“The Dream Dancer”

Lady Bryce has the ability to enter dreams and influence. She sets her sights on Rowland and ‘seduces’ him in his sleep until he agrees to marry her. She is accused of witchcraft and Rowland must decide if he has been bewitched or truly loves Bryce.

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Excerpt

Bryce had seen him instantly as she crossed through the marketplace. He was impossible to ignore. She had never seen such a man. Her friends, Grace and Margaret, followed her gaze, and Grace gasped. His hair was thick and blue-black, and his eyes were the color of the sky on a summer’s day. His form bespoke of hours of training, since a man like this did not do menial labor. His hose clung to muscular thighs, and his chestnut doublet emphasized his broad shoulders. He radiated confidence. When he spoke to Bryce about the silliness of dragon slaying, she had known he was interested in her. His clothes and manner cried nobility, an oddity so far from London.

As they meandered away, skirts swaying, Bryce could not resist looking back over her shoulder. His smile was dazzling and turned her insides to water. She knew, without a doubt, this was a man she could wed. How different from all the other men she met.

“Bryce.” Margaret shook her head. “It is unseemly for you to do that.”

“What?” Bryce asked innocently.

“You’re staring at him,” Grace said with a giggle.

“I am not.”

“He is quite pretty,” Margaret whispered.

“Really,” said Bryce. “I hadn’t noticed.” She sighed longingly.

Then all three girls giggled.

“Who do you think he is?” Grace asked.

Bryce shrugged. “Just another ridiculously fine-looking man passing on his way to court. However, I think I might have to marry this one.”

“He strikes me as a man who likes women, not woman.” Margaret snorted in disgust.

“Maybe I could change that,” Bryce wondered aloud. “Do you think that possible?”

“You cannot change a man. You can only try to guide one. And there is only one way to do that,” Margaret said with authority.

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