Protected by Outcasts

Rejected by my fated mate. Exiled and unable to shift. And I’m going into heat thanks to the mate bond…

Three fierce, outcast alphas are all that stand between me and certain death in the dangerous wilderness. They offer me the safety of their pack, but in return, I must give them something they crave.

They demand I share my heat with them, paying for their protection with the only thing I can offer…

My body.

No matter how much my hidden wolf longs to join their pack, I can’t trust them or their intentions. And they can’t trust me or my secrets. There are things about my past even I don’t know.

None of that matters, though. What these alphas want, they get. And right now, that’s me.

Now a complete series!

Rejected Wolf Pack is a steamy wolf shifter romantasy featuring a half-breed whose fated mate rejects her. Each book of this spicy series unleashes new mate bonds and deeper poly themes. By the end of this high heat series, Freya will bring all her alphas to heel to get her happily ever after.

What readers love about Protected by Outcasts:

I loooooved this first book in the series! Love our girl Freya! Sassy, smart, determined! She’s a kick ass female lead – Lacee on Amazon.com ?????

the steam coming off these alphas got it fogging up my screen – Tana P on Amazon.com ?????

Loved it. Very sassy & saucy ? – Fiona on Goodreads ?????

Couldn’t put it down; every time the page ended I couldn’t wait to see what happened next – veroc86 on Amazon.com ?????

LOVED IT! I love the enemies to lovers trope, all the angst, the action, adventure and definitely the SPICE! – Haydee O on Amazon.com ?????

The dynamics between her and this pack range from sweet and cute, to very hot and insanely dangerous – Kyara on Amazon ?????

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Our Fae Queen (Books 1-3)

When my magic awakens on my 21st birthday, gorgeous Fae warriors kidnap me, sweeping me away to their enchanted realm to make me their queen.

My alluring, protective guards swear I’m destined to save their dying world, but I never knew the Fae existed, let alone that I was heir to the throne.

Now I’m surrounded by five irresistible Fae men sworn to protect me:

My possessive classmate who’s hidden his Kitsune nature for years.

A charming Nixie whose music makes my soul sing.

An immortal Elven leader who challenges my every decision.

A brilliant Duwende scholar who sees more than he admits.

A brooding Veela warrior haunted by his past.

As I struggle to master my newfound powers, dark forces gather. Not everyone wants a lost queen to claim her crown.

The Unseelie hunt me from the shadows, and if I can’t embrace my destiny, the magic of the Fae will die forever.

Can an inexperienced young queen really save a world she never knew existed?

This discounted set includes the first three books:

1. The Lost Queen
2. Consorts for the Queen
3. Bound to the Queen
*Plus two steamy bonus chapters and two fun character interviews*

Disappear into the world of the Fae with over 1,000 pages (320,000 words) in one omnibus box set!

With steamy scenes that grow hotter and more magical with each book, this character-driven fantasy romance series offers depth, heat, and heart with a delicious poly twist.

What readers love about Our Fae Queen

I truly could not put this series down once I began it and was eagerly awaiting the final installment like a rabid fangirl — Heather Brown on Amazon.com ?????

I have read the entire series. Very well written. Slow burn, great story, and awesome characters — kimberly murphy on Amazon.com ?????

I think I found my new favorite author — Annalisa on Amazon.com ?????

Wow, the characters, the universe creation, the excellent writing all made this, and the ready of the series, very hard to put down. I really enjoyed this! — lclass003 on Amazon.com ?????

I always enjoy seeing new riffs on faerie lore! The characters were all fully fleshed out … This was a fun read for sure! — Jeana Jorgensen on Amazon.com ?????

A captivating, modern-day romantasy for readers who love:

magical bonds
unexpected twists
the chosen one trope
royal intrigue
over-protective warrior guardians
found family bonds
a heroine discovering her inner strength
sizzling, slow-burn fantasy romance

The final three books of this complete series are also available in one convenient volume. Simply search the Kindle Store for Our Fae Queen Final Half to find it.

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Fallout of War (Ukraine: Year One)

A U.S. Navy submarine officer. A diplomatic post in Kyiv. And five months to prepare for the largest European war since 1945.

In the tradition of Herman Wouk’s sweeping wartime sagas, Fallout of War is a military thriller set during the opening year of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, following Lieutenant Commander James Fairbanks from his September 2021 arrival as naval attaché at the American embassy in Kyiv through the first twelve months of full-scale war.

