Romance
Book 5: Undeveloped Love Featured
She’s tried being polite. He’s digging in his heels. When complete opposites feel the tug of romance, will their holiday become a blizzard of delight? Blake Fisher won’t let anyone destroy the life she’s built. So when a silver-spoon-in-his-mouth snob refuses to listen to her proposed deal, the hard ...
Mary Poser Featured
Bollywood meets a modern Southern society in this award-winning sexy and provocative multicultural journey of self-discovery. There's troubled love in Music City, Nashville Tennessee. Despite deeply entrenched obstacles, Southern Belle, Mary, falls for a visiting Bollywood director, Simha Das. A ...
Dandelion Summer Featured
Annie Chisholm led the perfect life for more than 30 years -- at least that’s how it seemed to everyone around her. But she and her husband, Michael, knew the truth about their shattered marriage. Eighteen months after her husband's death, Annie still struggles with grief and guilt, unable to ...
The desire for my inheritance has driven my family to take extreme measures. When my mother found out that I inherited everything, she wanted to destroy me to get it. I ran. Then, I end up in a barn in the middle of nowhere, caught by the most beautiful man I have ever seen. Flint Mayfield. He ...
Peacemaker Featured
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Secret agents, forbidden love, danger, and magic! Supernatural Secret Service agents Owen Sharps and Calvin Springfield meet on the train to their new assignment in St. Louis, and sparks fly between them.
But it's 1897, and th ...
Whisking Love and Building Dreams Featured
A heartwarming small-town romance about healing, hope, and finding love where you least expect it.
Esther Shepherd has built a quiet, predictable life in Sunshine Bay—running her beloved bistro, sharing movie nights with her closest friend, and keeping her heart firmly gu ...
I was sent to destroy him… but he owns me instead.
Luca Castellano is my mark.
The heir to New Jersey’s most ruthless mafia family.
The man I’m supposed to take down to avenge everything his family’s done.
But one reckless night, I let him have me.
His hands. His mo ...
Lord of the Betrayed Featured
An Earl who fears betrayal, a Lady certain in her affections, a long lost friend, an unhealthy obsession, a love saved from scandal and ruin. Roland Shelton, Earl of Eldwood, has finally allowed himself to trust that he will not be betrayed, to believe that he is worthy of love, and is soon to marry ...
Lord of the Lamented Featured
An Earl declared a war hero, a widow stricken with angry grief, a plot conceived in despair, lies and deception which might undo everything good in their lives, courage and forgiveness which lead to unexpected love at Christmas.
Martin Luckett, the Earl of Truharton, was injured at Waterl ...
SHE BRINGS BEAUTY TO ME Featured
A woman deserted. A troubled warrior. A passion denied. 1855. When eighteen-year-old Czanna Fehér is forced to flee her home in Hungary, she journeys with her younger siblings and her father's manservant to Montana in search of her cousin. Mourning for her recently deceased parents, she sings a p ...
A Very Messy Christmas Featured
She makes sure nothing can go wrong. Until he decks the halls with chaos, unusual menus, and romance. Everyone knows Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. So I make sure it’s absolutely perfect for my B&B guests, even if we’re on the Florida coast instead of the North Pole. With ever ...
A Fast Affair Featured
Bad boy race car driver Rafe Turner comes home to heal. Ronni Danken’s a healer, but will she help or hurt? Their worlds collide on the racetrack. Racing was in her blood. The loss of her family fueled Ronni’s desire to drive faster and faster away from that fiery tragedy. He barely survived a li ...
Savage Warrior Featured
In the aftermath of a devastating accident that claimed the life of his friend, Stefan Romansque - Rome - finds himself consumed by survivor's guilt, clutching onto it like a suffocating cloak. His sole intention is to tend to his wounds in seclusion, but his plans are abruptly shattered when he dis ...
His Queen Featured
L’AMOUR DE MA VIE The streets are no longer safe in the city. Le Manchot has turned them into a criminal playground. He took her from me once and was lucky enough to escape alive. Now there’s a bounty on his head. Dead or alive, bringing him to me is the only instruction that matters… No loose en ...
The Side Road Featured
A standalone slow-burn romantic comedy set in the picturesque wine country. It’s perfect for readers seeking laughs and emotional depth.
