Moonquill

"You spend your life warning women about dangerous men, Morgan," Dominic whispered, his breath hot against my neck as his hand slid down my waist. "But you didn't run from me." He’s right. I didn’t. Dominic Cole is a ruthless CEO who destroys everything he touches. He is a walking warning sign. And I am a married woman. For years, I built a perfect, safe life with my husband. But Ethan’s safe love feels like a cage, while Dominic’s dark attention feels like freedom. I know I should walk away. I know the scandal will ruin my career and my marriage. But every time the billionaire looks at me with that possessive, consuming hunger, I forget all my own rules. He is pulling me into a world of wealth, secrecy, and dangerous desires. And by the time I realize I’m trapped... I don't want to be saved.

Ísla Vael was raised to be useful. As the eldest daughter of House Vael, she learned how to read alliances, obey power, and survive the kind of world where daughters are turned into instruments. But when she steals an infant from House Dorn and disappears into the western dark, she does the one thing her family never expected: she chooses something for herself. The child she carries is not ordinary. Mira is a bloodline infant, born with a power the old order wants erased before it can grow. And Kas Morvein, the most dangerous hunter on the western routes, has been paid to find Ísla and bring her back. He should return her. Instead, he follows. As Houses close in and ancient forces begin to stir around the child, Ísla and Kas are driven north across ruined roads, marshes, and hostile territory toward the only place that may still protect girls like Mira. But the closer they get, the more dangerous the road becomes — and so does the bond growing between them. Because Kas is not only the man sent to hunt her. He is also the first man who sees what she is beneath everything her father tried to make her. Now with enemies behind them, power waking in the dark, and a child who could change the future of the North, Ísla must decide who she will be when the running ends. Because some women are raised to be used. Others survive long enough to become impossible to control.

Einar has spent years as the coldest, most controlled man in the North — the king’s advisor, the keeper of law, and the one person no crisis has ever managed to break. Then he is sent into the Neutral Territories to retrieve a dangerous Root wielder before the wrong people reach her first. He expects a mission. What he finds is Neva: a wild, sharp-tongued survivor with unstable ancient power in her blood, hunters on her trail, and no reason to trust the court that wants to bring her in. The moment Einar touches her, the mate bond strikes — fast, complete, and impossible to ignore. Now trapped together in a land of ruins, pursuit, and old magic, they are forced into a journey neither of them wants and neither can walk away from. But Neva carries more than dangerous power. Something in her blood is tied to a buried inheritance older than the wolf queens themselves, and the people hunting her are not after the girl. They are after what her survival will unlock. As the bond between them turns from liability into temptation, Einar’s control begins to crack for the first time in years. And in a story built on secrecy, survival, and a fate neither of them chose, the most dangerous thing in the Territories may not be what is chasing them — but what awakens when they stop running. The story of the North continues in the next novel: The Winter of Salt and Blood.

Eira Thorsen crossed the South, survived its laws, and kept her crown. But victory has a way of uncovering things that were never meant to stay buried. As the truth about the wolf queens deepens and the old blood beneath Eira’s power begins to stir, the North is no longer threatened only by enemies at its borders, but by what lives inside its own legacy. What was hidden in silence, ritual, and blood is rising at last. And this time, it may demand more than loyalty. It may demand inheritance. As ancient forces tighten around her, Eira must face the most dangerous truth yet: a crown is not only something you wear. It is something that can consume you. With Ragnar at her side and the fate of the North bound to her every choice, Eira is forced into a final reckoning with power, love, and the bloodline that was always meant to change the world. Because some queens inherit kingdoms. Others inherit what was buried beneath them. And even when this reckoning is over, not every story in the North will be finished. Einar’s begins next in The Ice Wolf’s Ruin — a spinoff set in the world of Rejected Queen of the North.

