The Factions of Red River Series by Shelby Manuel

Ally.It only took me a few seconds to realize all I needed to know about him. He’s dangerous, lethal, crazy, and I need to run from him. Now I just need to figure out if he’ll let me run.Jax.It only took me moments to realize all I needed to know about her. She was intelligent, a survivor, tough, quick, and drop dead gorgeous. Can I wait long enough for her to become as obsessed with me as I am with her?There are four Factions in the closed off city of Red River... moreAlly.It only took me a few seconds to realize all I needed to know about him. He’s dangerous, lethal, crazy, and I need to run from him. Now I just need to figure out if he’ll let me run.Jax.It only took me moments to realize all I needed to know about her. She was intelligent, a survivor, tough, quick, and drop dead gorgeous. Can I wait long enough for her to become as obsessed with me as I am with her?There are four Factions in the closed off city of Red River. They all refuse to work together but they can’t survive without each other. Decades ago, they signed a treaty after a devastating war. Ever since they’ve lived in strained, violent, peace.Now, tensions are starting to rise again. Violence is a constant in this world, but it’s starting to get out of Jax and his family's control.In a gritty dystopian world run by criminals, can two people trulyfind peace? With a city-wide war brewing and enemies all around,can Jax convince Ally that she’s his, while still running his Faction?Can Ally learn to trust Jax, while she tries to save the citizens? Withwar on the horizon can they survive together, or will Red River eatthem alive?Author's note: Fog is book one of The Factions of Red River series. Please be aware of the content warnings before reading. 18+. HEA.All characters depicted are over 18 years of age. This book contains graphic sexual scenes and several triggering scenarios.Drug use, mentions of overdose, vague mentions of past sexual assault, memories of child abuse, attempted sexual assault (not between the two MCs), panic attacks, nightmares, PTSD, kidnapping, smoking, stalking, excessive swearing, gun use, depictions of torture, murder, and physical assaults. There are no pregnancy depictions. less

Riley.Everyone in my faction either knows me as the woman who runs things online or just the younger sister of the two psychopaths that run this place. There's only one man who truly knows who I am. Mick, my brother’s right-hand man and their best friend. He knows the reach that I have in this city. He knows that the person most people are truly scared of is the anonymous chick behind her computer, and he’s the dark, terrifying, tatted phantom of my dreams. I can’t get too close though... moreRiley.Everyone in my faction either knows me as the woman who runs things online or just the younger sister of the two psychopaths that run this place. There's only one man who truly knows who I am. Mick, my brother’s right-hand man and their best friend. He knows the reach that I have in this city. He knows that the person most people are truly scared of is the anonymous chick behind her computer, and he’s the dark, terrifying, tatted phantom of my dreams. I can’t get too close though. My brothers would kill him and because of his horrific past, he can’t trust himself with me. That doesn’t mean I stop my obsessive imagination from running wild.Mick.She tortures me, and I’ve been tortured before. For months on end. She’s the angel that pulled me out of it and she doesn’t even know. Still, she tortures me with her devious glare and her sinister smile. I can read what she craves on her face as easily as one of our nautical charts. It takes all of my brute strength to stay away and convince everyone I feel nothing. Until someone attacks her. Civil war brews in our city and she’s at the front lines with her brothers. I won’t let anyone hurt her. I have to stay close. I have to protect her. Even from me.Wasteland picks up right when Fog has ended. Everyone is staying together and preparing for war. Not knowing where the next attack will come from, everyone has to stay on edge. Ally tries desperately to connect with her sister while the McHales keep Fog safe.Riley and Mick struggle to be close to each other and not give in. Give in to the otherworldly pull they seem to have. If Mick gives in, will he survive? Not only from her brothers, but from Riley herself. Because once she gets a taste of her Skeleton man, she won’t let go.Crazy seems to run in the McHale’s genes.Please be aware of the content warnings before readingThis book is intended for adult readers only. All characters depicted are over 18 years of age. HEAPlease be aware of the content WarningsThis book is intended for adult readers only. All characters depicted are over 18 years of age.This book contains several triggering scenarios.Drug use, police brutality, captivity, panic attacks, nightmares, PTSD, kidnapping, smoking, excessive swearing, gun use, depictions of torture, murder, and physical assaults. There are no pregnancy depictions.This book contains graphic sexual scenes, including BDSM-related activities. This is not to be used as an informational guide.Degradation & Praise kink, gunplay, spanking, edging, slapping, choking, spit, fearplay, painplay, and orgasm denial. less

Nora.The absolute last thing that I want to do with my faction, is the only thing I can do to save it. Aligning with Fog means risking the peace that we’ve created here in Bones. It means exposing us to those controlling, omnipotent, monsters! Fog will forever and always be my enemy, but I’d do anything to get through this war with as few casualties as possible. And I’d do even more to be close to my sister again. Even if that does mean working with the man that I loathe the most... moreNora.The absolute last thing that I want to do with my faction, is the only thing I can do to save it. Aligning with Fog means risking the peace that we’ve created here in Bones. It means exposing us to those controlling, omnipotent, monsters! Fog will forever and always be my enemy, but I’d do anything to get through this war with as few casualties as possible. And I’d do even more to be close to my sister again. Even if that does mean working with the man that I loathe the most. The confusing, lethal, captivatingly intense leader of Fog.*Theo.This is the worst case scenario for me. I lose the trust of my faction, or align with the people who murdered my parents, attacked my home, and tried to kidnap my family. Not to mention, she shot me! Everyone seems to have forgotten that. I’ll go along with this. But I won’t trust her, I won’t give her an inch of leeway, and I won’t take my eyes off her as she stalks around her prey like the lioness that I know she is. Deadly. Maybe I just can’t take my eyes off her.*War has finally broken out in Red River. Lawlessness, chaos, the death of both his parents, the weight of this war, and the welfare of millions of people all sit heavy on Theo’s shoulders.Nora is thrust to the front of her faction, completely unprepared, but utterly determined not to let anyone stand in the way of winning this war and getting her sister back.Can they both put aside their history of hate to win this war? Can two people who practically explode every room that they’re in, focus their hate to take down their adversaries? Is it the smartest decision to keep your enemies close when they keep trying to kill you? When passion starts to bloom in the violence, can Nora and Theo accept it, or will the weight of Red River crush them both?Please be aware of the content warnings. 18+ HEAThis book is intended for adult readers only. All characters depicted are over 18 years of age.This book contains several triggering scenarios.Drug use, panic attacks, PTSD, fighting, abuse, kidnapping, smoking, excessive swearing, gun use, depictions of torture, murder, and physical assaults. There are pregnancy depictions in the Epilogue.This book contains graphic sexual scenes, including BDSM-related activities. This is not to be used as an information guide.Degradation/Praise kink, gunplay, polyamory, open relationships, spanking, edging, slapping, knife play, blood play, choking, spit, fearplay, painplay, orgasm denial. less