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Appalachian Saints
They don’t ride for glory. They ride for vengeance.
In the blood-soaked hills of Appalachia, Mara Black leads the Saints...an outlaw MC with their own brand of justice and no tolerance for snakes in the tall grass. She’s ruthless, sharp, and loyal to the bone. But the past never stays buried long in this mountain soil.
When a new criminal syndicate starts carving through the region, trafficking more than just dope and guns, the Saints rise up to remind everyone why their patch still demands respect.
Old ghosts. New blood. And one club that won’t back down.
This is not a love story.
This is a warpath on two wheels.
And Mara’s riding shotgun with hell at her heels.
In the blood-soaked hills of Appalachia, Mara Black leads the Saints...an outlaw MC with their own brand of justice and no tolerance for snakes in the tall grass. She’s ruthless, sharp, and loyal to the bone. But the past never stays buried long in this mountain soil.
When a new criminal syndicate starts carving through the region, trafficking more than just dope and guns, the Saints rise up to remind everyone why their patch still demands respect.
Old ghosts. New blood. And one club that won’t back down.
This is not a love story.
This is a warpath on two wheels.
And Mara’s riding shotgun with hell at her heels.
471 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 12, 2025
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Wolf Gunnar
6 books19 followersWolf Gunnar writes immersive, unflinching dark fiction that pushes readers to the edge of their comfort and into places they didn’t know they craved. Known for blending psychological terror with sensual intensity, Gunnar’s stories strip characters bare, exploring obsession, dominance, and the thin line between desire and destruction.
When not writing, he is building, creating, and plotting the next story that will leave readers breathless, unsettled, and wanting more.
When not writing, he is building, creating, and plotting the next story that will leave readers breathless, unsettled, and wanting more.
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November 14, 2025
If Medusa was alive today...her name would be Mara
Appalachian Saints is a story forged in the crucible of violence, betrayal, and survival. At its heart stands Mara—an ex-military woman once sold into the black market of human depravity, who clawed her way back by reclaiming power in the only way she knows how: through control, structure, and dominance. Now the formidable leader of an Appalachian biker club made up of other ex-soldiers, Mara channels the trauma and fury of her past into a single mission—hunting those who traffic women and children.
This isn’t your typical redemption story. It’s gritty, unapologetic, and morally gray in the best possible way. The club operates under a code of their own making—violent, disciplined, and absolute. Through Mara, the author explores what happens when a woman refuses to remain a victim and instead becomes the architect of her own retribution.
The power dynamic between Mara and her men is riveting. Her dominance isn’t fetishized—it’s survival-born, ritualized, and strangely healing. The men she leads—scarred, volatile, dangerous—find order and purpose beneath her command. She gives them boundaries and belonging, and in return they give her loyalty, muscle, and a kind of worship that blurs the line between devotion and absolution.
But the true heartbeat of Appalachian Saints lies in the women Mara finds along the way—the ones discarded, brutalized, and forgotten. Under her wing, they rise—not as survivors seeking sympathy, but as weapons of justice and vengeance. Each one carries her pain like scripture, and together they become something the world doesn’t know how to name. To outsiders, they may look like monsters. But the truth is simpler—and far more dangerous. The real monsters never saw them coming.
The author dares to suggest that sometimes if you stare into the abyss... the abyss looks back... and cowers. These women are no longer the ones turned to stone—they are the gaze itself. Vengeance given flesh. Saints not of mercy, but of reckoning.
Set against the wild, shadowed ridges of Appalachia, the novel thrums with the sound of engines and thunder, with blood and grace intertwined. The prose is visceral yet lyrical, a hymn sung through gritted teeth. Beneath every act of violence lies a question that feels almost sacred: When the world makes monsters out of women, what happens when those monsters start saving the innocent?
Appalachian Saints isn’t about redemption—it’s about reclamation. A modern Medusa myth draped in leather and gunmetal, where every scar is a sermon and every act of defiance a prayer. Raw, ruthless, and luminous in its rage, this book doesn’t just stare into the darkness—
it makes the darkness tremble.
December 1, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A haunting, gut-deep masterpiece that crawled under my skin and refused to leave.”
Appalachian Saints by Wolf Gunnar is one of those books that sneaks up on you quiet at first, almost gentle until suddenly you realize you’re completely consumed. I went into it expecting grit and emotion, because it’s Wolf Gunnar, but this story hit on a whole different level. It’s dark and aching, but it also has this steady pulse of hope that made every chapter feel meaningful.
The Appalachian backdrop is more than scenery; it’s practically its own character. You can feel the damp cold in your bones, smell the wood smoke, hear the silence that carries too many unspoken truths. Gunnar writes the mountains in a way that feels reverent and haunted at the same time not romanticized, but real and raw.
