The WyndMaster's Son — Charlotte Boyett-Compo

~~~~~~~ The WyndMaster Series ~~~~~~~

Prince Thiessen, the son of King Sierren and Queen Celeste, learns his hated half-brother, Morgan, has been imprisoned by an enemy: the Princess Lanelle of Solaria. Family loyalty dictates Thiessen rescue the man no matter how he feels about his father's bastard son. Unfortunately for Thiessen, Morgan's reported captivity in the dungeon at Ambergast is just a ploy to get him there. With Morgan's blade at his throat, Thiessen is forced to marry the Princess Lanelle and while bound and gagged, must endure a forced consummation of the marriage.

Allowed to go free when the deed has been accomplished, Thiessen leaves Ambergast in chains only to come back later than night during a fierce storm to kidnap the Princess Lanelle, intent on having his revenge on her for the marriage and the rape of his royal person. What he doesn't count on is falling hopelessly in love with a woman who he finds is his equal in just about everything that matters to him.

But an evil foe from Lanelle's past tears her from the arms of the man she has come to love more than life, itself, and plunges her into the nightmare world of blood-thirsty pirates. With Thiessen laid low by her enemie's blade, who will rescue the WyndMaster's bride?