The Warrior Heir
rTHE WARRIOR HEIR
Book 1 of the Heir Series
CINDA WILLIAMS CHIMA
[v0.9 Scanned & Spellchecked by the_usual from dt]
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Old Stories
Chapter One
The Flying Lobeck
Chapter Two
The Road Trip
Chapter Three
Digging Up Dead Relatives
Chapter Four
Shadowslayer
Chapter Five
The Warrior Heir
Chapter Six
Dangerous Games
Chapter Seven
Beginner Warrioring
Chapter Eight
The Apprentice
Chapter Nine
The Bout
Chapter Ten
The Street Fight
Chapter Eleven
Under Siege
Chapter Twelve
A Visit with Dr. Longbranch
Chapter Thirteen
Cumbria
Chapter Fourteen
When Lovers Meet
Chapter Fifteen
Raven's Ghyll
Chapter Sixteen
A Summons to Court
Chapter Seventeen
The Game
Chapter Eighteen
Trinity
Acknowledgments
Heartfelt thanks to my agent, Michelle Wolfson, who made all the difference; to my editors, Arianne Lewin and Donna Bray, who believed; to Hudson Writers (Deb Abood, Pam Daum, Cathy Fahey-Hunt, Anne Gallagher, Ellen Matthews, Marsha McGregor, James Robinson, and Jane Sahr), who gave the gift that every writer needs: thoughtful and loving critique; most of all, thanks to Rod, Eric, and Keith, who understood.
For my mother, Carol Bryan Williams, who told stories Prologue
Old Stories
COALTON COUNTY, OHIO
June, 1870
The scent of wood smoke and roses always took him back there, to the boy he was and would never be again.
The Roses came for them during his tenth summer. In those days, Lee was slight of build, though his father always said his big hands and feet predicted height and broad shoulders when he was grown. He was the youngest, a little spoiled, the only one of four children to display the telltale signs of a wizard's stone. His parents complained that it took him two days to do a day's worth of work. Not lazy, exactly, but largely inefficient.
They had been back only a fortnight after a month on the run. It was a mistake to come back. Lee knew that,
Book 1 of the Heir Series
CINDA WILLIAMS CHIMA
[v0.9 Scanned & Spellchecked by the_usual from dt]
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Old Stories
Chapter One
The Flying Lobeck
Chapter Two
The Road Trip
Chapter Three
Digging Up Dead Relatives
Chapter Four
Shadowslayer
Chapter Five
The Warrior Heir
Chapter Six
Dangerous Games
Chapter Seven
Beginner Warrioring
Chapter Eight
The Apprentice
Chapter Nine
The Bout
Chapter Ten
The Street Fight
Chapter Eleven
Under Siege
Chapter Twelve
A Visit with Dr. Longbranch
Chapter Thirteen
Cumbria
Chapter Fourteen
When Lovers Meet
Chapter Fifteen
Raven's Ghyll
Chapter Sixteen
A Summons to Court
Chapter Seventeen
The Game
Chapter Eighteen
Trinity
Acknowledgments
Heartfelt thanks to my agent, Michelle Wolfson, who made all the difference; to my editors, Arianne Lewin and Donna Bray, who believed; to Hudson Writers (Deb Abood, Pam Daum, Cathy Fahey-Hunt, Anne Gallagher, Ellen Matthews, Marsha McGregor, James Robinson, and Jane Sahr), who gave the gift that every writer needs: thoughtful and loving critique; most of all, thanks to Rod, Eric, and Keith, who understood.
For my mother, Carol Bryan Williams, who told stories Prologue
Old Stories
COALTON COUNTY, OHIO
June, 1870
The scent of wood smoke and roses always took him back there, to the boy he was and would never be again.
The Roses came for them during his tenth summer. In those days, Lee was slight of build, though his father always said his big hands and feet predicted height and broad shoulders when he was grown. He was the youngest, a little spoiled, the only one of four children to display the telltale signs of a wizard's stone. His parents complained that it took him two days to do a day's worth of work. Not lazy, exactly, but largely inefficient.
They had been back only a fortnight after a month on the run. It was a mistake to come back. Lee knew that,