Royal House of Shadows : Part 4 of 12

Originally published as Lord of Rage . Part 4 of 12 in the Royal House of Shadows serialization. All 12 parts were previously published as full books: • Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter (Parts 1—3 of Royal House of Shadows) • Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe (Parts 4—6 of Royal House of Shadows) • Lord of the Wolfyn by Jessica Andersen (Parts 7—9 of Royal House of Shadows) • Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh (Parts 10—12 of Royal House of Shadows) Princess of Dreams Princess Breena knew her purpose in life. She would marry aman of her father's choosing—even if that man would surely be nothing like the brashwarrior who invades her sleep. But after the Blood Sorcerer's attack on Elden, she isexiled alone and to a wild land. Osborn, a one-time mercenary, is among the last of theberserker tribe. When he finds a golden-haired beauty asleep in the cottage he shares withhis two young brothers, he recognizes her as the girl from his dreams. But real life ismore complicated than fantasy, especially when creatures reeking of blood magicattack... This installment is approximately 19K words The story continues in Royal House of Shadows: Part 5 of 12 "Princess Breena had been dreaming of her warrior lover when she was ripped from her Elden castle and thrown into a strange, dangerous realm. Lost and alone, she prayed for survival and vengeance for her stolen kingdom. She found both in a woodland cottage ... in a dark bear of a man. The golden-haired beauty had eaten his food and slept in his bed when Osborn found her. Though he wanted to awaken his virgin princess to carnal pleasures, Breena wanted more-including his warrior skills. Skills the once-legendary mercenary had long buried. Now Osborn had a choice-risk his life or deny his princess her fairy-tale ending"--Page 2 of cover