Enter the world of Earden, a land of handsome warriors and evil pirates, and meet Aolwynd, a very un-common inn keeper whose life is forever changed by both. Lord Boru, son of the Supreme Guardian of Earden must rescue his kidnapped younger brother and save the merchant city of Saels but not before he falls desperately in love with this young woman whose fortunes have set her far below him. Peopled with lovers and those who would keep them apart, treacherous pirates and their victims, The Swan and Arrow is the first novel in The Tales of Earden, a series of five adventure/fantasy novels set in an ancient land, the volumes are fully illustrated in pen and ink by the author.