When Oliver, a former MotoGP champion, returns to his hometown to raise his daughter, his hopes for peace are shattered by the lively party taking pl ...
They Call Me Raven Featured
They call me Raven, she stated quietly. How did you get shot? Raven worked feverishly to help the man that had landed on her doorstep in the middle of the worst snowstorm in years. As Chase heals, she learns more about his mission to save her mountain. Danger is lurking at every turn not only fro ...
Trusting Grace Featured
A broken analyst. A former SEAL. One chance to uncover the truth and each other.
NCIS cyber specialist Grace Harlan was once the sharpest mind in military intelligence until a drone strike killed her team, left her scarred inside and out, and made her the convenient scape ...
Loving the Wrong Guy Featured
A runaway bride (almost). Two thousand miles. One perfect road trip.
Book 1: Grocery Girl Featured
She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after? Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her fe ...
Protected By A Damaged Ex-SEAL Featured
Surfing gold was my only goal—until an ex-SEAL billionaire heir became my ride-or-die.
I spent the night with a stranger.
Not that...
My Jeep careened out of control.
Jaime Hendricks came running down the beach, half-naked, to save me ...
Bonded: Liminal Space Prequel Featured
Wyl, a criminal working off his sentence as a mechanic on the icy Fringe planet of Hazard, comes head-to-head with Robbie, a law-abiding marshal, when he’s sent to the closest Alliance space station on a hunk-of-junk ship he’s got to keep running or else.
Sparks fly between the men, but W ...
Sierra Fall Featured
Mackenzie Bishop was looking forward to spending the summer in Lake Tahoe. Recently widowed with two young kids, a change of scenery would do them all good. But she never expected Brennen Banks to be part of that scenery. Or that he would come to mean so much to her in such a short time. Bren ...
Matt Featured
Will they embrace the love that could be theirs, or will the past steal their future? Rachel had the job of her dreams until it turned into a nightmare. She sees something she shouldn't, and now, she's desperate and running for her life. But when she gets to Serenity Bay and meets doctor charming, s ...
A Fool's Journey Featured
He never misses his mark. But he’s never gone this far to get to the truth.
The prophecy speaks of a child born of Light and Dark—destined to either unite or destroy the Fae Courts… and maybe humanity.
But even destiny needs a fool to take the first st ...
Three deadly accidents that might have been magical murder. A dark witch with a grudge against the King family. Federal agents with supernatural abilities. And, as usual, Dawson and Grady are smack dab in the crosshairs of trouble even they can’t outrun. When Grady King’s brother Knox is targeted by ...
The Ruthless Duke Featured
Happily ever after comes at a price, but at what cost isthe Duchess of Bedford willing to pay for love? Desparately in love with Emma, and unwilling to risk her safety, they wed in secret. Rather than risk ruin, Emma is forced to assime a new identity when she discovers she is pregnant and her husba ...
Last Love Featured
Welcome back to Juniper Springs, home of gay ducks, Nerdvana, and the LOLS.
Okay, so here's the thing. I'm Liv, the normal O'Bryan sister. I have two kids I'm raising on my own, and I even have what people think is a boring job. Going to Vegas with my insane s ...
Roustabout Featured
A con man and a government agent walk into a carnival… Bartlett Gibson is a necromancer and an agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Supernatural Investigation. He’s hot on the trail of RJ Tucker, a psychic con man who has eluded him at every turn and led him on a merry chase. Pursuit leads to grudgi ...
What would you sacrifice to save your marriage? Your hopes... Your dreams... Your pride? Daniel and Sophia are on the brink. Family bonds begin to crack as the circumstances of life drive them closer toward the edge. Grappling to meet their own personal needs, they each pour fuel on the fire. ...
Hearts in the Deep Blue Sea Featured
When love and obsession collide, only one can survive.
Lizzie Legard’s life is finally falling into place. With her fairy-tale wedding to Damen Wisler days away, and a blossoming family, she’s ready to leave the shadows of her past behind. But when a dangerous figure from he ...
Deceit in Time Featured
Deceit in Time is a prequel to the award-winning IN TIME series winner of the Bookfest Gold Medal for Best Fiction Series. It combines historical fiction and mystery with a touch of romance. It has the same elements of family, legacy, and truths wai ...