"I didn’t just buy the empire, Gabriel," the billionaire whispered, sliding a forty-seven-page contract across the desk. "I bought the woman hiding behind the fake name. Sign it, or the world knows who you really are." Gabriel Martínez is one of the most powerful women in Los Angeles. She produces sixty-second dramas for millions of viewers and wears flawless designer suits. But her entire life is a lie. Behind the success, she is living on forged credentials and a stolen identity. One mistake, and everything she built will burn to the ground. Then, ruthless billionaire Noah Davis uncovers her dark truth. Instead of exposing her, he offers her a choice: lose her freedom to the police, or lose it to him. He forces her to sign a brutal contract containing a morality clause, total surveillance, and biometric tracking. The hidden message in the legal language is terrifyingly clear: You belong to me now. Gabriel has no choice but to sign. Now she is trapped inside Noah’s world—watched 24/7, controlled, and forced to work under the eye of a man who leaves nothing to chance. But the deeper she falls into his private empire, the more dangerous their arrangement becomes. Noah doesn’t just want her company. He is utterly obsessed with the woman who built it. And Gabriel is about to learn that the man holding all her secrets may be the one person she can’t stop wanting.

“Your technique is flawless,” Lucian murmured, his chest pressing against my back as he trapped me against the stainless steel counter. “But I want to know what you taste like.” Lucian Veil is a culinary god. He’s the ruthless owner of the city's most elite kitchen. He’s cold, impossibly demanding, and my ultimate boss. Rule number one of working at Veil? You do not mix business with pleasure. Rule number two? You definitely don't let the arrogant Executive Chef lock the kitchen doors after hours. I came here to slice, prep, and survive his brutal kitchen. I didn't come here to become his dirty little secret. By day, he criticizes my every move in front of the crew. By night, when the restaurant empties out, he corners me in the walk-in freezer just to watch me shiver. Sleeping with the boss is a recipe for disaster. If anyone finds out, my career is dead. But the heat between us is boiling over, and Lucian isn't used to starving. He intends to consume me entirely—even if it burns us both down.

Eira Thorsen is no longer the girl her clan rejected. She is Luna of the North, heir to an ancient royal bloodline, and the woman every wolf court is now forced to reckon with. But power does not bring peace. When a letter arrives from the South, Eira learns that one of the men behind the destruction of the wolf queens has been waiting for her to rise. Armed with old laws, hidden allies, and a ritual powerful enough to challenge her claim, he sets a trap that could strip the North of everything she has built. To stop a political war before it begins, Eira must return to the land that once humiliated her and walk straight into the hands of an enemy who has spent years preparing for her. But this time she does not go back as a forgotten beta girl. She goes as a crowned wolf queen — and Ragnar, the ruthless king who has become her strongest bond, will not let her face the South alone. As old secrets tighten around them and desire grows sharper under the weight of law, loyalty, and power, Eira must decide what she is willing to risk to protect her crown, her bloodline, and the man standing beside her. Because this time, the greatest danger is not being rejected. It is being claimed by the wrong fate. Eira’s journey continues in Third Book: Rejected Queen of the North: The Blood Beneath the Crown.

"Rule number one," Ethan Cole said, his voice as cold as the ice in his whiskey. "You do not lie to me. Rule number two: You belong to me until this trial is over." I was the scholarship girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Brandon Whitfield was the golden boy of the city's richest family. Now he’s dead at the bottom of the stairs, and I’m the girl holding the blame. Facing twenty years in prison, I have only one hope. Ethan Cole. He’s the city’s most brilliant defense attorney. He’s ruthless, arrogant, and impossible to read. He took my case to win, not to make friends. But the deeper we dig into the lies of the Whitfield family, the blurrier the lines between lawyer and client become. Late nights preparing my defense turn into heated arguments. Cold glares turn into stolen, breathless touches in the shadows of his office. Ethan is supposed to be saving my life, but the way he looks at me feels like its own kind of danger. Sleeping with my lawyer could destroy my case and ruin his career. But when powerful people try to bury me forever, Ethan is the only one standing in their way. And ignoring the explosive chemistry between us might be the one thing we actually lose.

