Book two in the Valiant Hearts series.

Handmaiden to a princess before her captivity, Suniko is rescued by Jayket, healer-priest. Barely escaping slaughter, they brave crushing obstacles, including the terror of a dragon’s earth-scorching breath.

Gravely wounded, D’Akola the Strong, Guardian of Zalvanus, barely survives the night after shifting from dragon to human form. Slipping in and out of consciousness, he’s aroused by sublime erotic stimulation as a man and woman perform an orgasmic healing on his body.

At dawn, Suniko and Jayket are snatched from sword-wielding foes by a dragon in flight. After he deposits them at his lair, they realize the dragon is D’Akola, the man they lovingly nurtured through the night.

Battling evil by day and engaging in lusty, passionate triad sex by night, the trio forges a timeless bond of love and loyalty.

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of graphic violence.