(Cover by 0luv0love0) For as long as man has been on earth, they have fought for the title of leader, and those battles kept on growing until it spiraled into a winner takes all war. The Kingdom of Mandoria was not like the other countryhumans of his time, he was content with what he had, he had the crown, the kingdom, and two sons who would carry on his rule, what more could one want? Unfortunately, there was one empire who wanted more, his name was The Kingdom of Prussia, the most feared winged country of all time, and he had his greedy, storm-gray eyes fixed on Mandoria.

To whom it may interest: My name is Derogan, though I go by Mandara Army or MA. I am the Supreme General of the Mandarian Army, the militant entity and brother to Mandara, and firstborn son to the Kingdom of Mandoria. One may think that I could never forget such titles, but they would be wrong. This is the story of how I lost my identity, my memories, and the knowledge of my family, and the story of how my journey to rediscover myself would change me in ways I never could have imagined.

A stubborn prince joins forces with the beautiful son of his enemy to save his kingdom and his life. --- Prince Toom has never questioned the safety and power of his family - until he meets Niako, the cunning, arrogant, and unnervingly beautiful son of the enemy Rakim chief. In Rakim, Toom discovers heinous traditions beyond his imagination, such as Claiming enemies as personal slaves. When Toom returns to Rakim ten years later, Niako proves more enigmatic than ever, and Toom grapples with conflicting feelings and an unsettling attraction. With the throne and his own family's lives at stake, Toom attempts to seduce Niako to unveil Rakim's plots. Niako reveals little but offers foreboding advice: flee Rakim and never return. As political machinations and cruel appetites overtake the land, Toom must work together with Niako to save the nation. To protect those he loves. And to survive. Set forty-four years after "The Claimed: Rashika's Resistance" (also works as a stand-alone novel) |2022 Wattys Shortlist| Trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of abuse and references to sexual assault

There are those who say that every scar tells a story, or that if you don't have scars then you haven't had a interesting life. Well ... for Mandara, his scars tell a story that IS interesting, but for all the wrong reasons. Let's travel back to the time of the cold war, where, while trying to stay ahead in the arms race, USSR was also still trying to spread communism. This is the story of one country's attempt to keep the soviets out of his territory, and how it would change his life forever.