And the characters… I’m honestly still thinking about them. They’re flawed, bruised, and trying so damn hard just to survive the weight of their pasts. What I loved most is how deeply human they feel. No one is perfect. No one is clean. But they’re all trying clawing their way toward redemption, connection, or just a moment of peace. There were times I wanted to shake them, times I wanted to hug them, and times I just sat there staring at the page because the emotions hit too hard.
The emotional pacing is incredible. It’s not a roller coaster; it’s more like a slow burn that builds pressure until suddenly everything breaks open. There were scenes that made my chest ache, scenes that made my stomach knot, and quiet moments that somehow made me tear up because of how soft and vulnerable they were. Gunnar has this gift for writing tension not just romantic or dramatic tension, but emotional tension that feels almost physical.
By the time I reached the final chapters, I wasn’t just reading the story I was living it. I felt every fear, every confession, every small victory. And when it ended, I had to sit in silence for a few minutes just to gather myself. The last page didn’t feel like a conclusion; it felt like a breath you’ve been holding finally released.
This book is for readers who crave depth, who want stories that explore the shadows but still leave a light on. It’s dark, yes, but it’s also tender. It’s heartbreaking, but healing. It’s messy in the most beautiful way, and it lingers long after you close it.
Wolf Gunnar outdid himself with Appalachian Saints. It’s a five-star read not because it’s perfect, but because it feels real. And honestly? I already want to read it again. My friend you did it again I loved it so much!!!!!
*CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS*
“A haunting, gut-deep masterpiece that crawled under my skin and refused to leave.”
Appalachian Saints by Wolf Gunnar is one of those books that sneaks up on you quiet at first, almost gentle until suddenly you realize you’re completely consumed. I went into it expecting grit and emotion, because it’s Wolf Gunnar, but this story hit on a whole different level. It’s dark and aching, but it also has this steady pulse of hope that made every chapter feel meaningful.
The Appalachian backdrop is more than scenery; it’s practically its own character. You can feel the damp cold in your bones, smell the wood smoke, hear the silence that carries too many unspoken truths. Gunnar writes the mountains in a way that feels reverent and haunted at the same time not romanticized, but real and raw.
And the characters… I’m honestly still thinking about them. They’re flawed, bruised, and trying so damn hard just to survive the weight of their pasts. What I loved most is how deeply human they feel. No one is perfect. No one is clean. But they’re all trying clawing their way toward redemption, connection, or just a moment of peace. There were times I wanted to shake them, times I wanted to hug them, and times I just sat there staring at the page because the emotions hit too hard.
The emotional pacing is incredible. It’s not a roller coaster; it’s more like a slow burn that builds pressure until suddenly everything breaks open. There were scenes that made my chest ache, scenes that made my stomach knot, and quiet moments that somehow made me tear up because of how soft and vulnerable they were. Gunnar has this gift for writing tension not just romantic or dramatic tension, but emotional tension that feels almost physical.
By the time I reached the final chapters, I wasn’t just reading the story I was living it. I felt every fear, every confession, every small victory. And when it ended, I had to sit in silence for a few minutes just to gather myself. The last page didn’t feel like a conclusion; it felt like a breath you’ve been holding finally released.
This book is for readers who crave depth, who want stories that explore the shadows but still leave a light on. It’s dark, yes, but it’s also tender. It’s heartbreaking, but healing. It’s messy in the most beautiful way, and it lingers long after you close it.
Wolf Gunnar outdid himself with Appalachian Saints. It’s a five-star read not because it’s perfect, but because it feels real. And honestly? I already want to read it again. My friend you did it again I loved it so much!!!!!
*CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS*
November 18, 2025
Appalachian Saints
by Wolf Gunnar
Something more lies in its gritty realism within a dark romance framework, its focus on vengeance over traditional love stories, and the potent leadership of its female protagonist, Mara Black.
The romance aspect of the book is described as being intertwined with a warpath. It isn't a conventional, sweet love story, but a narrative where love and loyalty are dangerous and tested by brutal circumstances.
Wolf Gunnar flips a common genre trope by placing a strong, decisive woman, Mara Black, at the head of the outlaw motorcycle club. Her power and leadership are central to The core motivation of the story is the club's quest for justice and vengeance for past wrongs.
This focus gives the book a hardboiled, crime-thriller feel, grounding the narrative in action and suspense.
Immersive,Gritty World of the blood-soaked hills of
Appalachia provides a specific atmospheric backdrop that enhances the raw, high-stakes nature of the story, creating a world where characters are forged in blood and chaos.
