The
Pirate Princess
Reign
of Light
Book
One
Kary
Rader
Genre: Fantasy – Supernatural – Paranormal - Romance
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing
Group
Date of Publication: May 27th
2014
ISBN: 9781941260180
Word Count: 64,400
Book Description:
For
a pirate, nothing is forbidden...except love. To gain her freedom, Charlee must
seduce the prince. To save the pirate, Prince Petra must win her heart.
BY HONOR ALONE
A handsome war hero, Prince Petra
can have his pick of any lady in the kingdom. A man of virtue, he's saved
himself for just the right one. But when the corrupt emperor of Isa Vis kidnaps
a duke's daughter to force her into an alliance, Petra sacrifices himself—and
his dreams of love—to save her. Betrothing himself to the distant captive, he leads
a daring rescue across the stormy South Sea.
But The Light has other plans. On
the voyage, Petra runs afoul of Charlee. Once a prisoner, now a pirate captain,
the sultry siren holds him captive with more than just her sword. And when she
offers a seductive wager—if he takes her body before they reach the City of
Light, she wins absolution for her crimes—it is all he can do to hold firm.
While he has every reason to bring Charlee to justice, he’s also finally found
a woman he wants more than honor. And he can no more trust her than he can
trust himself.
Keynote:
To gain her freedom, Charlee must seduce the Prince Petra. To save the
pirate, the prince must win her heart.
Excerpt
LOVE & WAR
“I’ll race you there.”
Charlee’s mind spun in a whirl.
She’d never been one to resist a challenge, which Petra well knew. She’d also
never been one to play fair.
She softly took his hand and
allowed him to pull her up. As soon as he released her, she leaned toward him.
His eyes widened and filled with desire. She let a playful smile touch her lips
and licked the bottom one with her tongue. Petra sucked in a breath, but before
he could make a move, she shoved him back in the sand and took off running as
fast as she could, more laughter spilling from her lips—laughter conspicuously
sounding like giggles.
She reached the west side of the
pool at nearly the same time Petra crested the cliff of the falls. That sneaky
prince had found an alternate route.
Their eyes met and locked. She
took one step into the water as he dove from the cliff. Her breath caught in
her throat. She froze for several heartbeats, the ripples from his splash
washing over her toes. Then, out of nowhere, a strong arm rose in front of her,
grabbed her leg and pulled her in. She screamed and tried to pull away.
He surfaced in front of her, his
arms securely wrapped around her waist. She tried to push and wiggle free, but
his arms locked around her more tightly. She tried to splash him, slap him and
even butt him with her head, but he captured her hands. Their eyes met
unguarded and full of passion. His warm body pressed against hers….
Excerpt #1:
“Your
room is here.” She stopped abruptly, and Petra turned to face her. Close enough
to touch him, she placed a hot hand on his chests, searing his flesh. “These
are fine accommodations.” She gazed into his eyes and traced her bottom lip
with her tongue. “But how would you like to spend the night in my cabin, Prince?”
The
challenge of their earlier conversation hung in the air, and he was not about
to prove himself the sum total of his desire—regardless of how much he longed
to. Petra had learned enough of strategy to know this was her power move. He
could perhaps make a few bold moves of his own. “Captain, my body wishes for
nothing more, but I must decline, for I’m not a man given idly to passion.”
She
narrowed her eyes. “Is that right?”
Maintaining
her gaze, he nodded. “I have requirements before I could allow myself to…delight in an offer such as yours.”
“I
don’t barter for pleasure, Prince. I don’t need to.”
“Nor
was I suggesting you should.”
“What
are you suggesting then?”
“I
suggest nothing. I’m merely stating
that if I were to make love to you—or any woman—I would require one thing.”
A
smile grazed her lips as if she’d already won a hard-fought battle. “What,
then, is your requirement?”
Petra
softly captured her face with his hands and peered down into it, unblinking.
“Your heart. Your whole heart.”
Her
eyes widened; she trembled beneath his fingers even as her face paled. The loud
clack of the sword falling to the floor couldn’t distract him. She pulled from
his grasp. Turning her back, her voice faltered. “Why would you want that?”
“Because
it’s what I would offer in return.” He spun Charlee to face him and pinned her
against a cabin door, hands on either side of the wood as he leaned in toward
her. The closeness of her presence filled him as if she were a fine, spiced
wine. In this moment, he could overpower her, but some heightened sense held him
back. He searched the depths of those sparkling emerald eyes for answers that
she defied him to find.
Her
chest heaved, and her sweet breath touched his face. “That, my sweet prince, is
something you will never get.
About
the Author:
Kary Rader is a part-time Twitter
sage, stay-at-home mother of three, and slave to the characters and worlds
inside her head. Always creative, she's drawn to stories with fantastical
worlds and creatures.
With a little bit of magic and
divine guidance, there isn't anything that can't be accomplished with words.
It's the power of words that creates and destroys.
Vanquishing evil and injustice
while finding eternal love in the process is all in a day's work. With the help
of her critique partners and master cartographer imaginary places come to life.
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