Local Custom

This first novel in the seven-book Liaden Universe series tells a story of warring families and star-crossed lovers in an other-world galaxy. Master trader Er Thom knows the custom of Liaden is to be matched with the proper bride, but his heart is immersed in another universe and lost to a woman not of his world. When he discovers their brief encounter years before resulted in a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined.