Taint Of The Gods · #1

Ravenous

A Dark Romantasy Inspired by Red Riding Hood

Alana Rachel Parker

Freedom is a hunger not easily quenched.

Rieka Nicora is Wolf-Blessed, a human who possesses the instincts and capabilities of a wolf. Once a devoted follower of the very gods who blessed her, she is now a criminal – on the run for a crime, she cannot remember committing – willing to do anything in her power to reach the one place where her god’s eyes cannot see.

Rhydian Kanyk is the leader of the Kensillan Resistance. His only goal in life is to free his people from five centuries of imprisonment. And if it means making deals with slavers to obtain that freedom he is willing to take on that burden.

When a violent outburst of her blessing leads to Rieka’s imprisonment in the very place Rhydian calls home, and to her discovery that the cost of his freedom is her own, they find themselves at odds.

Wielding one another’s greatest secret as a weapon for the other’s destruction, they make a bet. To see who will gain their freedom first.

Yet with each passing day that their deadline draws near, the line between truth and facade begins to blur, and Rhydian finds himself craving Rieka’s touch. But with his people’s freedom on the line, is he truly willing to give his heart to a wolf?

For wolves do not care for their prey.

Published
February 14, 2025
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Alana Rachel Parker

Alana Rachel Parker is a romantic fantasy author who wrote her first book whilst she was supposed to be studying for university exams. She writes stories about characters whose flaws don’t define them, and who strive for independence and love in worlds full of magic, monsters, war and the occasional animal companion. As a self proclaimed nerd, she grew up with an over active imagination, telling herself stories before she even knew writing could be a profession. Now she spends her time bringing those stories to life as a proud world builder. When she isn’t writing, she is collecting teapots, indulging in her latest TV show obsession,…