(Book 1 in the Before The series) "You asked to understand and in order to understand a story, one must be taken back to the beginning." Back home in Minnesota, Talia Grey, had a seemingly normal life, until a twist of fate sent her back to her mother's hometown. Starting her senior year at Anthabask Academy, Talia finds herself thrown into a family she has never known. She must accept her place in this new family, while trying to uphold a pledge that stems from a centuries old blood feud with a rival family. Forced to keep her true identity a secret from others, she finds herself in unfamiliar territory, especially once she encounters the academy's mysterious and handsome pair of brothers, the Reever boys. Struggling to keep her head down and complete the year before running off to London to pursue music, she will come face to face with secrets about her family and past that may affect her future. Will Talia be able to survive her senior year and make it out with her life and heart intact? Will she be swept away by a mysterious boy with a raven tattoo? Rival love hasn't been this deadly since Romeo and Juliet. Hopefully she makes it out alive... Highest Rank: #262 T.F., #13 Conflict, #8 Rivalry ©AminaLeeds, 2017. All Rights Reserved Main photo credit (Holland Roden): Martina Tolot Cover design: A.LEEDS

(Leather & Lace Series, Prequel to Beasts & Burdens) Sixteen-year-old Rachel Palmiero, had a pretty good idea about which direction her life was headed. Graduate high school, open a hair salon, and marry Lex Slater, Road Captain of the Hell's Bastards. Life, however, doesn't always work out that way we expect. When her father's MC is gutted by the Feds, Rachel's family makes the hard decision to uproot and temporarily move to a new state while the smoke clears. Starting fresh, another wrench is thrown into her plans, in the form of a hulking, Polynesian outlaw by the name of Kai Heyman. When Kai sweeps into the halls of Northridge High, he also sweeps Rachel right off her feet. Caught between the things people expect and the things her heart desires, will Rachel give in to the Beast once and for all? Sometimes, the Beast tames Beauty. *This is a short novella set in the outlaw MC world of the Leather & Lace series. May contain moment of mature language and situations.* ©Amina Leeds, 2018. All Rights Reserved. Cover design: A.LEEDS