Working as a missionary with a nearly untouched tribe, she didn't want to undermine their culture. But as an unmarried woman, she was expected to join the 4 yearly marriage ceremony, and that posed a problem.
The first of 3 self-contained books, "Twin Realms" introduces the characters: a Man living in a Tolkeinesque fantasy world, Lord Korwyn, killer of the notorious Black Dragon whose leathery skin he wears; an Elf warrior woman, Zyndyr, an immortal banished by her Elf Queen for killing the Last Living Dragon; Clive, an ordinary family man living in another realm, our modern world, considered a fantasy to Korwyn & Zyndyr. In this opening book, the two heroes attempt to rescue a Dwarf Princess.