Secrets of the Nire is a fictional novel set both in modern-day and thirteenth-century Ireland. The book centers around the Athy clan, an ancient Irish family with a secret to protect-a secret that when revealed will surely cause the House of Windsor to fear for their survival as the British monarchy. Set in the beautiful country of Ireland, the Athy family were the predominate clan of the tribes of Galway, some of the very first to settle on the Emerald Isle. Documentation dating all the way back to the ninth century is presented in Secrets of the Nire and tells the story of the rightful "royal family of the Celtic Isles (the true name of the British Isles). William Thomas Athy, the rightful king of the Celtic Isles, will ascend to the throne, but not without facing the entire country of Great Britain and most of the world as his foe. William, although reluctant, finally accepts his mantle and is surrounded by the ancient order of the Knights of Solomon's Temple, as well as the thirteen tribes of Galway. Numbering in the millions, both ancient orders are called to protect their sovereign by any means necessary and to do whatever it takes to see him seated on the throne. Secrets of the Nire is the first book of this exciting series and the first novel by the author Anne Athy. The fictional series is based on real characters from Anne's ancestry-a rich, amazing heritage that comes to life in this exciting historical novel that will leave you wanting more! From the battlefields of thirteenth-century Ireland to murder and intrigue in the modern day, this is a story that brings modern-day Hollywood into the small rural Nire Valley to make a movie about the Athy family. But some will take drastic measures to stop them. What secrets does this ancient, mysterious part of the world hold? Will the entire British monarchy be challenged? Read Secrets of the Nire to find out.