A Dance of Dragons: Series Starter Bundle

A

DANCE

OF

DRAGONS

Series Starter Bundle

By Kaitlyn Davis

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Copyright 2014 Kaitlyn Davis

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The Golden Cage: Manipulated by Kaitlyn Davis from an
attribution licensed flickr creative commons photo by
Naval
History & Heritage Command
and a photo courtesy of
the Toni Frissell Collection, Prints & Photographs Division,
Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-10079.

The Shadow Soul: Manipulated by Kaitlyn Davis from
attribution licensed flickr creative commons photos by
Valters
Krontals
,
Saad
Akhtar
,
Zaraut
B
, and
Naval
History and Heritage Command
, and a DeviantArt brush by
XResch
.

World Map: Illustrated by
Sarah
Faith Morris
(
Sylva Knight
)

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ALL WORKS BY KAITLYN DAVIS

A Dance of Dragons

The Shadow Soul

The Spirit Heir

The Phoenix Born – Coming Soon!

A Dance of Dragons – The Novellas

The Golden Cage

The Silver Key

Midnight Fire

Ignite

Simmer

Blaze

Scorch

To my family for their unconditional love,

my friends for their overwhelming support,

and my fans for their incredible enthusiasm.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Golden Cage

A Dance of Dragons #0.5

The Shadow Soul

A Dance of Dragons #1

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The

Golden

Cage

A Dance of Dragons #0.5

By Kaitlyn Davis

DESCRIPTION

From bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis comes a fantasy
adventure perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Graceling, and Game
of Thrones.

In the land of Ourthuro, cruelty is a way of life.
The king rules with an iron fist and no one dare defy him--no one
except his daughter. Princess Leena is keeping a dangerous secret,
she has fallen in love with a soldier and it would mean both of
their lives if her father ever discovered their affair.

But Leena will risk it all to be with the man she
loves--her heart, her life, her freedom. And when her brother's
birthday celebration takes a dangerous turn, Leena is forced to
make a decision that will change the fate of her nation and
eventually the world.

The Golden Cage is a prequel novella to The Shadow
Soul (A Dance of Dragons #1)--Available now!

ONE

Princess Leenaka was a flirt.

Resting on her gilded throne, face hidden
behind a veil of golden links dangling from a jeweled crown, she
held the attention of every boy in the ballroom. Her smile was coy,
half lifted in mystery and half drooped in boredom.

Casually, she made eye contact with a young
nobleman, piercing through the metal wisps of her veil and then
shyly looking away. Repeating the process, she found another son of
a noble house close to her age. Another wink. Another smile.
Another victim.

It wasn't a game of ill will or even the
whim of a foolish girl—it was survival. Her survival…their
survival.

A hush settled over the crowd, pausing Leena
mid-thought. It could only mean one thing. The King of Ourthuro had
arrived with his son, her brother—the youngest of King Razzaq's
children and the only male heir.

Leena spared a glance to her side, eyeing
her sisters. They sat still on eleven petite thrones all lined up
behind the main dais where the king, queen, and prince would
preside. Like statuesque decorations in flowing golden dresses and
jingling jewelry, their faces were hidden behind veils. A backdrop.
Pieces of art to be admired.

Such is the way of the Ourthuri
.
Leena sighed. Of the twelve princesses, she seemed the only one
uncomfortable with the whole display.

Returning her gaze forward, she watched as
the royal family walked through the sea of guests and approached
their stage. Her father was not an overly large man, but he was
still imposing. The king's crown rested upon his head, shimmering
gold and glistening with polished stones, making him seem a foot
taller. His flowing robes, like the sun, seemed to produce a light
of their own. And the only things in stark contrast to the gold
draped over his body were the black tattoos elegantly circling his
arms from wrist to shoulder, branding him undeniably as king.

Everyone in Ourthuro had tattoos, a gift
from birth. Leena's were those of a princess, painted with images
of flowers and jewels as they swirled up her skinny arms. The noble
families were allowed images of their own choosing so long as they
did not pass one's elbows. The upper arms were reserved for the
royal family alone. And for the lower classes, a simple band of
black was usually all anyone could afford.

It was another tradition Leena was unsure
of. History taught her that it gave hope, that tattoos could always
be built upon but never lessened, giving the common people
something to dream of or aspire to. But everyone in Ourthuro knew
that was not true. There were the unmarked—slaves and criminals
whose inks had been forcibly removed. Really the tattoos were just
another display, like a line of princesses at one's back, hiding
something darker.

Leena's eyes shifted to the queen, who was
adorned in a dress made of metal petals that seemed alive, seemed
to move like fire in the candlelight. As usual when sighting the
queen, Leena's thoughts shifted to her own mother. A woman she
would never know but often dreamed of. A woman stolen from her at
the moment of her birth. For the darker side to the display of
princesses was the missing display of queens. In Ourthuro, a queen
could only live if her first child was a boy, if she provided an
heir.