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Shifters of Bastion Keep #1
Witches, Wolves, & Warlords
A Chicago witch, uprooted.
Having just completed his government-sponsored apprenticeship, Bruin the Green Witch is on the hook for three years of public service. In a desperate attempt to avoid being drafted as a bureaucratic cog pumping out rote charms in a stuffy office, he takes a chance at a dangerous residency—Bastion Keep, a remote castle in the Rocky Mountains, and home to a small army of shifters.
While most of the rumors end up being true—yes, there are monthly spirit incursions, and yes, the wifi is terrible—the verdant outdoors and the cute werewolf neighbor more than make up for it. Now if only the local lord wasn't staring at him like he wants to bite his head off!
A stoic lord, overwrought.
Five years ago, Lord Sergiy took over as warlord for Bastion's forces, and he's entirely devoted to his duties. All that matters to him is keeping his lands and people safe, managing the packs, and holding the line against the invasive shadows that periodically emerge from the Umbral realm. He has no time for personal entanglements, and he doesn't see that changing anytime soon.
But when he comes across an orc witch tending to his men after returning from a mission, something within his chest catches fire, and now his carefully cultivated discipline is in disarray. How is he supposed to do his job if he's distracted by the appearance of a promised mate? Especially when said mate doesn't quite see eye-to-eye about fate.
A gentle wolf, torn.
Russell is happy. He has a nice home at the castle, and he does useful work. Sometimes he helps his da with his High Priest duties, sometimes he helps carry heavy things for the staff, and sometimes he gets to see Ser around the castle—even if his lord doesn't want him anymore, it's still nice to know that he's okay.
Russell is simply doing his job by showing the three new witches around, but then one of them seems to be paying him a lot of attention, and smells both friendly and interesting. And this little witch doesn't seem to mind that he doesn't talk a lot, isn't scared of his big wolf form, and shares a love for digging holes.
Unfortunately, it turns out that the little witch belongs to Lord Sergiy. And if he's Ser's, then the witch can't be his.
...right?
Witches, Wolves, and Warlords is the first book in a polyamorous paranormal romance series that includes midnight coven magic, good-boy head scratches, rooftop star gazing, breaking through a mate's grumpy outer shell, mending broken hearts, and last-minute rescues.
Having just completed his government-sponsored apprenticeship, Bruin the Green Witch is on the hook for three years of public service. In a desperate attempt to avoid being drafted as a bureaucratic cog pumping out rote charms in a stuffy office, he takes a chance at a dangerous residency—Bastion Keep, a remote castle in the Rocky Mountains, and home to a small army of shifters.
While most of the rumors end up being true—yes, there are monthly spirit incursions, and yes, the wifi is terrible—the verdant outdoors and the cute werewolf neighbor more than make up for it. Now if only the local lord wasn't staring at him like he wants to bite his head off!
A stoic lord, overwrought.
Five years ago, Lord Sergiy took over as warlord for Bastion's forces, and he's entirely devoted to his duties. All that matters to him is keeping his lands and people safe, managing the packs, and holding the line against the invasive shadows that periodically emerge from the Umbral realm. He has no time for personal entanglements, and he doesn't see that changing anytime soon.
But when he comes across an orc witch tending to his men after returning from a mission, something within his chest catches fire, and now his carefully cultivated discipline is in disarray. How is he supposed to do his job if he's distracted by the appearance of a promised mate? Especially when said mate doesn't quite see eye-to-eye about fate.
A gentle wolf, torn.
Russell is happy. He has a nice home at the castle, and he does useful work. Sometimes he helps his da with his High Priest duties, sometimes he helps carry heavy things for the staff, and sometimes he gets to see Ser around the castle—even if his lord doesn't want him anymore, it's still nice to know that he's okay.
Russell is simply doing his job by showing the three new witches around, but then one of them seems to be paying him a lot of attention, and smells both friendly and interesting. And this little witch doesn't seem to mind that he doesn't talk a lot, isn't scared of his big wolf form, and shares a love for digging holes.
Unfortunately, it turns out that the little witch belongs to Lord Sergiy. And if he's Ser's, then the witch can't be his.
...right?
Witches, Wolves, and Warlords is the first book in a polyamorous paranormal romance series that includes midnight coven magic, good-boy head scratches, rooftop star gazing, breaking through a mate's grumpy outer shell, mending broken hearts, and last-minute rescues.
361 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2025
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March 1, 2025
I loved everything about this - the worldbuilding, the magic system, Bruin's two fellow witches, Bastion Keep and its staff, the shifters (apart from the usual kinds, there's also a cat and a gorilla!) and the five packs of brave guardians protecting this world from beings of other realms.
The best part, though, is the way the relationship slowly develops between Bruin the healer witch, Sergiy the Lord of Bastion, and Russell the big red werewolf shifter.
There's another book on the way, I'll just have to be patient a little longer: "The story of Bruin, Sergiy, and Russell will continue in book two, arriving spring 2025."
The best part, though, is the way the relationship slowly develops between Bruin the healer witch, Sergiy the Lord of Bastion, and Russell the big red werewolf shifter.
Russell patted him on the head. The witch was friend-shaped, and had a nice head for patting, he decided, and the witch just smiled at him before eating another bite.
There's another book on the way, I'll just have to be patient a little longer: "The story of Bruin, Sergiy, and Russell will continue in book two, arriving spring 2025."
February 27, 2025
Lovely
The thing I think I loved the most about the start to this new series is that it sort of felt like coming home. While we are getting a new story with some new dynamics, the feelings of love and community are still very much there from the get go. Bruin, Russell and Sergiy all are so lovable and I look forward to seeing their relationship grow, and then figure out the mystery of what is going on in the valley.
The thing I think I loved the most about the start to this new series is that it sort of felt like coming home. While we are getting a new story with some new dynamics, the feelings of love and community are still very much there from the get go. Bruin, Russell and Sergiy all are so lovable and I look forward to seeing their relationship grow, and then figure out the mystery of what is going on in the valley.
December 17, 2025
There are glitches...
I can't help some wishful thinking...
And I have deep suspicions.
As always, I wish that, for once, the fate of the world didn't rely on just one small group of people. It's just not realistic.
Recommended.
I can't help some wishful thinking...
And I have deep suspicions.
As always, I wish that, for once, the fate of the world didn't rely on just one small group of people. It's just not realistic.
Recommended.
February 3, 2025
Spicy action-adventure fantasy.
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