title: Night Shadow
author: Renken, Laura
description: Dear Reader,
  
  Though English by birth, I've always called the high seas my home. With my brother, Talon, I've sailed far and wide--and oh, the pleasures I've known...
  
  But now a surprising new passion has taken hold of my heart. She is Liandra--a royal Spaniard, 'tis true. To think that just days ago I was her prisoner! But when our ship hit stormy waters, the capitán and his crew were tossed into the sea--and she requested my help in steering this beastly vessel to safety. In return, I requested my freedom.
  
  Thank God, I got it--and oh, so much more. For I fear I have fallen for the lovely Liandra. Her regal pride excites me in the most unspeakable ways--and I long to ravish her elegant lips with my kiss...
  
  --Marcus Ryan Drake