title: The Virgin, the Knight, and the Dragon
author: Townsend, Lindsay
description: [Bookstrand Romance: Historical Fantasy Romantic Suspense, HEA] Heiress to a deadly destiny, can Princess Adela be saved by the love of a knight errant? The youngest of nine sons, Jesse is used to neglect and hand-me-downs. Becoming a knight through his own efforts, he encounters a beautiful, virtually naked stranger in the countryside above the farmlands of his old home. Who is she and how can he help her? Flaxen-haired Adela D'Varm is compelled by the magic of a faery geas to remain in the high grasslands until she is rescued by a knight--a worthy knight who must contend with a dragon. But this dragon is no ravening beast, as knights soon discover if they offer Adela any insult. Amiable and truly chivalrous, Jesse is different. Through their encounters--amusing, tender, exciting--he and Adela fall in love. But, even as they marry, Jesse and Adela encounter a deadly conspiracy and a final test for Adela. It seems that Jesse has deserted her--or has he?A BookStrand Mainstream Romance