Their Names Are Their Mothers’. Their Power Is Their Own In the predawn hours of a long winter night, Cate is awakened by an ominous precognition. Alone in the big, dark house, surrounded by forest and mountains, a chilly sense of isolation and vulnerability saturates her soul, compelling her to leave her bed and head for the kitchen in search of a hot drink and the comfort of fire. The stairs spiral down in a tower of glass, offering a panoramic view of morning stars and fresh snow. Headlights stream across the meadow and jostle across the icy bridge that traverses the frozen river. When she reaches the foyer, the doorbell is ringing incessantly. Switching on the porch lamps, she is startled to find the man who was once her college lover. He pounds on the door, calling her name, and demanding entry. A Secret Held for Thirty Years Cate has been concealing a secret from him for over thirty years. Has he finally discovered her deception? Why else would he show up unannounced in the middle of a cold winter night? Meet the Daughters and Sons of the Hearth Rejecting patriarchal nomenclature to carry the names of the mothers who bore them—Cateson, Catesdater, Madison, Madisdater—this family stands as a defiant wall against misogynistic traditions. The first book, Shadows on Samhain , tells the story of Cate, her children, and her grandchildren who find themselves in the crosshairs of a group of White Supremacists. Solstice on Ice is the exciting second installment of a four-part mystery series crafted around the sacred Celtic holidays.