Heart Of The Dragon

Heart Of The Dragon
Sharon Schulze

Nameless, Homeless and Betrayed Lily was determined to discover her true heritage, though little did she realize her search would lure her into the Dragon's lair, where the near-infamous Ian ap Dafydd awaited her with a passion as wild as his warrior name. He was the Dragon , as famed for his fierceness in battle as for his hardness of heart. Yet Ian felt his soul transformed when he met the enigmatic gaze of the mysterious Lily, a woman with a questionable past - and an even more dangerous future.

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Cover Page (#ub73ddbf5-1649-5922-a230-587c92f58669)

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Dear Reader (#u954dbeb0-642a-5604-9486-c5b3dce68a7e)

Title Page (#ud935ae35-f9ee-540c-925b-5480fdbb421b)

About the Author (#u0c59d87b-58ea-50d5-907e-15f3f93431c9)

Dedication (#u1b7d2c5f-ca9b-5b85-8d3c-f615a4082e30)

Prologue (#u6f2d18ff-7350-5da7-9300-091a351e492b)

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“Who are you?” Ian snarled.

He jerked his head to the side as Lily’s hand traced streaks of fire down his left cheek. Grabbing her arms, he forced her back until her legs pressed against the bed frame. “Don’t you know who I am? Have you not heard of Llywelyn’s Dragon?”

Lily’s gaze darted toward the bed, and her resistance increased. “Leave me be,” she shouted, squirming against his hold.

Did she think he meant to bed her now? All he wanted were answers. Cursing, Ian wrapped his arms about her and pulled her flush to his body. Their eyes met, the heat of their breaths mingled between their lips.

Suddenly the fight seemed to leave her. She slumped against him, lowering her head until her hair veiled her face. “I cannot tell you who I am, milord…because I do not know.”

Dear Reader,

Every year at this time, the editors at Harlequin Historicals have the unique opportunity of introducing our readers to four brand-new authors in our annual March Madness Promotion. These titles were chosen from among hundreds of manuscripts from unpublished authors, and we would like to take this time to thank all of the talented authors who made the effort to submit their projects to Harlequin Historicals for review.

Our choices for the month include Heart of the Dragon by Sharon Schulze, the medieval tale of a young woman in search of her identity, who must rely on the help of a fierce warrior willing to give up his freedom in order to protect her from harm, and Emily’s Captain by Shari Anton, a story about a heroine whose desperate father sends a dashing Union spy to get her safely out of Georgia against her wishes.

The Phoenix of Love by Susan Schonberg, a Regency novel with a marriage of convenience between a reformed rake and a society ice princess who must overcome tortured pasts and present enemies before they are free to love, and The Wicked Truth by Lyn Stone, a second-place finisher in the 1995 Maggie Awards, about a woman with a ruined reputation and a straitlaced physician who join forces to discover a murderer in Victorian England, round out a terrific month.

Whatever your taste in reading, we hope you’ll find a story written just for you between the covers of a Harlequin Historical.

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