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    Vixen and the Pea
    Vixen and the Pea
    Vixen and the Pea
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    Vixen and the Pea

    By Lila Shaw

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    All that stands between playboy Prince Koldo and the throne is his wife...or the lack thereof. Koldo has no desire to wed anyone, let alone the know-it-all shrew his parents favor.

    Lady Otsana is fed up with the oppressive sexism that requires she hide her face, body and brains. She much prefers the sexual adventures she enjoys out of her birka-like clothing when she becomes Fleur.

    Prince Koldo also has an alter ego, Bero. Only Fleur is not fooled by his disguise. Just as Fleur and Bero’s attempts to best each other in the bedroom blossom into romance, Koldo reaches the end of his tether. His bride will be chosen by contest at the upcoming King’s Ball.

    Otsana must make a difficult decision. Will she enter the Prince’s contest and risk all for a chance at love or will she play it safe but give up Bero forever?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEvernight Publishing
    Release dateJul 10, 2012
    ISBN9781771300629
    Vixen and the Pea
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    Lila Shaw

    Lila Shaw is a writer of erotica and erotic romance with a splash of humor and a dash of horror.

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      Vixen and the Pea - Lila Shaw

      Published by Evernight Publishing at Smashwords

      www.evernightpublishing.com

      Copyright© 2012 Lila Shaw

      ISBN: 978-1-77130-062-9

      Cover Artist: Jinger Heaston

      Editor: Karyn White

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.

      This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      DEDICATION

      To the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pens:  You ladies rock!

      VIXEN AND THE PEA

      Naughty Fairy Tales

      Lila Shaw

      Copyright © 2012

      Chapter One

      Once upon a time, in a kingdom with far more women than men, there lived a prince named Koldo.Prince Koldohad come of an age most suitable for assuming the throne from his father, King Elazar. The King had ruled for nearly three decades and yearned for a simpler life with naught to do but tie flies and fish in the crystal waters of Basqueland.

      I really don’t understand why I must marry. I am not ready to settle upon one female, not when there are so many flowers in the kingdom begging to be pollinated.

      King Elazar rolled his kingly eyes and sighed. Son, our armies are weak following the devastation suffered at Keighly Rock. Procreation before recreation. You’ve had plenty of time for the latter, and now ‘tis time for the former. You’re six and twenty! I had you and four of your seven sisters by the time I was your age! As the heir, you must set the example and be a wise and noble ruler. No more casual sex!

      Koldo’s head dropped forward. He had always known this day would come. But understanding what lay in his future and having that future thrust upon him were two entirely different matters. He lifted his head and shot a sidelong gaze at his father. Six more months?

      No! I’ve already given you an extra two years. Son, it’s not so bad, being with one woman. Truly. All you need do is find one as worthy as your mother. In a kingdom with so many maidens, it should not be difficult.

      Koldo snorted. Maidens? Only if they are still in their nappies and at the teat. With five females for every four males, most women are so desperate for a man, fucking is practically an audition!

      King Elazar slammed his palm against his desk. Hush! I’ll not have that kind of talk. Perhaps you need to elevate your sights and rub elbows with the nobler denizens of the kingdom. Elazar stood and trod with purpose to the door. I am holding a ball in a fortnight. All the noblewomen from this kingdom and our neighbors to the north, south, east and west have been invited. You will name your bride before the ball ends, or your mother and I will choose one for you!

      Elazar strode out the door, thus ending any further opportunity for protest. Prince Koldo dropped into a faded brocade chair. There must be some way to defer his shackling. Unlike his father, he doubted nobility guaranteed any semblance of virginity. He knew from the horses’ mouths that none of his sisters still retained her factory seal.

      Koldo tapped his chin with his index finger. How might he escape matrimony or at least defer it? It ought not be too difficult if he demanded a virgin, but then he might be left with none but the homely, the foolish or, most frightening, the dragon-breathed. He had no tolerance for poor dental hygiene.

      He sat at his father’s desk and snatched up a blank sheet of foolscap and a quill. He’d itemize his requirements. Perhaps if they were too onerous, no woman would meet them.

      She must have all her teeth, first and foremost! he exclaimed aloud as he scribbled his non-negotiable requirement.

      She must possess an intelligence capable of engaging and surpassing the highest sages in the land. Koldo smiled as he scratched down his second requirement. His grin fell however, as he recalled Lady Otsana, an annoying female with a mind designed to challenge in the most quarrelsome manner.

      He shrugged and continued writing. She must be of sound health and constitution. He would receive no objections to that requirement but did not dare take any chances at being besieged by the bedridden, the emaciated, and the morbidly obese due to a loophole.

      Frowning, he realized he still hadn’t eliminated Lady Otsana. What more stringent requirements could he enact?

      Koldo tapped his chin in thought. What did the Lady Otsana either possess that she should not or lack, which she should possess?

      He conjured a visual of the lady in question – tall, yet not so tall he could rule her out for a stature exceeding his own. Koldo towered above most men at six feet plus. The lady and her father were Grand Masters of the Socratic Overseers Society. Otsana had been the youngest inductee to date. What was not to like about her on those counts?

      Everything! I do detest the woman, yet I cannot pinpoint why. As far as Koldo knew, the lady was a virgin, if only because she terrified most men of the realm and sported her disdain for the male sex at every opportunity.

      Perhaps if he knew what color and length her tresses were he might design a requirement to exclude. The lady always wore her hair covered and multiple veils across her nose and mouth, as was the custom for all maidens of the land. They also kept their figures, including arms and legs, fully concealed in vast tent-like garments, as if the slightest glimpse of any hair or skin would sully their virtue. Many a noble had been duped into marrying a beautiful pair of eyes only to discover its hideous bedrocks on his wedding night. Only

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