In this book are the steamy, more mature chapters from The Scarred Viking's Bride. Enjoy!

The realm seemed calm under the rule of King Henry. The alliance with Scotland was almost finalized by the marriage of his son Francis to Mary, Queen of Scots, the on going battle with England was at a stand still, and most of the inhabitants of French Court seemed happy.... Until King Henry's cousin and dear friend Lord Edward and his three superficial daughters arrived to Court, right as the King was slowly going mad. But along with them came a surprise visitor, Lady Cecily, Lord Edwards beautiful step daughter of whom which he hated from a previous marriage who immediately fits right in with the royal family, angering Lord Edward. Just as French Court seemed calm, the storm would surely follow.... Love, lust, betrayal, greed, sex and war slowly start taking over the Kingdom. Will the Royal family and close friends survive what's in store? Or will Lust and death destroy all? *Mary, Francis, Bash, Condé* O.C. Cecily (cover)

Chosen when a child, Lady Joselyn is trained to be a ruthless killer. She is destined to be the English king's assassin and protector. Only he and the guild master are supposed to know. It's a life and death secret that must be kept. For an assassin survival is precarious. Life is something you simply cannot take for granted because the next day is never granted. Despite her privileged upbringing, Joselyn quickly learned how to survive on her own and to never trust a soul while following the Guild without question. Upon her return to England, a murderous plot against King Cassiush is discovered. Joselyn is shocked when she finds out who the fiend is. She's even more shocked when the King proposes marriage, a lot. An assassin has never married her king before. The last one who fell in love had her tongue ripped out and was burned alive. Letting her emotions cloud her judgment, Joselynfalls for Cassius and agrees to the marriage, jeopardizing not only his life but her own. Disobeying the Guild means death. Now she must figure out how to keep them both alive and not piles of smoldering ash.

A compilation of one shots written on Jodha-Jalal, the lead pair of ZeeTV's popular series Jodha Akbar.