Wildlanders Series by Jenycka Wolfe

alt cover/title edition for 9781310201462 After a devastating betrayal from the man she thought loved her, Ava Cosgrove is judged to be no longer worthy of living in Arcadian society, even though she’s not yet reached the age when all girls must marry or face exile. She’s sent from her country to be a Tribute Bride to the Wildlanders, the savage race of warriors that live outside Arcadia's walls and provide protection from the dark forces beyond... morealt cover/title edition for 9781310201462 After a devastating betrayal from the man she thought loved her, Ava Cosgrove is judged to be no longer worthy of living in Arcadian society, even though she’s not yet reached the age when all girls must marry or face exile. She’s sent from her country to be a Tribute Bride to the Wildlanders, the savage race of warriors that live outside Arcadia's walls and provide protection from the dark forces beyond. Upon her arrival, Ava faces a way of life unheard-of in her peaceful, orderly homeland. Instead of one husband, she will be joined to a Clan of four men to whom she must act as wife, serving their intense physical needs and bearing their children. Her wedding ceremony will consist of her massive, muscle-bound husbands taking her virginity in a public ritual, using her body in ways she’d never imagined were possible. Through all of this, Ava is assured that she will come to embrace these ways and find happiness, but she’s not so sure. Will the ecstasy she finds as her body is awakened be enough to quell her fears? This book is an introduction to the Wildlanders' Woman series, and is offered free to readers as an introduction to Jenycka Wolfe's work. less

After a devastating betrayal from the man she thought loved her, Ava Cosgrove is judged to be no longer worthy of living in Arcadian society, even though she’s not yet reached the age when all girls must marry or face exile. She’s sent from her country to be a Tribute Bride to the Wildlanders, the savage race of warriors that live outside Arcadia's walls and provide protection from the dark forces beyond. Upon her arrival, Ava faces a way of life unheard-of in her peaceful, orderly homeland... moreAfter a devastating betrayal from the man she thought loved her, Ava Cosgrove is judged to be no longer worthy of living in Arcadian society, even though she’s not yet reached the age when all girls must marry or face exile. She’s sent from her country to be a Tribute Bride to the Wildlanders, the savage race of warriors that live outside Arcadia's walls and provide protection from the dark forces beyond. Upon her arrival, Ava faces a way of life unheard-of in her peaceful, orderly homeland. Instead of one husband, she will be joined to a Clan of four men to whom she must act as wife, serving their intense physical needs and bearing their children. Her wedding ceremony will consist of her massive, muscle-bound husbands taking her virginity in a public ritual, using her body in ways she’d never imagined were possible. Through all of this, Ava is assured that she will come to embrace these ways and find happiness, but she’s not so sure. Will the ecstasy she finds as her body is awakened be enough to quell her fears? This book is an introduction to the Wildlanders' Woman series, and is offered free to readers as an introduction to Jenycka Wolfe's work. less

"It was done. Ava Cosgrove, Maiden of Arcadia was no more. Now, she was simply Ava, Wildlander Tribute Bride." Ava has been given as bride to the men of the Wildlands, a harsh, unforgiving place where Dark creatures roamed free and peace only a memory. Her virginity taken in public ceremony, she's now a woman of the Wildlands, the wife to a Clan of four. Her body aching from her first possession, Ava initially fears her new life... more"It was done. Ava Cosgrove, Maiden of Arcadia was no more. Now, she was simply Ava, Wildlander Tribute Bride." Ava has been given as bride to the men of the Wildlands, a harsh, unforgiving place where Dark creatures roamed free and peace only a memory. Her virginity taken in public ceremony, she's now a woman of the Wildlands, the wife to a Clan of four. Her body aching from her first possession, Ava initially fears her new life. Her Clanmates, though, prove to be tender and caring, seeing to her every need out of the bedchamber and lovingly awakening her flesh inside of it. These mates - powerful, unbending Blaise; fierce but sensitive Jodah; mischevious, lighthearted Daven and gentle, masterful healer Killian - all stir her in their own ways, yet she struggles to come to terms with the idea of falling in love with more than one man. Ava slowly works to adjust to this strange new place, in a culture that reveres, rather than disdains women, where magic is not unheard-of, and violent death is an accepted part of life. As a rash of attacks from the fearsome Dark creatures that her Wildlander warriors are sworn to fight threatens both her community and her own Clan's lives, Ava must look into herself and find strength she did not know she possessed to fight alongside her Clan. Through tragedy, betrayal, forgiveness, and failure, Ava learns not only that love does not fit into the tidy definitions she'd once believed, but that she might be capable of far much more than she dreamed. less