Shadow in Starlight
by Shannah Biondine

2002 PRISM AWARD Finalist:
2nd place - FANTASY

The shadow. A Waniand mercenary, cowled in black, dark and forbidding. Preece the Warmonger, also called the Royal Blade. Rumors about him suggest the creature beneath the black cowl is not entirely human.

Starlight. A woman of bright gentian tresses and rare beauty, promised in marriage to the prince regent of another realm. Given in wedlock not as a cherished prize but as a secret weapon meant to topple the reigning monarchy...Unless the Warmonger can find a way to prevent the marriage, even if it means risking both their lives in an act of outright treason. Even if it means losing Moreya herself, his memory, his very reason for living.

Yet Destiny has waited for just this turn in the wheel of time and human events. A prophecy must be fulfilled, the future of ancient bloodlines secured. Preece must return to reclaim all he once lost - including Moreya, the Yune beauty with the trusting innocence of a child and the courageous heart of a dragon.

Other Books by Shannah Biondine

Sleight of Mind

Shannah Biondine's Bio

California-born Shannah Biondine writes full time and recently relocated to a suburb of Denver, where she resides with her husband, teenagers, two Golden Retrievers, and Newfoundland crossbreed.

Shannah is currently writing another light paranormal romance and plans for several works of fantasy. In 2002 she won the Eppie for Best Fantasy/Paranormal Romance. Her works have also finaled in the 2004 Eppies and Dream Realm Awards, the 2004 CAPAs, 2002 PRISMs, and 2001 Aspen Gold. For a complete list of Shannah's titles and links to publishers, please visit her website: www.homestead.com/biondine Interview