In AD 1331, warlord Vladimir Barbu seizes control of Transylvania. But
in spite of his bloody triumph, his claim to the throne remains out of
reach. The king of Hungary opposes his rule, the Transylvanian people
despise his brutal ways, and the high priestess needed to crown him has
vanished without a trace. But Barbu hasn't come this far only to be
thwarted by a woman. He unleashes his best hunters to track her down and
bring her to him--dead or alive.
For Xavian Ramir, killing is the only life he has ever known. Torn from
his family when he was a child, he was trained from an early age to be
an elite assassin. But now he longs for something more, vowing to start
anew after one last job. The bounty on his target's head is enough to
set him up for good--if he can resist the long-dead conscience that
stirs to life when he meets his beautiful mark.
Afina Lazar never wanted to become high priestess, but the brutal
murders of her beloved mother and sister leave her no choice. Now she is
running for her life, desperate to protect the magical amulet entrusted
to her care. But when Barbu's assassin comes for her, she realizes her
only chance of stopping the warlord's rise to power is to convince this
enigmatic--and handsome--hunter that she is more valuable alive than
dead.
Dramatic and fast-paced, Knight Awakened is a stirring love story
between two people searching for a second chance in a magical world of
assassins, warlords, unearthly beasts, and nonstop adventure.
