In the next chapter of a fantasy series featuring five unforgettable sisters&;the warrior, the magician, the lover, the zealot, and the gossip&;an insidious threat jeopardizes a fragile peace.   Four years have passed since the five royal sisters&;daughters of the king&;worked together to restore their father to health and to the throne while fracturing the bonds among themselves almost irreparably. Only Bluebell remains at home, dutifully serving as heir to her father&;s kingdom. Rose has been cast aside by her former husband and hides in exile with her aunt, separated forever from her beloved daughter, Rowan. Ash wanders the distant wastes with her teacher, learning magic and hunting dragons, determined that the dread fate she has foreseen for herself and her loved ones never comes to pass. Ivy rules over a prosperous seaport, married to an aged husband she hates yet finding delight in her two young sons and a handsome captain of the guard. And as for Willow, she hides the most dangerous secret of all&;one that could destroy all that the sisters once sought to save. The saga begins in . . . DAUGHTERS OF THE STORM &;Five stubborn royal sisters continue to pursue their intersecting and often conflicting destinies in this follow-up to the Viking-inspired epic fantasy Daughters of the Storm. . . . The story gathers more depth and originality in this solidly action-packed middle volume, with the promise of more plot development&;and probably a hefty dose of tragedy&;to come.&;&;Kirkus Reviews