"Did you really think you could escape us, Skyler? We own this company. And very soon, we are going to own you." Skyler Morgan is fiercely independent. She is fighting for every inch of success, trying to build her career and keep her life under perfect control. Until her world is hijacked by two ruthless billionaires who just became her new bosses. Suddenly, her professional life isn't her only problem. It starts with the notes left on her morning running route. Short. Intimate. Unsettling. Someone knows her habits, her secrets, and exactly where she goes when she thinks she's alone. One boss is polished, powerful, and dangerously addictive. A man who can open doors, ruin boundaries, and make ambition feel like foreplay. The other is quiet, magnetic, and impossible to read. He pulls her into private rooms and charged silences, possessing a dark chemistry that leaves her breathless. Sky tells herself she can handle the desire. She can keep it strictly professional. She can even handle being wanted. But what she cannot handle is the terrifying realization that she is a pawn in a twisted game she doesn't fully understand. Attraction is turning into pure obsession, and trust is a deadly risk. The worst part? The two men ruling her days are the exact same men stalking her in the dark. Because some men chase you. But the dangerous ones? They learn your weaknesses, become your bosses, and wait for the exact moment you stop pretending you don't want them.

“You’re safe here, Ella. But don’t mistake safe for free.” Ella Hart knows how to disappear. After fleeing an abusive man who spent years breaking her down, she arrives in Kurohama with nothing but her father’s tools, a hidden garage, and a plan to survive unnoticed. She is not looking for protection. She is not looking for work. And she is definitely not looking for a man like Dante Cross. Dante is powerful, unreadable, and far too dangerous to trust. He owns the underground empire that runs half the city, and from the moment he finds Ella sleeping in one of his garages, he sees far more than she wants him to. He gives her a job, a place to stay, and rules he never has to say out loud. In his world of custom cars, midnight deals, and silent control, Ella is supposed to keep her head down and her distance. She fails. Because the closer she gets to Dante, the more impossible he becomes to resist. He is possessive without touching, protective without asking, and patient in ways that feel far more dangerous than force. But while desire burns hotter between them, the man Ella escaped is getting closer. And when her past collides with Dante’s ruthless world, she is forced to choose between running again… or trusting the one man powerful enough to destroy anyone who tries to take her. Some men want your body. Some men want your obedience. But the most dangerous ones? They want every broken part of you — and they make you beg to be theirs.

Eira Thorsen has loved the future alpha of her clan for years, so when he rejects her in front of everyone at the claiming ceremony, her heart shatters. Humiliated and abandoned, she thinks her story is over before it ever truly began. Then she is taken by enemies in the night. Dragged to the North and thrown into the court of the most feared wolf king alive, Eira expects cruelty, punishment, maybe even death. Instead, the king looks at her like she is his fate. Because Eira is not the ordinary beta girl she was raised to believe she was. She is the last hidden heir to an ancient royal bloodline — a bloodline powerful enough to shake every wolf clan to its core. Now caught between the pack that cast her aside and the ruthless king who claims she belongs to the North, Eira is pulled into a world of secrets, power, and dangerous desire. But as the bond between them grows stronger, so does the truth behind her mother’s death — and the enemies who will do anything to destroy her before she can rise. Rejected by one alpha. Claimed by another. This time, Eira won’t be the girl left behind. Eira’s journey continues in Book Two: Rejected Queen of the North: The Crown of Teeth.

"I am a Queen," I warned him, the ancient gold heavy on my skin. "Men like you bow to me." The billionaire took a step closer, his dark eyes flashing. "In this city, Nara, I don't bow to anyone. But I might let you rule my bed." I should have died in the dark three thousand years ago. Buried alive by the king I trusted, I was meant to be forgotten. Instead, I woke up. The magic keeping me alive led me straight to Caden Voss. Wealthy, arrogant, and dangerously handsome, he is the last descendant of the man who ruined me. My revenge should be easy. Kill the heir, break the curse. But someone else is hunting us. Ancient secrets are spilling into modern New York, and suddenly, the heir of my greatest enemy is the only one keeping me alive. Caden locks me in his fortress of a penthouse. He dresses me in silk. He touches me like I am a weapon only he knows how to wield. I survived a tomb. But I don't think my heart will survive falling for the bloodline I swore to destroy.