Book 4: Take a Chance on Love Featured
When their friendship develops into more, will they find the courage to take a chance on love?
Supernatural historian and goat shifter Adiel Nielson moved to Fox Hollow to write about the town's unique history as a haven for shifters and psychics. He never expects to encounter the cute guy he flirted with at a rest stop—or to discover that Joel is a shifter as well—and the photographer assign ...
Perfect Night Featured
In the vibrant streets of London, Charlie is struggling to make ends meet. To afford his mother’s care facility, he’s taken on a risky side job that forces him to sell his body. Life is tough, but Charlie remains resilient, finding solace in the camaraderie of his four best friends.
When ...
Felix Employed at Pierced Pretties, Felix is used to caring about the needs of others. When Prince Rainier comes looking for a Kitten, Felix is sure he won’t be chosen. Except he is. Not only does Rainier dote on him, he respects boundaries and is willing to let Felix set them too. Felix never i ...
I’m stuck as the roommate of a grumpy silver fox billionaire CEO.
I was homeless. Max is my brother's best friend. Just doing a favor.
Ruthless developers are foreclosing on my family’s farm. Desperate.
I left another guy at the altar.
That’s ...
Brandon Davis is a psychic and a moose shifter. He makes his living as a wilderness guide in Fox Hollow, NY—a town that is a haven for misfit shifters and psychics. Brandon has a profitable business, a found family of close friends, and a cozy cabin in the woods. Life is good, but he wishes he co ...
The moment I laid eyes on Stella at the gym, I knew I had to claim her. An instant forbidden attraction too hot to deny. Her curvy backside and seductive smile weren’t just amazing—they were a challenge I couldn’t resist. Our flirty banter quickly turned into the most erotic night of passion, rev ...
“Love at First Flush.” Perfect title if our love story ever becomes a book.
I met Ivy when she was hiding from her ex and I was dodging my mother.
Before I even saw her face, I was hooked—by her innocence, her laugh, the way she saw me beneath the cocky armor.
Not the hockey ...
The Mafia Prince's Obsession Featured
He should have killed her. He didn’t.
Now she’s trapped in his world—where love is lethal, and passion is a weapon.
When Aria Quinn witnesses a Lazaretti execution, her life should end on the spot.
Instead, Salvatore “Tore” Lazaretti—the ruthles ...
A Royal Pairing in Perish Featured
June aka Quick Claw I want revenge. It’s been fifteen years since a home invasion changed everything. But I’m Quick Claw now, and everything I’ve trained for has led to tonight—to making the two men who broke into my apartment suffer. That is, until my moment is stolen by Black Coyote, the city’s ...
Heart of Faith Featured
Hat Trick Holidate Featured
I'm eight years into my professional hockey career when I come face to face with my one-night stand from my rookie season. Her auburn hair and full body makes me crave a second helping. Hell, maybe even if a five course meal.
But right now, I have a daughte ...
Faking a Fairy Tale Featured
She always dreamed of being Cinderella… Just not with him Bridal editor Daphne Ballantyne despises her handsome yet infuriating colleague Jack King. In fact, their workplace feud is legendary. But when a juicy magazine assignment requires going undercover as a blissfully engaged couple, both Daphne ...
Veronica, a determined 55-year-old widow, sets out on a mission of love and devotion to rescue her stranded mother-in-law and bring her home. But fate intervenes, and she finds herself stranded on a snow-covered highway, miles from civilization, and Jeet, a dashing and compassionate first respond ...
Buttercream and Second Beginnings Featured
She’s almost got the recipe for success, but love might be the missing ingredient.
Callie Jones thought she had everything figured out with her booming bakery and close-knit friends in Peachwood Grove—until her first love, Macon Everette, rolls back into town. The ...
Hold onto your aprons, darlings! My brother Jeremy throws me a lifeline: a gig as a personal chef on his billionaire best friend’s luxurious yacht. A quick fix to my financial crisis. Twister alert! Keith, the billionaire hottie and brother’s best friend, was my fling from a year ago. Yes, a one-nig ...
Collision Course Featured
Serve his country or rescue his wife?
Federal Air Marshal Reese Donovan has sacrificed everything he loves to keep another 9/11 from occurring again.
