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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  Praise for  
  COURTNEY MILAN
  
  “Smart, funny and sexy. I wish I’d written this book myself!”
  
  —New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James on Proof by Seduction
  
  “One of the finest historical romances I’ve read in years. I am now officially
  a Courtney Milan fangirl.”
  
  —New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn on Proof by Seduction
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  COURTNEY MILAN
  
  THIS WICKED GIFT
  
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  CONTENTS
  
  [CHAPTER ONE](index_split_005.html#filepos3407)
  
  [CHAPTER TWO](index_split_006.html#filepos30075)
  
  [CHAPTER THREE](index_split_007.html#filepos66622)
  
  [CHAPTER FOUR](index_split_008.html#filepos104028)
  
  [CHAPTER FIVE](index_split_009.html#filepos128833)
  
  [CHAPTER SIX](index_split_010.html#filepos159764)
  
  [EPILOGUE](index_split_011.html#filepos191428)
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THIS WICKED GIFT
  
  Courtney Milan
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Mass-yo (with a dash), the best little brother that staged protests and
  hunger strikes can buy.  
  We wanted to do everything fo