Alanna, sister to a Fae prince, is sent on a thankless mission--to return to medieval Ireland and coerce a Shifter to craft an incredible sword Niall O’Connell, do the time when Shifters were little better than Fae slaves But Alanna&39;s heartbreaking story and her beauty are difficult to resist Together, she and Niall forge a sword that changes Shifter history, at the sa an unbreakable bond between their hearts This novella is prequel to the Shifters Unbound series, a standalone story that tells how the Sword of the Guardian came to be This is a 10,000 word novella It also appears in print in the Mammoth Book of Irish Romance