After living apart from his wife, Verity, for a year, the last thing he expects is harrowing news that will force hi ...
A shy lighthouse keeper who can talk to ghosts. A lonely ghost mourning the losses of the past and hoping for justice. A love strong enough to transcend death. Monty Clark is the new park ranger for the Cape May Light. He hoped to find someone to love who can accept his ability as a psychic mediu ...
In a single night, Remus Rizzo loses his Uncle Lupo, the position of Crown Prince of Rowland, and his freedom. Betrayed by his twin, he finds himself in the den of his bitterest enemy: the Crown Prince Sébastien Cadieux of Soleil.
To survive the lethal, icy Prince, Remus will have to step ca ...
The Keeper Featured
Can they extinguish the flames of obsession before everything they hold dear is consumed by the inferno? The stakes are high for billionaire Damon Knox when his obsessive ex-fiancée begins stalking him. He never expected his past to catch up with him in such a dangerous and sinister way. After some ...
Penalty Zone Featured
The hardest thing to defend… is my heart
Caleb:
I’ve spent years hiding my obsession over my best friend’s dad.
Leo Gr ...
He’s my brother’s best friend My one night stand… And my baby’s daddy… I never planned to lose my v-card to my brother’s best friend, Mason Whitman, on the night of my brother's wedding. I was heartbroken the next day, waking up to an empty bed and a single note. That jerk abandoned me. As the in ...
Reckless Mate Featured
Not everyone is what they seem. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes not. Kyra My life is… complicated. I’m a deputy in the small town of Mystic River; my boss used to be my lover; and my brother is the local gangster. If that isn’t enough, Scott, the town’s very sexy baker, has told everyone ...
Stefan of Caeli Featured
When Stefan Baudin’s mother was brutally ripped away from him by strange guards, he vowed to one day find her. He never expected that his quest would lead him to a hidden kingdom rumored to be a dragon stronghold, or that asking the wrong questions would land him in a dungeon with his dragon magical ...
Secrets cannot be hidden forever; not even by a tech billionaire.
James Hunt is a damaged, scorching hot, alpha entrepreneur. That’s my fault.
Well, not the alpha part.
His tech company made me a job offer I couldn’t refuse.
I took the bait, leaving my secu ...
Love, Julie Featured
Once, Julie dreamed of a life filled with love and laughter. Now, in her mid-forties, she faces a starkly different reality. She's single, lonely, and reeling from breaking her hard-earned sobriety in front of her family and friends. Opting for self-recovery over romance, Julie dives into plannin ...
Hostage Heart Featured
Drake Hutchison roared into Caro Hampton's life the summer she turned sixteen. He was danger, excitement, and temptation. She was too young. He was too old. He was everything that was wrong for her, and they couldn't stay away from each other. Until fate and family tore them apart.
Thirte ...
Journaled with Love Featured
Macie Grammerly’s mother delivers an ultimatum—come home and work for the family business, or forfeit further financial support. Booted from her privileged jet-set life, Macie leaves sun-soaked Hawaii for Idaho. On her unglamorous bus ride to and from work, she pours her heart into her journal, w ...
A newlywed in the Scottish highlands reaches back in time to unearth the story of a lass from hundreds of years earlier. 1695 - Tess Campbell is frantic to escape the arranged marriage her father is forcing upon her. When a galleon docks at the pier where she's to board a boat to her demise, she ...
In Fine Form Featured
He was in fine form until life—and love—threw him for a loop... Declan Doyle is ready for a change. He’s finally going to put his couch-surfing, job-hopping, responsibility-free days behind him. So, when his best friend’s sister offers room and board in exchange for home repairs, he jumps at the ...
Hope and Alex… Two wounded hearts meet in an island paradise. Can a reluctant spark become an unbreakable destiny? After her predictable and carefully ordered life is upended, Hope Collins is desperate for change. This comes when she unexpectedly wins a scuba diving resort on the Caribbean island of ...
My ex is my billionaire boss, about to lose his company.
Alex Whitmore and I were lovers in college. But we were constant rivals on the same career path, causing our split.
Now he recruits me to advance company technology. My sarcasm is hard to stifle, but I agree with him b ...
Scarlett is just trying to survive with her nephew in tow, hoping one day someone will want to marry her. Everything changes when she meets a former musician at the music camp she finds work at.
