Slaying Dragons
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
Leyton lives a quiet, simple life as a prosperous, thriving merchant alongside his twin brother Liam. But that life is shattered when Liam goes missing, and Leyton is told that the only way to save his brother's life is to seduce a king.
The task proves to be even more difficult than he feared, not least of all because he finds himself falling for the sad, lonely king he's been sent to manipulate. But it's not long before he's caught, snarled in a deadly tangle of political intrigue and betrayal.
And once the traitors are caught and his brother rescued, Leyton must return to face his own execution...
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In this adventurous, romantic sword-and-sorcery novella, Miller (Axbridge) partners warriors with mages to dispatch mystical beasts. Gruff and gritty combatant Devi Bissette is about to be sacked due to her abrasive personality and her difficulty working with the boastful mages she's been paired with. Given a final chance to prove herself, Devi is paired with affable and sensible novice mage Noeme Lavoie and sent on an uncharacteristically vague assignment. On the journey, Devi finds herself becoming attracted to Noeme, and a lusty kiss in the heat of battle signals a new turn in their relationship. Devi can't shake a gnawing suspicion that Noeme is not the innocent angel she seems to be, but she knows they must work as a team to destroy a fire-breathing dragon, the same beast that wrecked Devi's village a decade before. Miller's sometimes predictable but solid story is populated by strong, capable women who grow into well-developed characters. A fun but too-brief dragon battle suggests that Miller's traditional fantasy world has much more to offer readers.
