Her Gilded Dragon by Susannah Shannon

After she is forced to flee her kingdom with the aid of aloyal general, Princess Hanne of Vastra begins a long, arduous journey to thefrozen lands far to the north, where she will be married to Jonis the Gilded,the famed warrior who defends the great fortress of Pinnacle Keep.

Though Hanne is intimidated by his fearsome reputation, uponreaching her destination she is put at ease by Jonis’ good humor and amazed bythe pleasure his skilled, dominant lovemaking brings her on their weddingnight. But when she challenges his authority, the beautiful young princessquickly learns the hard way that her new husband will not hesitate to bare herbottom and spank her until she is tearful and repentant.

To Hanne’s surprise, the stern chastisement merely increasesher desire for Jonis, and soon their lust for one another has grown into apassionate love. But when the foes who drove her from her own land threatenHanne’s new home, will Jonis’ skill in battle prove sufficient to protect thewoman he loves or will the ancient power that burns in his blood be his onlyhope to save her?