Fairbanks arrives with his wife Lucy, a State Department analyst, and finds a country bracing for something most of the world refuses to believe. Through encounters with Ukrainian special forces training in the haunting ruins of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, intelligence briefings that grow darker by the week, and an extraordinary personal audience with President Zelensky, Fairbanks becomes one of the few American officers who truly understands what is coming.

When Washington selects him to deliver a presidential warning directly to Vladimir Putin, Fairbanks confronts the Russian leader in a tense Kremlin meeting and is offered an unprecedented tour of the invasion forces massed along Ukraine’s borders. His classified report to Washington becomes the most prescient and controversial intelligence assessment of the conflict’s first year.

After the February 2022 invasion, Fairbanks remains in the combat zone, embedded with Ukrainian special forces and the engineers building Ukraine’s revolutionary naval drone program. Drawing on his submarine warfare expertise, he helps develop wolf-pack tactics that sink Russian warships, culminating in strikes against the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva. Meanwhile, a heartbreaking parallel story follows a Ukrainian mother’s desperate flight from Bucha with her four-year-old daughter, framing the invasion through the eyes of those who cannot escape.

From embassy corridors to the Pentagon briefing room, from Chernobyl’s radioactive forests to a nighttime commando raid on a Russian pontoon bridge, Fallout of War combines the geopolitical sweep of a Tom Clancy thriller with the intimate human cost of a Herman Wouk epic.

“An examination of warfare that doesn’t lose sight of the people involved.” – Kirkus Reviews

Starred Review from BlueInk: “Readers looking for a compelling war story with characters beating the odds will find Fallout of War utterly engrossing.”

For readers who love military fiction by Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, and Mark Greaney.

For fans of historical war novels by Herman Wouk, Ken Follett, and Jeff Shaara.

Perfect for readers interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, modern drone warfare, U.S. Navy fiction, and military espionage thrillers.
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Dates, Debts, And Dates (A Short Story Collection)

Some debts are financial. Some are emotional. The ones that haunt you most are the ones you never agreed to carry.

In eight unforgettable stories set in the cities of Bombay and Bangalore, Manik Bal brings together a cast of ordinary people navigating the weight of their choices. A musician who can’t outrun the ghost of a first love. A young bride discovering the distance between the life she imagined and the one she’s been handed. A man who hasn’t visited his childhood neighborhood in decades — and the phone call that makes him reckon with why. A boy whose recklessness one night costs him everything.

These are not dramatic lives. They are yours, your parents’, your neighbors’. But in Bal’s precise, empathetic hands, the familiar becomes quietly devastating — and quietly beautiful.

Dates, Debts, and Dates is Book Five in the celebrated Odd Tales from Bombay and Bangalore series — and a collection that proves, once again, that the most extraordinary stories are hiding inside the most ordinary lives.

For readers of R.K. Narayan, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Raymond Carver. For anyone who has ever asked: what do we owe the people we’ve left behind?

Vincible

Breakups are hard, but going viral during your meltdown is alarmingly easy.

Jake Durham just got dumped, humiliated online, and shoved back into the dating pool with absolutely no idea what he’s doing. Meanwhile, his ex racks up likes and glow-up photos across social media.

Desperate for closure, or at least a distraction, Jake plunges headfirst into dating apps, ill-advised hookups, and a series of HR “misunderstandings” that spiral wildly out of control. Each swipe, text, and morning-after pushes him deeper into post-breakup purgatory and closer to torching his job, his reputation, and what little self-respect he has left.

As public embarrassments pile up, Jake stumbles into a dangerously intoxicating situationship that offers nothing but sparks and zero emotional safety. He soon finds himself on a collision course with a very public reckoning and a very private realization about who he is when no one’s watching.

Shortlisted for the 2025 Hawthorne Prize • Finalist, American Writing Awards (Humor/Comedy/Satire)

Can Jake find closure, or even his dignity?
Or is he destined for a lifetime of people rightfully swiping left?

If you love cringe comedy with heart, Vincible is a laugh-out-loud novel about heartbreak, modern dating, and the messy middle of growing up while pretending you’re “fine.”

Perfect for fans of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, High Fidelity, Fleabag, and anyone who has ever swiped right on disaster and called it personal growth.

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