Natural-Born Protector / Saved by the Monarch (31 page)

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First published in Great Britain 2009
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Natural-Born Protector
© Carla Bracale 2008 /
Saved by the Monarch
© Dana Marton 2009

ISBN: 978-1-4089-1687-2