River Marked
Chapters (2)
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
MERCY’S LETTER TO ADAM
Titles by Patricia Briggs
The Mercy Thompson Novels
MOON CALLED
BLOOD BOUND
IRON KISSED
BONE CROSSED
SILVER BORNE
RIVER MARKED
The Alpha and Omega Novels
ON THE PROWL
(with Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance, and Sunny) CRY WOLF
HUNTING GROUND
MASQUES
WOLFSBANE
STEAL THE DRAGON
WHEN DEMONS WALK
THE HOB’S BARGAIN
DRAGON BONES
DRAGON BLOOD
RAVEN’S SHADOW
RAVEN’S STRIKE
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Briggs, Patricia.
eISBN : 978-1-101-47555-3
1. Thompson, Mercy (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2.
Shapeshifting—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3602.R53165R58 2011
813’.6—dc22
2010048300
For Derek, Michelle, Jodi, Kari, Elaine, and Megan—
it’s about time you got one.
And for Laura and Genevieve—welcome to the family.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS