Three defenders. Three standalone stories. Return to a world where loyalty runs deep, love comes at a cost, and there are no promises of tomorrow. This spin-off bundle delivers heart-racing action, forbidden romance, and warriors willing to risk everything to protect the women they love...

KINGDOM OF CHAINS

She was trained to please. He was trained to kill.

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Isabel Maddock is living a lie. She is betrothed to a man she loathes, living in a place she does not belong. But the home she craves no longer exists, and the people from her youth are gone. Or are they? The wastelands are calling, but they are not for the faint of heart. Luckily a certain defender is close by to keep her safe. Very close. Too close. Into the wastelands they go, equally unprepared for what they will discover...

Ryder Blackmane is a defender for life. His comrades are his family, and keeping them safe is all he has to offer the world. So when they are sent over the wall to investigate happenings in the east, he goes willingly, immune to everything outside of his orders. That is until he meets Lady Isabel. She is a caged bird whose scars call to his. Best to ignore the calls and follow orders. Follow orders. Follow orders. Loyalty is everything, but the lines are blurring.

COURT OF BLADES

They say hope is the last thing lost.

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Charlotte Livingston might be a descendent of the last Prince of Wales, but she is every bit English born and raised. So when her father informs her that she is to go Dinefwr Castle and play the role of Welsh royalty, she thinks he has lost his mind. The castle has a reputation for consuming its English occupants, and wastelanders can smell deceit a mile away. Cross the border, win hearts, and stay alive. It is a good thing the obnoxious Commander Tatum is there to keep her safe. If only she could tolerate his company...

Brock Tatum has spent the past year training the newly formed Carmarthen Militia-and bracing for war. Tensions between Carmarthenshire and England are rising, and trade is under threat. Cue the Welsh princess, sent to bind kingdom and country. But not everyone is welcoming of the half-blood arrival. Now Tatum is charged with protecting the whole dysfunctional family, and Lady Charlotte's rebellious nature might make this his toughest assignment yet. He must keep her alive as she attempts to win over battered hearts across the kingdom... and guard his own heart in the process.

BORDER OF BONES

No enemy can defeat a determined heart.

Lina is no stranger to conflict. When her clan arrives on the shores of Cardiganshire for the summer, she is prepared for trouble. Sea warriors are tolerated in the Irish Sea but never on land. Luckily, the Wolfvanir are not hunting for friends but for food. They will not survive the winter without it. But the territory is already occupied by the Carmarthen Militia, an army with a history as dark as their own. A violent welcome brings Lina face to face with the general himself, a man who wants her gone-but not dead. In fact, he seems intent on keeping her alive. The question is why? And the mystery has her staring down her arrow at him... unable to let it fly.

Tolly Blackmane is secure in his cycle of survival. It was a miracle he made it to Wales alive, and it has been his privilege to protect the people who survived alongside him. But now that security is under threat in more ways than one. The Wolfvanir clan has arrived on their shores, and so has the person he owes his life...