On the first day, she met her match. Then she killed 16 men.When tossed into the gladiator arena, the delicate girl in the fancy pink dress should be the first to die. She has other plans. Surviving is at the top of Leyli's list. Revenge is a close second.Having grown up behind the sheltered walls of the Oberhame Palace, she knows what the crowd wants. Her country was built from the scraps of their neighbors. Gladiators are just one part. Evidently, political coups are anot...

Nobility doesn't marry for love. That means she needs to get creative.They call her the Gladiator Queen. Leyli might be the first female heir to the throne, but she never wanted this - yet her cousin's scheming leaves no other option. Now, she'll do whatever it takes to make sure he can't wreak any more havoc for the country her family fought so hard to keep safe.On the sands of the arena, the threats were honest. Men fought for their lives and nothing else. In the palace, ...

She is the Gladiator Queen. Fighting fair is not her style.With the crown safely on Leyli's head, her problems should've been over. Her country is safe. Her family is together. What more could a new Queen ask for? Unfortunately, spending her mornings purging her stomach isn't it.Evidently, not even the Queen is immune to morning sickness. Even worse, women in her country are expected to simply produce the next generation, not rule it. As soon as the men in court realize she...

In this fantasy trilogy, the once pampered princess will discover that coming of age in a conflicted kingdom means a lot more than simply growing up. Striving to survive the horrors of the gladiator arena, fighting against the temptation of forbidden love, and determined to save her country at the same time, the King's daughter will prove she can be more than anyone expected. She will become The Wolf of Oberhame.When We Were Kings:Tossed into the gladiator a...

Once upon a time, I was a typical foster kid—overlooked, bounced around, and just waiting until I was old enough to get out. Some girls in my situation might dream of being a secret fairy princess, but not me. I simply wanted a chance.It came by accident when a bird flew into my latest home. No big deal, right? Except that was all it took to get noticed. Now I'm heading to Silver Oaks Institute, an elite private college with very specific acceptance criteria. My ca...

On the first day she met her match. Then she killed sixteen men.Tossed into the gladiator arena, the delicate girl in the fancy pink dress should have been the first to die. Leyli had other plans. Surviving was at the top of her list. Revenge was a close second.Having grown up behind the sheltered walls of the Oberhame Palace, she knew what the crowd wanted. She'd just become a pawn in the games of men. But why was she still alive? They'd killed her brother...

With the crown safely on Leyli's head, her problems should've been over. Her country is safe. Her family is together. What more could a new Queen ask for?Unfortunately, spending her mornings purging her stomach isn't it. Evidently, not even the Queen of Norihame is immune to morning sickness. Even worse, women in her country were expected to produce the next generation, not rule it. As soon as the men in court realize she's pregnant with the heir, they'll try to take away all the p...

They called her the Gladiator Queen, the first female heir to the throne of Norihame. Leyli never wanted this. But her cousin's scheming left no other option. He'd killed her brother, trying to claim the throne for himself, and sold her off to be a gladiator, hoping to get rid of her. It didn't work. Now, she'll do whatever it takes to make sure he can't destroy the country her family fought so hard to keep safe. Even a queen's number one job—she has to marry a noble and produce an heir.