The Wounded Souls: Queenscliff Chapter Series by Leah Sharelle

RIVERMy life took an unexpected turn after an accident that left my hands damaged. Too damaged tocontinue my firefighting career. Lucky for me, a lifeline came in the form of a year prospecting forthe Wounded Souls MC. My family was friends with the Souls, so it took no time to say yes.Becoming a patch gave me more purpose. My injuries didn’t matter anymore because I was usefulagain. Fast forward five years and I was one of five members of a new Souls chapter... moreRIVERMy life took an unexpected turn after an accident that left my hands damaged. Too damaged tocontinue my firefighting career. Lucky for me, a lifeline came in the form of a year prospecting forthe Wounded Souls MC. My family was friends with the Souls, so it took no time to say yes.Becoming a patch gave me more purpose. My injuries didn’t matter anymore because I was usefulagain. Fast forward five years and I was one of five members of a new Souls chapter. Now theenforcer at a new compound, I was far enough away from the malicious gossip that stained myfamily and, Willow and I were free to be together. Away from the watchful eye of her biker dad andfar enough away that I could get away with living the best of both worlds. Willow was mine duringthe week, her arms around me at night, and I still managed a safe distance between her and myfamily. Keeping everyone separated was the best option.How wrong I was.WILLOWGrowing up a MC princess wasn’t as good as it sounded. Not if you called being wrapped in cottonwool and having a plethora of leather clad alpha’s watching every move you made. So, when theopportunity to go help set up the new Souls chapter came my way, I jumped on it. I went to war withmy dad and with some help from my mum, I found myself the new assistant to the Queenscliffchapter president. Life was finally mine to explore. River was finally mine to love. One problemthough, River was hiding his true feelings from me. And, so much more. Why was he hiding me fromhis family? Why claim me and continue to find reasons to keep me away from the people mostimportant to him? Add a disgruntled prospect to the mix and my life was suddenly a lot morecomplicated than cotton wool.If River couldn’t see how much I loved him, what the fudge was I fighting for? less

BATTLEI grew up knowing the man who fathered me walked away without waiting for the stick to turn pink. I even had to accept that I had a big brother I never knew, which was fine with me. My mum raised me the best way she knew, and it wasn’t her fault life tossed crap at good people. Battling my way through a career in the Navy when the curveball hit—medical discharge. I ambled aimlessly into life in a 1% MC. For a few years, I enjoyed the lifestyle of booze and a different woman every night... moreBATTLEI grew up knowing the man who fathered me walked away without waiting for the stick to turn pink. I even had to accept that I had a big brother I never knew, which was fine with me. My mum raised me the best way she knew, and it wasn’t her fault life tossed crap at good people. Battling my way through a career in the Navy when the curveball hit—medical discharge. I ambled aimlessly into life in a 1% MC. For a few years, I enjoyed the lifestyle of booze and a different woman every night. Soon, I was rethinking decisions made when a call from my brother’s former commanding officer changed my direction. Being a member of the Wounded Souls’ new chapter gave me another direction and path in life. A path that led me straight to a blonde mini cyclone, full of sass and secrets. Thayer became everything. Every thought, every beat of my heart. If only I could get her to do as she was told. She was a hazard to herself and my sanity, but by God, she was going to be mine. THAYERMy place in my family was less than an afterthought. My parents hit the jackpot with their firstborn; I was just the unneeded spare child. Ignore me, and with any luck, I might go away. It took seventeen years, but I finally left the frigid confines of my family nightmare only to walk straight into another one. Had it not been for my best friend Oaklee insisting I stay with her I would have never laid eyes on the bossiest biker god ever created. Battle tested me every step of the way. He bossed me, barged into my life, and took care of me without asking me if I wanted him to do so. Ready-made sandwiches waiting for me in the fridge, with demanding texts barking out orders to eat. Vance ‘Battle’ Masters knew only one way to deal with me. Barge in and insist that I was His Reason for being born. Battle offered me everything I’d ever dreamed. Affection and love. Was it possible, my parents were wrong, and I wasn’t the unlovable mistake they accused me of being? Could Battle love me when he finds out my shameful secret? Or will he be like everyone else in my life, leaving me wondering what was wrong with me? less