[Yadeshi Brides 03] • Warrior's Mate

3rd book in the *Yadeshi Brides* series.

**A Dark Alien Prince + his unquenchable desire x his insatiable thirst = a warrior willing to defy a galaxy to claim his mate.**

Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth, warrior bride-in-training Gayle throws it away in order to sneak aboard a Yadeshi military vessel to escape imprisonment by her family.

Ithann, the alpha alien warrior she's been taunting with flirts and sloe-eyed glances for several weeks, is enraged by her sudden disappearance and abandons his teaching post to follow. When he catches her, Gayle must accept a highly indecent proposal to avoid being thrown in the ship's brig - and by accepting, embroils herself in Ithann's decades long feud with a rival nobleman.

Roped into an arranged marriage, she is determined to avoid the shackles of a mate bond, but Ithann is determined that not only will they bond, but that she will have his baby. Their battle of wills may cost Gayle her life.

A scorching hot, borderline dark sci-fi/fantasy romance for readers who enjoy taunting, alpha, bloodthirsty - and blood-drinking - alien warriors who will sever heads to claim their chosen mates. A 40K word novel, HEA, It may be read as a standalone, however characters from the prior two books make brief appearances.