The Bride and the Beast

Zusatztext "A beguiling blend of myth and magic ... sure to win your heart." -- New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag "A beautiful! enchanting fairy tale ... the ultimate romance reader's fantasy." -- New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah Don't miss any of the magic in these bestselling romances by Teresa Medeiros: Charming the Prince Nobody's Darling Touch of Enchantment Breath of Magic Fairest of Them All Thief of Hearts A Whisper of Roses Once an Angel Heather and Velvet Lady of Conquest Shadows and Lace Coming soon in hardcover: A Kiss to Remember Informationen zum Autor USA Today   and Publishers Weekly   bestselling author Teresa Medieros was recently chosen one of the Top Ten Favorite Romance Authors by Affaire de Coeur magazine and won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Love and Laughter. A former Army brat and a registered nurse, she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty-one and has since gone on to win the hearts of critics and readers alike. The author of twelve novels, Teresa makes her home in Kentucky with her husband, Michael. Klappentext Dear Reader, I'd been prowling the crumbling ruins of Castle Weyrcraig for so long that I could no longer remember if I was man or beast. Then one stormy night the superstitious Highlanders of Ballybliss decided to leave a helpless virgin bound to a stake in the castle courtyard to satisfy my insatiable appetites. My demands might strike terror in the hearts of men, but this bold beauty dared to defy me. After she informed me that she didn't believe in dragons, I had no choice but to make her my prisoner—or risk being exposed to those I had sought to deceive with my dangerous masquerade. Soon I found myself stealing into the moonlit tower just to watch her sleep. Little does she know that beneath this beast's gruff exterior beats the passionate heart of a man. Gwendolyn Wilder may not believe in dragons, but I intend to use all my sensual wiles to teach her to believe in something even more magical—true love. Eternally yours, The Dragon of Weyrcraig Prologue Scotland, The Highlands 1746 Gwendolyn was nine years old the day she almost killed the future chieftain of Clan MacCullough. She was hauling herself up a sturdy young oak, carefully testing each branch to make sure it would bear her weight, when his shaggy pony came into view. She settled her backside into a well-worn hollow in the trunk and peered through the minty green veil of leaves, her heart skipping a beat. Aye, it was he. There was no mistaking Bernard MacCullough's regal bearing or the shock of dark hair that tumbled across his brow. He wore a scarlet and black tartan draped over his saffron shirt. A silver badge emblazoned with the MacCullough dragon secured the tartan, drawing her attention to shoulders that seemed to grow broader with each passing day. Below his short kilt, his long, tanned legs hugged the pony's flanks. Gwendolyn rested her chin on her hand and sighed, content simply to drink in the sight of him as he guided the pony down the rocky path with a grace and mastery beyond his fifteen years. Although he rode through this pass every day, she never tired of watching him. Never tired of dreaming chat one day he would look up and catch a glimpse of her. "Who goes there?" he would call out, reining his pony to a halt. "Could it be an angel fallen from the heavens?" "'Tis only I, m'laird," she would reply, "thine fair Lady Gwendolyn." Then he would flash his white teeth in a tender smile and she would gently float to the ground. (In her dreams, she always had a pretty pair of gossamer wings.) Using only on...

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• Autori: Teresa Medeiros
• Editore: Bantam Books USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.04.2001
• EAN: 9780553581836
• ISBN: 978-0-553-58183-6
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 106 mm x 175 mm x 24 mm
• Serie: Once upon a Time; Once upon a Time
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi