To Defend a Bride

<h2><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Bodyguard romantasy meets courtesan turned spy.</em></strong></h2><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Melisa needs a new life for herself and her family. And she finds just that in a troll named Ra'Sa. He's tall strong serious and unattached.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And yet he doesn't fall for her attempts to seduce him. Frustrated she gives up and crafts a new plan: make herself indispensable.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>So far Ra'Sa is unimpressed with the weak helpless creatures he escorts across the land. The one with long silky black hair and a red gown is intriguing but his crystal doesn't sing meaning she's not his mate. Thus it doesn't matter that she's clever. And beautiful. And strangely hard to stop watching.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>However... he is furious when she surprises everyone and offers to return to the giant capital where she will use her position as a comfort woman to glean information for the trolls.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>So he demands to go with her-to watch over and defend her in a land of cruel men.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Her secrets unravel revealing her true nature. He finds it... breathtaking. Despite the forbidden nature of their relationship feelings stir within his stony heart.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Will they succeed their mission or let their desire burn them to ashes?</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>To Defend a Bride</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a standalone novel but it is part of a larger series called Entangled with the Enduar. It can be read by itself but it is recommended to be read after To Steal a Bride and To Ignite a Flame for the best experience.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is dark monster romantasy featuring a cunning heroine and a brooding hero. This adult fantasy romance is perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas Jennifer L. Armentrout and Danielle L. Jensen.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Note:</em></strong><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> This story is an adult/new adult novel with mentions of trauma abuse and other mature themes.</em></p><p><br></p>