title: The Warrior's Prize: The True Love Brides Book 4
author:  Claire Delacroix 
description: Bestselling author Claire Delacroix published her first romance novel - a medieval romance called THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE - in 1993. Since then, she has published over forty romance novels and numerous novellas, including time travel romances, contemporary romances and paranormal romances. THE BEAUTY, part of her successful Bride Quest series, was her first book to land on the <i>New York Times</i> list of bestselling books. Claire has written under the name Claire Cross and continues to write as Deborah Cooke as well as Claire Delacroix. Claire makes her home in Canada with her family, a large undisciplined garden and a growing number of incomplete knitting projects.
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  Claire Kent
  
   
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are
  used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or
  persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
   
  Copyright © 2014 by Claire Kent. All rights reserved,
  including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any
  form or by any means.
   
  This book was originally published by Ellora’s Cave by the
  same title and the penname Zannie Adams. Copyright © 2007.
  It has since been expanded, revised, and reedited.
  Content editing for second edition: Kristin Anders, The
  Romantic Editor
  Proofreading for second edition: Vanessa Bridges, PREMA
  Romance
  
   
  Contents
  One
  Two
  Three
  Four
  Five
  Epilogue
  Excerpt from Complicated
  About the Author
  
  One
   
  Find the strongest man there. Give yourself to him in return
  for protection. It’s the only way you’ll ever survive.
  The words kept ringing in Riana’s head. She knew they
  were intended as a kindness, and 