The Vessel
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Last published Sat, Jan 2, 2016
Enslaved after killing a man, Roan has to face her fate of being sold or imprisoned. She entrusts her life to Brae, a man who will do anything to protect her, a man who is more deadly than she could ever know. When the day comes that they're to be sold, she is bought by a lord who will challenge what she's known for her entire life, while Brae is plunged into a life he's never experienced, one that will put his life in danger for the kindness of his heart.
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