The Prisoner Bride

The Prisoner Bride
Susan Spencer Paul

All Women Just Naturally Loved Him–at least until now, Kiernan FitzAllen noted, bemused. Mistress Glenys Seymour seemed immune to his roguish charms. Granted, he had kidnapped her, which could be somewhat off-putting. But ensorcellment had to be afoot for such a master thief to be so completely enchanted by this very practical maiden fair!Were she truly able to cast a spell, Glenys Seymour would whisk away any trace of the confusing yet compelling passion she felt for Kiernan FitzAllen. The man was an outlaw, an adventurer, a roué–and yet the fabled Chosen One who would help her gain her secret heart's desire!

“You tremble,” he murmured

“There is no reason, Glenys. Can you think I would ever bring you harm?”

“Nay,” she said weakly, hearing how badly her voice shook, “but I am not…I have no…skills or…knowledge. I know nothing.”

“And I know everything,” he said softly, rubbing his thumb lightly across her lips. “We are not well matched. I vow I wish I could be as you are again, but ’tis impossible.” He lifted his other hand, sliding his fingertips slowly down the side of her neck. “Have you ever been kissed, Glenys?”

“N-nay,” she whispered, filled with both terror and anticipation.

He smiled. “Good. ’Tis most selfish of me, but I confess that I am glad to be the first.”

With his thumbs he carefully tilted her face upward, leaning toward her slowly…so slowly…until he was but a breath away….

Praise for Susan Spencer Paul’s previous work

The Captive Bride

“Like a sorceress Ms. Paul enchants her readers and carries them on a magical journey into the past.”

—Rendezvous

Beguiled

“A charming, sweet, emotionally satisfying read.”

—Romantic Times Magazine

The Bride Thief

“A thoroughly researched tale of passion and pageantry in the Middle Ages. THE BRIDE THIEF will steal your heart.”

—Bestselling author Susan Wiggs

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The Prisoner Bride

Susan Spencer Paul

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SUSAN SPENCER PAUL

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Dedicated with love to my wonderful uncles

Richard Alton Walls

Who, even when I was very young, encouraged me to follow my dream of being a writer

Charles Yancy Walls

Whose support these many years has meant more than I can put into words

Alton Emmett McQueen

The true writer in our family, who taught me a great deal about my craft and saved me from making many embarrassing mistakes in my earliest books

And, finally, in memoriam, to Morris Neil McQueen

Whose letters still inspire me in so many ways, and whom I miss even more greatly with each passing day

Contents

Prologue (#ud6c5209a-601d-5da5-85c5-632d60149ba9)

Chapter One (#uae284dc0-4538-57a8-9909-ea227607d9a5)

Chapter Two (#u3c914967-68a8-5cb1-b8d3-4db8dc71fb1c)