Blood On The Threshold

Beatrix felt as if she had been violently plunged into a freezing, icy lake. The crushing weight of Oriana's words locked around her throat, suffocating any remaining protests. A deliberate attempt on the Duke of Grimwood's life was a severe capital crime. Even though Gideon lay comatose in his chambers, he remained the King's blood brother. His absolute authority was woven into the very stones of