She’s always feared abandonment. Is she about to face it again or find happily ever after? M’Kenzee Davenport knows love doesn’t last. So despite marrying her high school crush on a whim in Vegas, the gritty photojournalist never believed the union was real. But when her husband-in-name-only goe ...
Three goals, one girl, and zero chance I’m letting her walk away.
I was supposed to be focused on hockey—training, drills, and proving myself on the ice. Not getting distracted by the girl watching from the sidelines.
But the moment I see her, I’m done for. She’s ...
From Internationally Bestselling Small-town Western Romance author, Greta Rose West... Jack Cade already has enough on his shoulders with his four brothers, his struggling Wyoming horse ranch, and his adopted mama going through chemo again. He doesn’t have time for a woman, and he doesn’t trust them ...
Military romance novellas with gripping emotions and flirty fun in this free ebook.
Passion and Duty: Will Antonio and Leesa have their time together or will duty override passion?
Desire and Sacrifice: Mick and Raquela won't have to sacrifice their true selves to fulfill their desires ...
From Book 1: Beth is in love with Jonah, a love that would seem could never be broken, but when Jonah informs her he has to leave their community because of a duty to his Englisher friend, Beth's world is thrown into turmoil
Beth Fisher is living the dream. Strong and happy in her fa ...
When you play for the same team, there’s a fine line between love and hate.
As the MVP on the university football team, Paul Martell doesn’t get distracted. Ever.
Not even by quarterback Will MacLeod in the locker room shower.
...
As Blowing Rock, NC’s JOY Radio talk show host, Everly has discovered fulfillment, but she hasn’t found love, at least not for her—not even from her mother.
Everly Johnson is every man’s dream of the perfect date, even though her audience has never met her. As host for the EnJOYing God’s ...
Enjoy reading these second three romances inspired by the 1878 total solar eclipse. In the first book, Mail Order Blythe, Eli Morgan’s mother gives him two letters from prospective brides. Eli promises to write before the end of summer. Once he finds the woman he chooses to marry, he convinces his t ...
Dean was left at the altar. Flora said “I don’t.”
Can two would-be newlyweds turn heartbreak into a second chance at love?
Flora has waited years to say “I do.” But standing at a Las Vegas altar, about to marry the wrong man, all she can say is "I can't.
And walk away.
...
They met behind screens. They fell in love through song.
But when reality calls, will their hearts survive the distance and the trials?
In a world where emotions are hidden behind usernames and microphones, a single note can spark a connection across oceans.
Each of them l ...
Black hearts and steel horses, we live to ride and protect our own.
I’m the man in charge, feared and respected. With my identical twin by my side, I’m riding high and living the best damn life anyone could ask for. That is, until Leviathan calls me with a mission and takes my twin from m ...
Two stuck people. One healing space. A Christmas miracle could un-stick them—together.
Hazel Hollings is stuck. Her career as a professional musician is shattered, thanks to an unexplainable paralysis in her hand. With no other options, she slinks back to Massey Falls ...
Mitch and Karl are meant for each other—they just don’t know it yet. They’re both gay, middle-aged, single, and open to meeting that special someone. Problem is, they never get out of the house! With Karl working from home, and Mitch’s non-existent social life, it seems unlikely the two will ever me ...
Therapist Rachel Karem is accustomed to helping emotionally wounded individuals navigate the murky waters of dealing with complicated family dynamics, relationship issues, and life transitions. When individual therapy hits a brick wall for five successful professionals, she persuades them to enga ...
Yuki agrees to be her friend Sinead’s bridesmaid at her second wedding in a heartbeat. She’s a flight attendant and used to jetting around the world, but staying at a luxury resort in Thailand for Sinead and Gabriel’s renewal of vows sounds amazing – like a mini vacation. The only problem is . . . D ...
Lexie Underhill has always known she was adopted, but she’s worked hard for the family company to receive her father’s approval. It’s just never enough. The stinging proof? He’s brought in a reorganization expert. Cameron Rowe is hard-nosed, intimidating, and sexy as sin. Lexie ...
April Raine was married and pregnant at eighteen, divorced ten years later, and has struggled to provide for her children. Now a successful businesswoman, she accepts a challenge from a daytime talk show to compete in a thirty-day battle of the sexes. April is up against a television psychologist wh ...
