and entice her.   An outcast craving acceptance…. Pou Ngata has spent years battling against his family's tarnished lineage, so the Tane's invitation to join him and his chosen warriors in Windsor comes as an honor and a shock. The problem? The bride intended for his cousin is missing, and the Tane has forbidden them to interfere. Refusing means losing any goodwill he's gained, but Pou can't stand by. Especially when Trina might be her sister's replacement.   Two hearts bound by lies…. As Trina and Pou piece together the truth behind Margot's disappearance, they can only trust each other. Lies and betrayal culminate in a battle that threatens their fledgling relationship. But there are greater dangers than the Windsor wolves, and Pou and Trina will need more than love to survive.   How can the truth set them free if it destroys everything they know?   TRINA'S SACRIFICE is the final installment of the Solstice Quartet, but in order to find the answers Ember, Amy and Dia seek, they must go back to the past and find the mystery surrounding their parents' romance. The story their father shares could shatter the beautiful memories they have of their dead mother and change the way they look at their father. TRINA'S SACRIFICE and the Solstice Quartet is the perfect read for fans of Carrie Ann Ryan's Wolf shifter series or Elizabeth Briggs' Zodiac Wolf series. While each story can be read on its own, you will want to grab them all and dive into the unique Maori culture and the mystery that sent the three daughters running for their lives.