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Isla is the unwanted daughter of her father and his second wife. Her days are spent in servitude while being ignored. The hope that she holds close is that she will be sold to another family to become their servant. Bjorn has assumed the role of jarl after his father's death. With his best friend by his side, he and Magnus take a tour of his lands and search for a bride. At the end of the tour, he is offered a quiet and shy woman, and he agrees to take her as his wife without meeting her. While in Londinium, Bjorn and Magnus sense their shared mate but are unable to find her before the rushed wedding. The two dragons continue to return to Londinium as they search for the unknown woman. Returning from their excursions, they discover that the quiet and shy woman is anything but quiet or shy. Isla is holding her own secrets while turning their world upside down. Finding their home in chaos, Bjorn calls on the one person who could bring the unruly Isla to heel. They soon find that not even Bjorn's headstrong and domineering stepmother can control his new wife. But she does reveal the secret that the young bride has been hiding...

BASTARD SON OF THE VIKINGS Palermo does not forgive. Neither does it forget. When Guerrero Valenti, the feared leader of the Vikings, vanished, the city exhaled a dangerous calm—but only for a moment. In the shadows, enemies waited. Rivals sharpened their knives. And one woman bore a secret that could ignite every street in the city. Lucia Romano carried the child of a man who had disappeared into legend and rumor. A son who had not been claimed, not protected, not named. The city whispered of him with venom: the bastard of the Vikings. The boy was fragile, but he was a storm waiting to erupt. And every night, Palermo tested him. Masked men tried to snatch him from his crib. Fire, steel, and blood became his lullabies. Yet he survived. Every threat only sharpened his instincts, every scream hardened his mother’s resolve. But whispers spread faster than steel through the night—rumors of a man returning. A shadow that would claim everything, sparking fear in every heart: Guerrero Valenti. The father who abandoned him. The legend whose name alone commands obedience. The storm that will rise, carrying vengeance, blood, and fire. And when he comes, Every man who dared call the bastard his enemy will fall. Every street, every roof, every whispered corner will bow to the son of Guerrero Valenti or be washed in blood. This is the story of survival. Of fire and steel. Of a mother and her son. Of a father’s return. Even the earth is getting ready to absorb blood … the blood of those who call the legitimate son of the Vikings a “BASTARD", and collect necks........the necks of those fallen by the sword of GUERRERO VALANTI. And upon his return Heads will bow to the one they called a BASTARD .

A SAGA OF KINGS AND WOLVES Great darkness is in the earth and supernatural forces are gathering around to take action and take over the world. The creatures of the night plague the lands and desire to rule all civilization. Julius of Romania is a noble knight like no other. Yet one day, Fate decided to play its part and make him succumb to the dark embrace. He is a man who sought nothing more than ambition and power to defeat his enemies and save his family. He makes a deal with the Demon Wolf and becomes victorious over many obstacles, battles, and onslaughts. He is now feared as Mephiles, the mightiest king of demons. Lagertha of Stockholm is a demon slayer. She wishes only to fight the creatures of the night and not end up like her father. Her journey would force not only herself but also her descendants to join her in venturing to a great kingdom. Three of them would join forces with her to accompany her on a journey that would take all of their strengths and skills. They are called the Three Hunters: Delphine of Moria, the Cursed Knight; Ragnar of Midland, the Ranger; and Iris of Kattegat, the Huntress. They are all bound by the blood of the wolf, and they were all found by the magic of the Wolf Queen. Together, they will do what is necessary to fight back against the demons and find the kingdom that would lead the people of the world into a new era. The kingdom of Apocrypha. The Devil And The Huntsman is a medieval dark fantasy series about a royal family, a legion of hunters, and a kingdom that never ends.

Aurelia Raven spent her entire life believing she knew where she belonged. Raised in the royal palace after losing her parents, she grew up beside the future Alpha King, loved by a queen who treated her as family and dreaming of the day fate would finally make her his. Instead, fate destroys everything. On the night their mate bond is revealed, a shocking accusation turns Aurelia's world upside down. The man she trusted above all others publicly rejects her, and within hours, she loses her home, her future, and the only life she has ever known. Banished and hunted for, Aurelia is saved by the last person she ever expected—the Butcher of the North. Feared across the continent, merciless in battle and dangerous enough to make even kings think twice. Kael Draven should have left her to die. Instead, he brings her into his territory. The closer Aurelia gets to the infamous Alpha, the more she realizes that one should truly not judge a book by it's cover. And sometimes the people who claim to love you are far more dangerous than your enemies. But buried beneath old lies is a truth powerful enough to destroy an entire kingdom. And when that truth finally comes to light, the prince who cast Aurelia aside may discover that some mistakes can never be undone. Especially when the woman he rejected now belongs to the Butcher of the North.

Elara Voss has always been the odd one out. The daughter of Silvermoon Pack's most feared head warrior, she is the only one in her family who inherited none of his strength , just his face on her mother's small frame. Sweet, gentle and determined to become a pack doctor like her mother, she has spent her whole life being overlooked. So when she discovers on her eighteenth birthday that her mate is Ethan Caldwell , the future Alpha of her pack , hope flickers for the first time. That hope is immediately crushed when Ethan rejects her, choosing instead a stronger, more suitable Luna. Heartbroken and quietly determined, Elara accepts a scholarship to study medicine in Edinburgh Scotland, leaving behind everything she has ever known. Four years later she has built a new life, healed her wounds and found herself. The last thing she is looking for is any kind of complication , especially not in the form of Kael Dravos, the massive brooding Alpha of Blackstone Pack, Europe's largest and most powerful pack. Their first meeting does not go well. Their second will not either. But somewhere between the arguments and the walls they have both built around themselves something is growing that neither of them planned for ,and the past that Elara left behind is about to follow her across an ocean whether she is ready or not.

"I can't accept Empty Belly as my mate." Those were the words of the only man who had ever made plus-size Lisa Wayne feel seen, cherished, protected, and loved. The same man she risked her life for. Instead of gratitude, he rewarded her with a public rejection because of her size, shattering both her heart and her newly awakened wolf. Humiliated and cast aside, Lisa is forced into brutal warrior training under the command of a mysterious man known only as Kael. Months later, she is no longer the timid girl everyone mocked. She has become stronger and deadlier. Now the Alpha who once rejected her wants her back. But Kael is hiding a secret capable of igniting a war between two packs. And when that secret is finally revealed… blood will be spilled… kingdoms will fall… and the Alpha who rejected Lisa will learn that some mistakes can never be undone.