Return of the Warrior (Brotherhood of the Sword, Book 2)

368 Pages·2005·0.87 MB·English

by  Kinley Macgregor

To my fans, who have been so incredibly wonder-
ful and supportive. You guys are the best! For the
RBL women, who are always there when I need a
pick-me-up. To my loop members, who fill my life
with laughter and caring. God bless you all.
For May, Lyssa and Nancy, who work so tire-
lessly to make every book the best it can be. I don’t
know what I’d do without you guys and I never
want to find out. To my husband and boys, for fill-
ing my life with love and for making it complete.
But most of all for my mother, who really wanted
to read Christian’s story. I’m only sorry I didn’t
get it done sooner, Mom. I miss you more than I
would have ever thought possible and I hope that
you were right and that heaven is filled to the
brim with all the books you loved so much.
There are three acts in a man’s life which no
one should advise him either to do or not to
do. The first is to get married, the second is to
go to the wars and the third is to go to the
Holy Land. These things are all good in
themselves, but they may turn out ill, in
which case he who gave the advice will be
blamed as if he were the cause of it.
—EBERHARD OF WÜRTTEMBERG

Contents
EPIGRAPH
PROLOUGUE
“Well?” Queen Adara asked in nervous
anticipation as her senior… 1
ONE
Christian of Acre sat in the aleroom of the
town’s… 5
TWO
The men paused in the doorway as they
surveyed her… 18
THREE
Adara stared at the man who held her.
“I’m not… 40
FOUR
Adara’s heart returned to its frantic beating
while she scanned… 70
FIVE
Phantom choked on the porridge. Brother
Thomas pounded him on… 97
SIX
Christian woke up to the harsh morning
light. For an… 116
SEVEN
The marriage was now consummated.
Adara should feel elated and… 154
EIGHT
It was late when Adara went to find
Phantom in… 173
NINE
Christian sat in his wooden chair, staring
at Adara, who… 195
TEN
Adara sat alone at a table eating her
supper of… 215
ELEVEN
While Christian and Dagger settled
Agbert, Adara returned to the… 239
TWELVE
By the time they reached Venice, the
weather was freezing,… 255
THIRTEEN
“Adara?” 267
FOURTEEN
Her miracle didn’t come right away.
Adara wasn’t sure how… 283
FIFTEEN
With Phantom’s words ringing in his head,
Christian paused as… 298
SIXTEEN
Adara and Christian settled into an easy
camaraderie as they… 308
SEVENTEEN
“Something’s amiss,” Christian said as he
surveyed the rising mountains… 320
EIGHTEEN
“The imposter’s dead.” 335
EPILOGUE
The last two months had moved far too
swiftly for… 348
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