Lincoln Barker hopes Bear Hollow remembers how he carried them to the state championships, but small town rumors have made him a joke. To make things worse, his old crush is still single, beautiful, and unimpressed. Rachel doesn't want her nephew on the new football team Lincoln hopes will salvag ...
For years they’ve hidden a huge secret…an island that was home to their small town, the families and friends who live there, and the secrets they've kept for generations. But danger might be right beyond the water’s edge. Together, two guarded hearts are willing to face the impending threat and the ...
TWELVE DAYS TO LOVE
When Archer Steele shows up at Calanthe Durand's failing plantation with an alligator over his shoulder, Cali thinks she's never seen a more handsome man. During the war she had to defend herself and her servants from both union and confederate soldiers. Independent and self ...
“Valentine shmalentine – count me out!” Valerie Robinson isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day or matchmaking services, so when her friend bullies her into attending a Seasoned Singles mixer, she figures it’s highly unlikely that she’ll find Mr. Right. But she’s not expecting to be matched up with Mr. W ...
Christmas is a time for kisses under the mistletoe, swirling silk gowns, and dances with one's true love under the glittering candlelight... This wintery holiday collection of seven never before published Regency romances by seven of your favorite historical romance authors will bring you dreamy ...
Three novellas released just in time for Valentine's Day.
The Lending Library-a fantasy.
Faeries try to fit into the human world when the forest where they make their home is destroyed by a mysterious enemy.
Chasing Rainbows-a contemporary romance.
An eccentric aunt, an ...
Garett is my brother’s best friend, a terrible idea and totally off-limits. He is exactly the kind of man that I should avoid. But…I needed a distraction. When I got a job at the same fire station in hopes to forget my past, I didn’t realize he’d also be my new bosshole. No worries! I got this! I ...
After being jilted by his fiancée and denied a promotion, William Walraven must open Denwall Department Stores' first New York emporium before Christmas—or lose his chance at leading the family empire. He can’t afford distractions … until he saves Ivy King from being run over by a beer wagon and ...
Errol "Pitbull" Ballentine is tasked to work with an NCIS agent who is on the trail of one of their own missing agents. He and the team meet up with NCIS and Pitbull discovers it's special agent Makayla Littlestar who looks like a delicate flower. He soon discovers that her looks are the only soft t ...
Kevin's life was fairly standard and hectic. The fifth out of nine children there was never a shortage of excitement in the house. But his real joy came from building things. If he could describe heaven, it would be a place with unlimited access to power tools filled ...
She’s got one last chance to save her career. He’s got one last chance to save his ranch. And neither is prepared for the sparks that fly when their worlds collide.
Roxanne Denning was once a fearless travel journalist, but after a life-changing accident, she barely leave ...
My new boss is grumpy as heck and totally off-limits. But, what I wasn’t expecting was James’ kiss to light my body on fire. My self discipline is shattered with our first sultry, mind-blowing night.. I am so attracted to his baby blue eyes and chiseled body. I don’t want to let go. I can’t. But, ...
A stubborn, idealistic princess.
AuthorLorraine Margaret
Usual eBook Price4.99
Maeve Kelly loves being with her sister Aine and her family, but sees no future possible for herself in the New York tenement where Irish are forced to live. She answers an ad for a mail order bride and travels to Texas. When she arrives, she refuses to wed the disgusting man who meets her accompani ...
“There’s no time. Remember your imaginary lover....” Cory Caldwell woke up by the side of the road with no memory of how he got there. He pieces together who he is but has no idea what happened to him. Dark visions haunt him—flashes of blood, magic, and a brutal fight. Scorching dreams of a faceless ...
Riley had accepted Whit's proposal to get married in Monterey. She imagined the perfect dress and set about to have it made. Whit was in charge of the wedding. In her mind, Riley had A Perfect Wedding put together in a short amount of time. Could the wedding live up to her expectations?
With Teboho Achebe and his Russian supporters in the wind, Blitz and the team, along with the FBI are in pursuit. The current ambassador wants them apprehended as well as the State Department. Achebe killed MI6 agents to free his daughter and they also want his head for their deaths. He is now one o ...
