Unbreakable Force Series by Kara Jaynes

"I knew what the collar meant. Not many stories got back to the nomad people about those who were captured, but from the few stories we heard, a collar meant being enslaved to the Oppressors. I was a slave. I felt numb inside. It was a fate said to be worse than death, to lose one's freedom, to live under the rule and control of someone else. The stories were horrible. Slaves were worked hard and mercilessly... more"I knew what the collar meant. Not many stories got back to the nomad people about those who were captured, but from the few stories we heard, a collar meant being enslaved to the Oppressors. I was a slave. I felt numb inside. It was a fate said to be worse than death, to lose one's freedom, to live under the rule and control of someone else. The stories were horrible. Slaves were worked hard and mercilessly. They were required to obey without question, and any dissension was met with swift punishment." Adaryn has been captured and enslaved by an Oppressor. Her captor is handsome, agreeable and intelligent, if a little absent-minded and completely unlike the cruel master she had expected, but Adaryn is ready to do whatever it takes to gain her freedom. A 25,000 word novella. less

In Sen Altare, Aaric and Adaryn have discovered the whereabouts of the sky jewel, but claiming it will be much more difficult than they’d anticipated, with traitors and brigands on every side. Aaric and Adaryn’s courage, strength, and love will be pushed to the edge of their endurance in the third installment of the Unbreakable Force series. A 31,000 word novella.

Bran is a magic wielding nomad from the forest, Grace, the high-born daughter of a magistrate from the city of Ruis where magic users are shunned and hated. Bran and Grace strengthen the romantic feelings they have for each other, but when children from the city begin disappearing, tensions between their people rise. The two lovers must protect their own people while staying true to themselves and their feelings.