Merchant Princes
Book 3: Clan Corporate

In The Family Trade and The Hidden Family , Miriam got in touch with her roots. Now those roots have begun to strangle her. A young business journalist from Boston, Miriam discovered that her family comes from a parallel timeline, that she is very well-connected, and that her family is way too much like the Mafia for her comfort.

She's tried hard to remain her own woman, even going so far to start a profitable (and legitimate) business in a third timeline she has discovered, outside the family reach. There have been murders and betrayals. Now, however, she may be overreaching - if she gets caught, death or worse is around the bend.

For instance, there's the brain-damaged son of the local king who needs a wife ...But they'd never make her do that, would they?