Genesis Lost Series by V.K. Ludwig

20 years ago, a clansman killed her father and turned her life upside down. Now another stepped into her life to turn it inside out. Assigned as a mediator during negotiations with the Clan of the Woodlands, Kenya wants to be anything but helpful. Sure, that guy was the heir to a chieftain and tolerably handsome for a clansman, but that doesn’t stop her from calling him out as what he is: a savage... more20 years ago, a clansman killed her father and turned her life upside down. Now another stepped into her life to turn it inside out. Assigned as a mediator during negotiations with the Clan of the Woodlands, Kenya wants to be anything but helpful. Sure, that guy was the heir to a chieftain and tolerably handsome for a clansman, but that doesn’t stop her from calling him out as what he is: a savage. After all, everyone knows how the Clans struggle to keep their few women safe after a chemical accident has wiped out most of the female population. Kenya has no doubt Nix is as dangerous as the rest of them, no matter how protective he might act around her. Nix knows he can’t trust himself around that female the council of the Districts has assigned him. Being close to something as rare as a woman required honor and a functioning set of morals – he was doomed from birth to have neither. But the young clansman has a mission: bring about a merge between the Districts and his Clan. That water the Districts are drinking to suppress immoral needs in men and women alike? Yeah, that had to go. But negotiating with the council won’t be the hardest part of this mission. He has to ignore whatever Kenya stirs inside him, or risk finding out just how deep that darkness inside him reaches. The Heir is the full-length prequel of V. K. Ludwig’s dystopian romance series Clan of the Woodlands. Best read in order, this series features steamy romance, strong men, laughs, and characters bleeding from their pages. less

When women are few, how far are you willing to go to protect those who remain? 200 years in the future, two factions struggle to rebuild society. As desperation turns men into savages, all Rowan wants to do is keep his wife Darya safe from harm. But people expect more from this mountain of a man, and he doesn’t like it one bit... moreWhen women are few, how far are you willing to go to protect those who remain? 200 years in the future, two factions struggle to rebuild society. As desperation turns men into savages, all Rowan wants to do is keep his wife Darya safe from harm. But people expect more from this mountain of a man, and he doesn’t like it one bit. Why would you kill the chieftain of your clan, if you don’t want to take his place after? When leaders are about to redefine our moral compass, is love always true North? less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She’s the treasure I vowed to protect — even from me.At my clan, in a world ravaged by a chemical accident, women are scarce. While every clansman dreams of claiming a wife, I know none of them would want me. I’m a bastard. A man with no past. No family.Until the Districts, the last government-controlled area, sends one of their precious females to teach at our school for one year... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She’s the treasure I vowed to protect — even from me.At my clan, in a world ravaged by a chemical accident, women are scarce. While every clansman dreams of claiming a wife, I know none of them would want me. I’m a bastard. A man with no past. No family.Until the Districts, the last government-controlled area, sends one of their precious females to teach at our school for one year. Assigned as her guard, Ayanna stirs something inside me better ignored.I have never touched a woman before, and the chieftain’s law is clear: doing so means exile to the ash-covered lands in the west and certain death. But what if she touches me first, roused by desires she shouldn’t have?Shamed is the second book in this interconnected dystopian romance series, with no cliffhangers, no insta-love, no cheating, and a guaranteed Happy for Now. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.I set the rules, hoping desperately she’ll break them.At the Districts, the last government-controlled area, immoral needs are outlawed. It is what keeps the last remaining women save, protected from savage urges — the ones I’ve never experienced, suppressed by chemicals.Until the potential collapse of our society arrives in time with Autumn, a fiery clanswoman who challenges everything I believe in... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.I set the rules, hoping desperately she’ll break them.At the Districts, the last government-controlled area, immoral needs are outlawed. It is what keeps the last remaining women save, protected from savage urges — the ones I’ve never experienced, suppressed by chemicals.Until the potential collapse of our society arrives in time with Autumn, a fiery clanswoman who challenges everything I believe in. A deal and a secret later, she rouses instincts in my body I can’t control.I want her in a way I shouldn’t.A way I’ve never explored before.She might just as well be the doom of my people.Stolen is the third book in this interconnected dystopian romance series, with no cliffhangers, no insta-love, no cheating, and a guaranteed Happy for Now. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She’s the child I always wanted; her mother the woman who betrayed me.It’s bad enough that my wife disappeared on me. But when she turns up again a year later with a baby that isn’t mine, my soul shatters anew.Entrusted with the infant’s care while the Districts hold her mother captive, this little girl turns my world upside down. Her coos mend a heart I thought forever broken, until Darya returns and demands her daughter back... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She’s the child I always wanted; her mother the woman who betrayed me.It’s bad enough that my wife disappeared on me. But when she turns up again a year later with a baby that isn’t mine, my soul shatters anew.Entrusted with the infant’s care while the Districts hold her mother captive, this little girl turns my world upside down. Her coos mend a heart I thought forever broken, until Darya returns and demands her daughter back.I refuse to give her up.Want to see my wife’s heart shatter.She can’t hope for my forgiveness and certainly not for me to return this child — because I am chieftain. I am law.Broken is the fourth book in this interconnected dystopian romance series, with no cliffhangers, no insta-love, no cheating, and a guaranteed Happy for Now. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.I shouldn’t touch her. I do it anyway.Assigned as Ruth’s guard, it doesn’t take long until I understand she doesn’t want to be protected: not from me, and certainly not from herself. A complication which could cost me my life if I give in… and my sanity if I don’t.When she wants to explore everything she’s been deprived of, I’m happy to oblige. Things go great until everything goes sideways, and emotions push between our agreement... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.I shouldn’t touch her. I do it anyway.Assigned as Ruth’s guard, it doesn’t take long until I understand she doesn’t want to be protected: not from me, and certainly not from herself. A complication which could cost me my life if I give in… and my sanity if I don’t.When she wants to explore everything she’s been deprived of, I’m happy to oblige. Things go great until everything goes sideways, and emotions push between our agreement.As far as I’m concerned, I claimed her as mine — though Ruth disagrees.Just as the political tension is about to snap, I realize that “no strings attached” doesn’t mean our choices don’t come with serious consequences.Burned is the fifth book in this interconnected dystopian romance series, with no cliffhangers, no insta-love, no cheating, and a guaranteed Happy for Now. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She’s my wife. She just doesn’t know it yet.What Kim calls a fake marriage, I call an agreement with potential. Until she wrecks my life and my cabin right along with it, spending more time on the run from me than she does tending to her marital duties.I try everything I can to bind her to me, including a deal she can’t resist: she gives me sixty days to make her fall in love with me, or I will grant her a divorce.She’s my wife... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.She’s my wife. She just doesn’t know it yet.What Kim calls a fake marriage, I call an agreement with potential. Until she wrecks my life and my cabin right along with it, spending more time on the run from me than she does tending to her marital duties.I try everything I can to bind her to me, including a deal she can’t resist: she gives me sixty days to make her fall in love with me, or I will grant her a divorce.She’s my wife. Her body mine for the taking.And once I took her body, I’ll come for her soul.Bound is the sixth book in this interconnected dystopian romance series, with no cliffhangers, no insta-love, no cheating, and a guaranteed Happy for Now. less