The Tailor has been tasked to find the
princess...
Upon decree from his king, Sebastian,
Tailor to the entire kingdom of Dormiraa, embarks on the mission to fetch the
Princess Thalia home, her seven year Royal Tour over. He didn't expect to find
her working with clockwork and gears, encased within a coffin of glass. He did
not expect the sight of her wild black hair to set his heart to pound, or the
flash of her dark eyes would heat his blood. He did not expect he would want
her so badly, not when he could never have her.
The princess must become the Queen...
Thalia has always known she must return to
the capital to prepare for the throne. She did not expect her father to send
the Tailor to fetch her, or that this man with his extravagant clothes and subtle
cosmetics would intrigue her so well. There was something about him, something
that spoke of danger and secrets, even as his wicked mouth and knowing eyes
made her yearn.
However, not everyone desires the
princess's return. When they are attacked, they can only turn to each other.
Will they overcome status and secrets to discover a love for all time?
Fantasy Romance
Coming soon
Excerpt:
The
discordant note of a missed strike rose from the coffin, followed by a terse
mutter. By the Maiden, was the princess cursing?
A
sudden, terrible thought occurred. Was it the princess? Surely she wouldn’t
curse as if she was a dockworker. Maybe his source had lied about the gear
worker being the lost princess. Maybe this wasn’t her at all, and he would
spend another three months trying to find the erstwhile royal.
No. If it
killed him, this would be her. He was not going to waste any more time on this.
So
decided, he intoned, “Princess,” in the clear, strong voice he used to quell
conversation.
The
woman in the coffin—the princess,
damn his eyes—started, and a loud clang split the air, immediately followed by
one of those deliciously vulgar curses. Pulling out of the coffin, she glared
at him.
His
breath strangled in his throat. Heat stormed through him, his cock hardening in
his too-thin breeches.
Thrice-damned
god, but she was arresting.
Wild
ebony hair escaped from the band holding it back while furious black eyes
pilloried him, full lips pursed in displeasure. Her worker’s clothes revealed
more of her form than they should, the homespun shirt opened to the middle of
her breast bone. The undyed fabric seemed too rough for such fine skin, the
dull off-white hue a contrast with her dusky flesh. The brown leather harness
of her trade nipped in her waist and cupped her breasts, while trousers
outlined full hips and long legs, the latter encased in knee-high boots of soft
brown leather capped with steel.
Quite
insanely, he wanted to taste the damp skin revealed by her shirt.
“What do
you think you’re doing?” she demanded.
She had
to be the princess. Only royalty could deal such a stare.
“Doing?”
he said.
She
folded her arms beneath her breasts. He tried not to notice how her action
plumped her flesh deliciously through the leather. “Do not come into a workroom
and startle a gear worker, especially if she’s wielding tools that could harm
her, the object she works on, and your fat head once she recovers herself.”
“My apologies, Princess.” He offered his
most charming smile and ignored how the darkening of her scowl made him harder.
“I am the tailor, and I have been sent to fetch you home.”
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About Cassandra :
Cassandra Dean is a best-selling, multi-published author of historical and fantasy
romance. Her latest novel, SILK & SCORN, is part of her popular Silk
Series, featuring Victorian Era lawyers and their happily ever after. Her next
novel, SLUMBER, will be available soon from Decadent Publishing’s Beyond
Fairytales, and features Cassandra’s take on Sleeping Beauty.
Cassandra is proud to call South
Australia her home, where she regularly cheers on her AFL football team and
creates her next tale.
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As the team's investigation reveals how powerful their enemies are, Derek and Emilie must prove where their loyalties lie before hearts are broken and lives are lost. Because love is too hard to come by to let slip away...
About Laura Kaye:
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
