The Badlands

Maya Backstern is a 24-year-old woman who has spent most of her life surviving abuse.

Everything changes when Maya's father steals thousands of dollars' worth of drugs from a dangerous mafia organization.

Unable to repay the debt, he makes a decision that will change Maya's life forever-he gives her to the criminals as payment.

Maya is taken to the Badlands, a dangerous place controlled by Adam, a ruthless crime boss who runs drugs, illegal fighting, gambling, and a prostitution ring.

She is forced to train and eventually fight stronger opponents while criminals place bets on her inevitable defeat.

That's where she meets the twins.

30 year old Archer is muscular, tattooed, dangerous, and involved in Adam's criminal organization, but he is more patient and compassionate than his brother.

At first, he believes Maya is simply another criminal who has gotten herself into trouble.

But as he trains her, he begins noticing that something about her doesn't make sense.

Archer slowly realizes that Maya isn't weak because she doesn't try. She's weak because she's been surviving years of abuse.

Then there is Dalton Larson.

Adam's best fighter.

Cold, intimidating, foul-mouthed, heavily tattooed, and feared throughout the Badlands, Dalton initially sees Maya with disgust.

He assumes she's a drug user like many of the people around him.

But the more he watches her, the more he realizes he's wrong.

Maya secretly begins falling for Dalton, while Archer develops feelings for her as well.

But Adam refuses to let her go.

Maya's hidden trauma eventually comes to light, forcing the twins to confront the horrifying reality of what she has endured.

When Dalton finally decides Maya deserves her freedom, he knows there is only one way to get it.

He must stand against Adam.

And this time, he's not fighting for money, reputation, or the mafia.

He's fighting for Maya.

Maya and the Twins is a dark emotional romance.