Tropes/ Trigger Warnings⚠️
•Morally Grey characters
• gritty romance
• explicit sexual content
•BDSM Play
•strong FMC
• blood 🩸 and knife 🔪 play
•branding
• group sexual encounters
• abuse
• murder
• trafficking
• sexual dominance/ submission
*** I want to say Thank You Wolf Gunnar for letting me be apart of your ARC team you definitely didn’t disappoint.
@wolfgunnar
by Wolf Gunnar
Something more lies in its gritty realism within a dark romance framework, its focus on vengeance over traditional love stories, and the potent leadership of its female protagonist, Mara Black.
The romance aspect of the book is described as being intertwined with a warpath. It isn't a conventional, sweet love story, but a narrative where love and loyalty are dangerous and tested by brutal circumstances.
Wolf Gunnar flips a common genre trope by placing a strong, decisive woman, Mara Black, at the head of the outlaw motorcycle club. Her power and leadership are central to The core motivation of the story is the club's quest for justice and vengeance for past wrongs.
This focus gives the book a hardboiled, crime-thriller feel, grounding the narrative in action and suspense.
Immersive,Gritty World of the blood-soaked hills of
Appalachia provides a specific atmospheric backdrop that enhances the raw, high-stakes nature of the story, creating a world where characters are forged in blood and chaos.
Tropes/ Trigger Warnings⚠️
•Morally Grey characters
• gritty romance
• explicit sexual content
•BDSM Play
•strong FMC
• blood 🩸 and knife 🔪 play
•branding
• group sexual encounters
• abuse
• murder
• trafficking
• sexual dominance/ submission
*** I want to say Thank You Wolf Gunnar for letting me be apart of your ARC team you definitely didn’t disappoint.
@wolfgunnar
November 11, 2025
ARC Read 4 ⭐ Absolutely loved it!! What a wild ride this was. A bad ass FMC and the 🌶️spice, oh she spicy!!!
They don’t ride for glory. They ride for vengeance.
This is not a love story.
This is a warpath on two wheels.
And Mara’s riding shotgun with hell at her heels
They don’t ride for glory. They ride for vengeance.
This is not a love story.
This is a warpath on two wheels.
And Mara’s riding shotgun with hell at her heels
November 16, 2025
Absolutely YES! This book is not a love story. It’s about a female main character who is the leader of the Appalachian Saints. Mara demands respect and loyalty and gets it from the men who unapologetically serves her and her mission to take down and stop anyone who dares to bring traffickers into or near her territory. This club will not back down from any threats and these men will put their lives on the line to protect her and her mission at all costs and she respects her men in return. This was definitely a 5+⭐️ read for me. Wolf has a very unique way with his writing style that it grips you right from the beginning. I highly, highly recommend this book.
November 26, 2025
Not a bad read at all. I actually enjoyed the style, almost more like mentally processing thoughts and not the normal descriptive story. It left you free to form your own version of the settings with just a little guidance. Some of the lines were a bit redundant through the book and to some degree it was fitting, but ultimately a little much. I only wish that I got a little more of the backstories. I wanted to get to know the characters and understand them more than we did.
November 25, 2025
I was an ARC reader for this book. Bad a$$ female leader of an MC who fights for those being trafficked and destroys the traffickers. She goes on a war path of vengeance and cleansing her mountains of the filth. I absolutely loved all of the characters and different POV’s. And the spice, the SPICE! I absolutely loved her give zero f’s attitude!
December 28, 2025
There aren’t enough words to describe how much I loved Mara Black and her Appalachian Saints! Mara is everything you want and more in a FMC and oh these Saints of hers…they pulled at your heartstrings, then threw you around and turned you on like no other. The author made it impossible to pick a fave side character. Hands down an amazing book that left me craving even more Mara!
November 13, 2025
Mara and the Appalachian Saints are stopping sex trafficking no matter what. She's out for revenge and they MC are there to follow her into the thick of it. This is a dark, fantastic MC read. First time that I've read the author and I'd like to thank him for the advanced copy.
January 4, 2026
DNF 32% (page 148). I just feel confused. It feels repetitive and like the story isn't moving anywhere? Maybe I'll pick it back up at some point.
January 25, 2026
Good read.
November 13, 2025
This was so good!! 10/10!
Thank you wolf for the arc copy
Old ghosts. New blood. And one club that won’t back down.
This is not a love story.
This is a warpath on two wheels.
And Mara’s riding shotgun with hell at her heels.
Thank you wolf for the arc copy
Old ghosts. New blood. And one club that won’t back down.
This is not a love story.
This is a warpath on two wheels.
And Mara’s riding shotgun with hell at her heels.
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