It is the Era of Oliver Cromwell and England is in turmoil. MIghty Estates lie in ruins and Powerful Dynasties are utterly destroyed by the State. Into this Turbulent World is born a baby girl, the last remaining heir to an ancient ancestral line. In time, she will grow to be one of the most Powerful Women in the Nation, and the Founder of one of the MIghtiest Criminal Empires that the World has ever known… She would become the Founding Scion of that Organisation, the Original Lady Tain of the Tain Cartel, but she would always be, to those who knew her best, Lady Katherine Ferrers, Noble Heiress and Gentle-Lady… Of the Road!This book is the first volume of the Tain Cartel Chronicles and is the Prequel to “The Lover of the Pirate King”. It describes the origin of the Tain Cartel, whose existence becomes so important to Bartholomew Roberts and George Wilson, in the later books of this series. As such is a vital part of their Tale.