Awakened by his kiss...
Ordinary Briar Harcourt is horrified to discover her life is a lieâshe is in fact a long-lost princess, sent into hiding to escape a forced marriage to a brutal king. But now his son, Prince Felipe, has found Briar and is determined to claim her as his bride!
Marriage to Briar will give Felipe the power he was born for: her compliance is nonnegotiable. But his searing, uncontrollable desire for her is unexpected...and heâll use all his formidable charisma to seduce her into surrender!
âI just have to marry a monster.â
âThere is that,â Felipe said, looking completely unfazed by the insult. âWhat sort of monster do you suppose I am, Princess?â
Briar couldnât tell if he was asking the question with sincerity. She wasnât sure she cared. But as she looked at him a picture began to form in her mind. His eyes were gold, glinting with heat and the possibility of a kind of cruelty she didnât want to test. There was something sharp about him, whip-smart and deadly.
âA dragon. Clearly,â she said, not entirely sure why she had provided him with the answer.
âI suppose that makes you the damsel in distress,â he said.
âIâd like to think it makes me the knight.â
âSorry, darling,â he said. âI kissed you awake not eight hours ago. That makes you the damsel.â
âIf weâre going on fairy tales then that should make you Prince Charming, not the dragon.â
He chuckled. âSadly this is real life, not a fairy tale. And very often the prince can be both.â
Three innocents encounter forbidden temptation in this enticing new fairy-tale trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates...
Once Upon a Seductionâ¦
Belle, Briar and Charlotte have lived sheltered lives, far from temptationâbut three billionaires are determined to claim them!
Belle has traded herself for her fatherâs freedomâbut the dark-hearted prince keeping her prisoner threatens to unleash an unknown sensuality...
Meanwhile Briar awakens to find herself abducted by Prince Felipeâwho blackmails her into becoming his royal bride...
And Charlotte is reunited with the billionaire who once climbed a tower to steal her innocenceâand Rafe is about to discover the secret consequences!
Find out if these young women can tame their powerful menâand have their happily-ever-after!
The Princeâs Captive Virgin
June 2017
The Princeâs Stolen Virgin
August 2017
The Italianâs Pregnant Prisoner
October 2017
MAISEY YATES is a New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty romance novels. She has a coffee habit she has no interest in kicking, and a slight Pinterest addiction. She lives with her husband and children in the Pacific Northwest. When Maisey isnât writing she can be found singing in the grocery store, shopping for shoes online and probably not doing dishes. Check out her website: maiseyyates.com.
Books by Maisey Yates
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
Caridesâs Forgotten Wife
Bound to the Warrior King His Diamond of Convenience To Defy a Sheikh One Night to Risk It All
Once Upon a Seduction...
The Princeâs Captive Virgin
The Billionaireâs Legacy
The Last Di Sione Claims His Prize
Heirs Before Vows
The Spaniardâs Pregnant Bride
The Princeâs Pregnant Mistress The Italianâs Pregnant Virgin
One Night With Consequences
The Greekâs Nine-Month Redemption
Married for Amariâs Heir
Princes of Petras
A Christmas Vow of Seduction
The Queenâs New Year Secret
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For my mom and dad, who read to me always, and made me fall in love with booksâmost especially fairy talesâfrom the beginning.
My favorite stories always ended with âthey lived happily ever after.â And they still do.
CHAPTER ONE
Once upon a time...
BRIAR HARCOURT MOVED quickly down the street, wrapping her long wool coat more tightly around her as the autumn breeze blew down Madison Avenue and seemed to whip straight on through to her bones.
It was an unseasonably cold fall, not that she minded. She loved the city this time of year. But there was always a strange sense of loss and nostalgia that mixed with the crisp air, and it was difficult for her to figure out what it was.
It would hover there, on the edges of her consciousness, for just a moment. Then it would slip away, like a leaf on the wind.
It was something to do with her life before sheâd come to New York; she knew that. But sheâd only been three when sheâd been adopted by her parents, and she didnât remember her life before them. Not really. It was all impressions. Smells. Feelings. And a strange ache that settled low in her stomach.
Strange, because she loved her parents. And she loved her city. There shouldnât be an ache. You couldnât miss something you didnât even remember.