Choosing Riley: Sarafin Warriors Book 1 - Softcover

Smith, S. E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494966514 ISBN 13: 9781494966515

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Readers' Crown Finalist! A brash, kick-ass heroine with a hidden vulnerability and an arrogant king forced to be a slave...

Riley St. Claire has always followed her own rules. When she discovers her current employer is not as law-abiding as she thought, she has to leave town in a hurry or end up buried with the dead guy she discovered. What she doesn’t expect is to find herself being picked up by a passing trader from another world.

As the ruling King of Sarafin, Vox d’Rojah was expected to produce a son who would be joined in marriage with the first-born daughter of the King of Valdier. The problem was Vox had no intentions of having any sons, at least not in the near future. He was quite happy with the wide selection of females he had at his disposal. When he is captured by a ruthless Valdier royal and sold to a mining operation, the last thing he expected to find was his bride mate.

Vox isn’t sure which would be easier: fighting another war with the Valdier or capturing and holding on to the human female who is unlike anyone he has ever encountered before. Now, Vox has to escape back to his world while fighting pirates, traders, and Riley!

The King of Sarafin has met his match in Ms. Riley St. Claire from Earth. Now, he just needs to figure out a way to let her know he has chosen her as his Queen—and he has every intention of keeping her by his side forever.

A NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, the internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new story with her signature humor and unpredictable twists! Exciting adventure, hot romance, and iconic characters have won her a legion of fans. Over TWO MILLION books sold!

About this title

About the Author

S.E. Smith is a New York Times (Twin Dragons and Dagger's Hope) and 14 time USA TODAY Bestselling author of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance brings another action, adventure, and suspense-filled story to transport readers out of this world.

Audiobook Narrator Bio: Paul Heitsch/David Brenin, after producing, directing, and engineering spoken word recordings for over twenty years, began narrating audiobooks in 2011, and has recorded many bestselling titles as both himself and under a pseudonym. A classically trained pianist, Paul is also a composer and sound designer, and is currently the director of music for the James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance, and an adjunct instructor for the JMU School of Music. He and his family live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia (although Chicago will always be his hometown).

From the Back Cover

"One of these days, girl," she muttered out loud to herself. "You are going to have an actual plan before you start shooting."

Riley's nose turned up in disgust as she shoved the last of the dead bodies outside the door. There were some things she could handle; being in a room with dead guys was not one of them. She cursed again when she couldn't figure out how to close the door to the room, so she stood back and shot the panel out. Her loud moans filled the air when instead of closing, it remained frozen open.

"Oh, for crying out loud!" she groaned in frustration. "It worked in the movies, damn it all to hell!" There was nothing she could do about the door except shoot anything that tried to come through it now.

From the Inside Flap

A peek inside Choosing Riley!

She quickly finished putting her hair up, trying not to turn as pink as the scrunchie as she watched their eyes follow her breasts as they bounced up and down. She didn't care how much support the manufacture promised; when you were as big as she was there was still going to be some bounce. She lowered her eyes, refusing to give into the desire to cross her arms protectively in front of her. The only thing that did was push up the watermelons she carried around. Instead, she clapped her hands loudly.

"Hello?" she snapped, shooting an evil eye at Lodar and Tor. "It's rude to stare!"

Lodar cleared his throat as Vox turned to glare at his two friends. "Yes, well... I... We... They are beautiful," he finally choked out with a sheepish grin. "And very difficult to miss."

"I wonder if they contain milk." Tor asked, unaware he asked the question out loud. "I would love to drink from them if they did," he sighed.

Riley's mouth dropped open as what Tor said sank in. "Oh. My. God. You did not just say that," she sputtered before bursting into uncontrollable laughter. "Do they... Oh my god, that is priceless." She continued to giggle, wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes with the end of her shirt, totally unaware the movement pulled the cloth up, exposing her creamy flesh again.

Vox's loud roar ricocheted throughout the small room as he tackled Tor. The force of his shoulder hitting his chief engineer's chest knocked both of them backward through the air several feet before they hit the hard floor and slid almost to the far wall. Vox's sharp teeth gripped Tor's throat in a stranglehold while his claws dug into Tor's shoulders, pinning him to the floor.

"Bad kitty!" Riley shrieked out from behind him. "Let him go! You are a very, very bad kitty. You let go of him, or I'll neuter your ass. Vox, release him this instant. If you don't, I swear I'll go to the guards and tell them I need to borrow their stun gun thingy. I mean it. I'm out the door in three, two, one..."

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1494966514
• ISBN 13: 9781494966515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278