Consider the settings as part of the family story. Early books are often set in Toronto, the family's main hub. As the series progresses in order, the settings expand: Europe, the Caribbean, remote islands, South America. This geographical expansion mirrors the family's growing influence, their search for answers about their past, and the scattering of members as they find lifemates. Reading out of order might have you bouncing from Toronto to Greece to Montana with no sense of why the family's reach is extending. The order provides the rationale for the changing scenery, tying it directly to the family's evolving missions and personal journeys.