Many human lives were lost during the first war with the blood thirsty vampires. The hunters tried their best to save the world, but they failed. The vampires were going to kill them from their greed, but a woman with long red velvet hair and her eyes a proud dark red stopped them from doing so...

vampires. everyone knows about them, they were a massive book craze. everyone wanted to be one, or at least date one. Everyone but Amy. A quiet girl who didn't really enjoy vampires twilight fanfic. she prefers horror or a good murder mystery. she likes to sit in a corner of a well-lit room, and read with a bar of good yet cheap chocolate. Then, she catches the attention of Emily. Emily is one of the thirteen vampires in the world. Alone for hundreds of years, yet has never found anyone that she 'connected' to. until Amy. so how does Emily ensure that her newfound love doesn't go dying on her? well it's not rocket science, is it?

A fierce warrior seduces a mysterious rebel to protect the king. --- Epsa proudly defends the nation as a member of King Makapu's Royal Guard. When a resistance movement threatens the kingdom from within, Makapu calls on Epsa for a task requiring more than just combat skills. Epsa must seduce Izra, a mysterious and magnetic rebel leader, and extract information to help the Royal Guard smother the rebellion. As she works to gain Izra's trust, Epsa finds herself developing unsettling feelings and reassessing everything she has ever known. Embroiled in a dangerous game of politics, Epsa must decide who to trust. Who to protect. And who must die. Prequel to "The Claimed: A Clash of Copper and Gold" (also works as a stand-alone novel) |2022 Wattys Shortlist| Trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of abuse and references to sexual assault