She was almost afraid to look because of what she’d seen before but, in the light that was shining down from the ceiling, he was full on glorious male from a long lost era of warriors and heroes. His jaw line was strong, the bones of his face chiseled. Full lips tilted at a sardonic angle that made her wonder what he was thinking and also if they were as soft as they looked. With that thought, her eyes jumped up to his and it was like staring into two jade green gems. That band or crown or whatever rode low around his forehead, framing his eyes to perfection. They were lined black with something. She never even wore makeup herself and had never thought of it being attractive on a man but this guy was pure rock star, no matter what he did, so she supposed it didn’t matter. The effect made his green eyes stand out even more, as menacing as they were beautiful. They held her full unwavering attention until they sparkled and crinkled at the corners.
Kay shook herself out of her trance enough to realize that her vision man was smiling…and staring…at her. She thought no one could see her! The other disconcerting thing was that she could suddenly feel the tiles of the floor under her feet. She was no longer hovering and it made everything feel all too real.
“Are you a present?” He asked.
Kay looked side to side and then behind her. There was no one else around.
He crossed his arms and lifted his eyebrow at her, waiting for an answer.
“Did one of my brothers send you,” he went on, “Gadeiros maybe? He’s always warring and pillaging foreign lands. Could it be that he means to share some of his spoils with his favorite sibling?”
She had no voice. She opened her mouth several times to speak but no sound would come out. Nor could she move, she was stuck in place. What kind of messed up dream was this?
“Still no answer, de amma? Perhaps you come from a crude culture where manners are not yet used and will have to be taught them by the king?”
His large hands curled in mid-air in front of him and his fingertips pointed back at his chest as he said this. Now there was no question who he was.
His voice sounded stern but mocking at the same time and she couldn’t imagine what he meant. But his smile widened over a straight white row of teeth after he spoke and a tingle went up her spine. Then he started to move toward her. He lowered his head like a predator and she trembled but still couldn’t run away. He stopped right in front of her until all she could see was his chest and she had to drop her head back to look up at him.
“Don’t worry de amma,” he said and brought his hand up to brush his knuckles down the side of her face, “if you are a good little student, you will like my lessons very much.”
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Snow Maiden
A commoner and the outcast of her village...Nika is forced to flee her home to keep the dark secret of her birth. When she is hunted by a rugged Northman, she finds herself lost in a land of spells and curses. His kisses start to melt her cold, lonely heart, her secrets are laid bare and she finds herself in a magic war for the man and the kingdom she loves.
King of a cursed and ravaged kingdom...when Vasilli first lays eyes on Nika stealing bread at a fair, he knows he has to have the fair haired beauty. The legends surrounding his lands tell of a snow maiden who will break the curse of the Northern Kingdom but he wants Nika for his own.
From a land of winter, ice and snow comes a tale of enchantment and romance. Mages and sorceresses, omens and curses - this spellbinding grownup fairy tale is a story of magic in an ancient land and a legendary love that will heat up even the coldest winter night.
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From a land of winter, ice and snow comes a tale of enchantment and romance.
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An Enchanted Lands Romance by Amanda V. Shane
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Gadeiros
King Gadeiros of Atlantis, son of Poseidon and a seasoned warrior - his only concerns are for his pursuits in battle and winning more land and riches for his kingdom. He has no interest in marriage whatsoever but when his father god, Poseidon, arranges a bride for him his world is turned upside down. Infuriated, he whisks his would be bride away from the temple, intent on showing the gods and the known world that he is king in Gades and no one will dictate his future.
Aureliaura is a princess of Emania, shining and golden and with a strong control over the moon and the tides. She seems the perfect pawn in Poseidon's game of power but when the princess manages to capture the king of Gades' heart the instant he sets eyes on her the question of who holds the most power is up in the air.
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