At The Warrior's Mercy
Married: by order of the King!Deceived and alone, Beatrice of Warehaven is forced to flee – straight into the powerful arms of feared warrior, Gregor of Roul. He escorts her home, though not before a kiss ignites true passion between them.If Gregor is to gain his freedom, he must obey one last royal order – overthrow Warehaven and marry Beatrice. His betrayal will earn Beatrice’s hatred, but Gregor is prepared to go into battle with this stubborn beauty – and finish what he started with his innocent bride!
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Marriedâby order of the king!
Deceived and alone, Beatrice of Warehaven is forced to fleeâstraight into the powerful arms of feared warrior Gregor of Roul. He escorts her home, though not before a kiss ignites true passion between them.
If Gregor is to gain his freedom, he must obey one last royal orderâoverthrow Warehaven and marry Beatrice. His betrayal will earn Beatriceâs hatred, but Gregor is prepared to go into battle with this stubborn beautyâand finish what he started with his innocent bride!
âI am Beatrice of Warehaven.â
His reaction was immediate. A brief widening of his eyes followed by a frown.
Beatriceâs stomach fluttered uneasily. âIs something the matter?â
Gregor wasnât at all certain how to react. He was on his way to take possession of Warehaven Keepâand its heiress. Of course fate would ensure that he should run into the heiress along the way.
To make matters worse, she didnât appear to fear him in the least. For the first time since the disastrous event that had passed as his marriage he feared that he might eventually come to care for a womanâ¦.
Not just any woman, but this woman.
Over twenty years ago, in âstoryâ time, Randall FitzHenry and Brigit of Warehaven began their journey in Wedding at Warehaven from the Halloween Temptations anthology. Over the years they thrived and prospered, fortifying Warehaven, building a successful shipping empire and raising a family. That family consisted of three children: Jared the eldest who, after much grief, married his childhood love Lea of Montreauâthe same woman who once left him at the altar and wed anotherâin Pregnant by the Warrior. Then there was Isabella who, while kidnapped and carted far from her home by Richard of Dunstan, discovered the love of her heart in The Warriorâs Winter Bride.
Now itâs time for Beatrice, the youngest of the family, to find her love in the least likely of places in the last Warehaven story At the Warriorâs Mercy. I hope youâve enjoyed reading about the Warehaven family even half as much as Iâve enjoyed creating their stories. Perhaps in this final tale weâll discover the answer to the question thatâs long bedevilled Beatriceâwill her lover be strong enough to hold her should she swoon from his kisses?
Happy reading!
Award-winning author DENISE LYNN lives in the USA with her husband, son and numerous four-legged âkidsâ. Between the pages of romance novels she has travelled to lands and times filled with brave knights, courageous ladies and never-ending love. Now she can share with others her dream of telling tales of adventure and romance. You can write to her at PO Box 17, Monclova, OH 43542, USA, or visit her website: denise-lynn.com.
Books by Denise Lynn
Mills & Boon Historical Romance
Warehaven Warriors
âWedding at Warehavenâ
Pregnant by the Warrior The Warriorâs Winter Bride At the Warriorâs Mercy
Further Novels
Falconâs Desire
Falconâs Honour Falconâs Love Falconâs Heart Commanded to His Bed Bedded by Her Lord Bedded by the Warrior
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To my family and husband with love, always.
Contents
Carlisle CastleâMay 1145
âIt has come to our attention that Warehaven has been left too long without a lord.â
Gregor, second son of Roul Isleâs former lord, held the questions hopping around on the tip of his tongue. Instead, he focused on the sound of workers fortifying Carlisle Castle, making it bigger and stronger. Hopefully, sooner or later King David would get to the point of this discussion before the ceaseless drone of construction drove him mad with impatienceâGregor had been too long away from his own building project and the sounds of hammering and sawing made his hands itch to wield an adze or axe. Either tool would suit him fine since heâd rather be shaping or cutting lumber than standing here in the Kingâs court.
King Davidâs frowning countenance during his prolonged hesitation gave Gregor the sinking feeling that not only would it be a while before he could return to his half-built ship, but that this time he wasnât going to like the task about to be placed on his shoulders.
Not that his liking would matter in the least. After nearly ten years he was still paying for his fatherâs sins in attacking the foreigner who had been given control over some mainland property just south of Roul Isle. Gregor failed to understand why his father had never been able to accept the fact that the Kingâs word was law, or why it mattered who held the mainland property. His father had been lucky to die an old man at home in his own bed instead of in a less pleasant manner for treason.
