PIRATE PRINCESS
Pirate Princess #1
Catherine Banks
Released Nov 2nd, 2015
As the daughter of the Pirate King,
Tilia Swanson has an unusual upbringing learning skills that aren’t often
available for women. As the heir apparent for the Kingdom of Crilan, her skills
set her apart as she is trained by the best in the land and taught to harness
her magic. However, piracy is in her blood, and draws danger to Tilia in the
way that treasure draws pirates. Some treasures are more valuable than others.
Will this lesson be learned in time or will the betrayal of those around her be
her undoing?
“Ready?”
Jared asked me with a wide smile.
“Ready
for what?” I asked.
Esmeralda
and Jared clucked their tongues and their horses shot off ahead, racing
together. “Cheaters!” I yelled, clucking to Duke and squeezing my legs to urge
him forward. He reluctantly took off at a canter and then lengthened his stride
into a gallop. We caught up and then pulled ahead of them both by a neck.
“Your
horse’s size is not fair,” Esmeralda called.
“Your
small horse should be faster than this lazy giant,” I called back.
We
continued galloping for a little ways farther and then slowed the horses to a
walk. I pet his neck and praised him. “What a good boy,” I crooned, “I’ll make
sure you get spoiled in Markleville.”
“That
horse can really move when he needs to,” Jared said.
“He’s
a perfect horse,” I said with a genuine smile and heartfelt appreciation.
“I’m
surprised you can even mount him,” Esmeralda teased.
“You
should have seen her trying to climb up him the first day I gave him to her,”
Jared said with a laugh.
“Well
you wouldn’t pick me up and put me on him,” I complained.
“It
was worth it to watch you scramble up his front leg and almost pull out the poor
guy’s mane to get onto his back.”
“I
apologized and gave him three apples that night,” I said as I pet his neck
again. “He forgave me.”
“Most
men forgive you if you give them something to eat,” Esmeralda teased.
“Don’t
put ridiculous thoughts like that into her head,” Jared reprimanded her.
“It’s
going to be interesting to see who you end up with,” Faxon said with a smirk at
me.
“What’s
that supposed to mean?” I asked defensively.
“You
are equal parts your uncle and aunt,” he said, “I always knew they were meant
to be together because of how they interacted, but seeing you as both parts
makes me wonder who could possibly counteract your attitude and personality.”
“Are
you trying to imply that by being a little bit of both of us that she is
unlovable?” Esmeralda asked with venom in her voice.
“Not
unlovable, just…difficult,” he said with a wide smile.
“I’ll
show you difficult,” she said, her hands moved and then a fire started on the
top of Faxon’s saddle pad. His horse bolted ahead of us, bucking as he tried to
dislodge the fire and Faxon.
Faxon
somehow held his seat and used his magic to put the fire out. “See what I
mean?” Faxon called back to us, “Difficult.”
“I’m
not difficult,” I said.
Jared
reached over and pet my hand. “You’re right; you’re only difficult eighty
percent of the time.”
I
let my mouth drop open and then glared at him. “You’re the most stubborn man in
the Realm of Olanze and you’re telling me that I am difficult?”
“She
has a point,” Esmeralda said.
“Don’t
you team up with her against me. I’m your husband,” he growled.
“I’m
only speaking the truth,” she said.
“You
are rather difficult sometimes,” Griffin agreed with Esmeralda.
“Not
you too!” Jared groaned. I stifled my laugh, but he saw me covering my mouth
and glared at me.
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Catherine
Banks is the author of the Artemis Lupine Series, Little Death Bringer Series,
Ciara Steele Novella Series, and the novel Daughter of Lions. She began writing
fiction stories when she was only four years old and finished her first full
length novel at the age of fifteen.
Catherine
is a Northern California native and has lived within a twenty mile radius her
entire life. She plans to travel to as many places as possible in her thirties
to make up for her lack of traveling experience. She is married to her soulmate
and best friend, Avery, who blessed her with two amazing children. After her
full time job she reads books, plays video games, and watches a lot of anime
shows and movies with her family to relax.
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