Ariana's Pride Ariana's Pride

Publisher Description

Ariana awoke to the sun shining in her eyes through the unglazed window, a slight smile on her face. She stretched her arms over her head, rolling onto her back. She'd had the most wonderful dream. A man's hands caressing her bare flesh softly, a man's strong arms around her, holding her close, murmuring soothing words into her ear. She felt the unfamiliar straw under her and her eyes flew open. She stared around her wildly, not knowing where she was or how she got there. She tried to sit up but felt dizzy and fell back onto the make-shift pallet, her hands clutching the rough blanket to her naked body.

"Dear God, where are my clothes? How did I come to be here?" she thought frantically.

It all came back to her in a rush; the soldiers, her wild ride through the forest to warn her father, her flight from the battle, the storm. Beyond that, she knew nothing. Tears started to trickle down her cheeks at all she had lost. This would not do. She had to get out of here, find help, reach Frederick.

Dashing the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, Ariana rolled over and made it to her hands and knees. She saw her clothes by the fire, hanging from sticks thrust into the ground. She remembered being carefully wrapped in the blanket and tenderly laid on the straw. Someone had cared for her, well. Perhaps she could enlist this stranger's aid in finding her way to Frederick.

But it would not do for the stranger to find her naked and weak. He must find her fully dressed and standing on her feet as Lady Ariana, daughter of the great Earl William. She would then be in a position to demand his help. After all, he was probably one of her father's peasants and, thus, owed his allegiance to her as well.

Ariana crawled over to her clothes and pulled them toward her. She managed to draw on her pantalets and chemise before having to rest against the wall. She closed her eyes and sat there, trying to catch her breath.  

GENRE
Romance
RELEASED
2009
3 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
417
Pages
PUBLISHER
Jobree Publishing
SIZE
544.4
KB

More Books by Margaret Lake

Regan O'Reilly, PI Comes Home Regan O'Reilly, PI Comes Home
2012
Regan O'Reilly, PI Goes to War Regan O'Reilly, PI Goes to War
2012
Regan O'Reilly, PI, Goes Undercover Regan O'Reilly, PI, Goes Undercover
2011
Regan O'Reilly, Private Investigator Regan O'Reilly, Private Investigator
2011
The Professor and the Bootlegger The Professor and the Bootlegger
2012
Coulter's A Slice of Life Cookbook Coulter's A Slice of Life Cookbook
2017

Customers Also Bought

Perfect Obedience A Bride's Vow Perfect Obedience A Bride's Vow
2012
Pure of Heart Pure of Heart
2017
The Baron & the Clockmaker's Daughter The Baron & the Clockmaker's Daughter
2011
Pure Enchantment Pure Enchantment
2017
If You Give a Smuggler a Secret If You Give a Smuggler a Secret
2019
Hart's Desire Hart's Desire
2016

Other Books in This Series

Catherine and the Captain Catherine and the Captain
2010
Diana and the Gypsy Diana and the Gypsy
2015