Hi, my name is Nikita Slater and I'm the International Bestselling author of The Queens series, Fire & Vice series, The Sanctuary series, Driven Hearts series and several standalone novels. I've loved the written word my entire life and am an avid reader, as well as a writer. I live, eat and breathe books and I'm always working on something new!
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I live on the beautiful Canadian prairies with my son and crazy awesome dog. I have an unholy affinity for books (especially dark romance), wine, pets and anything chocolate. Despite some of the darker themes in my books (which are pure fun and fantasy), I am a staunch feminist and advocate of equal rights for all races, genders and non-gender specific persons. When I'm not writing, dreaming about writing or talking about writing, I love to help others discover a love of reading and writing through literacy and social work.

Only the strongest can survive in a hostile world ravaged by a disease that turns humans into primitives.

She is the Desert Wren, a rebel bent on providing safe passage to illegal refugees entering into her Sanctuary city. If she’s caught she’ll be executed, but the price is worth the privilege of doing what she knows is right. Except when she’s finally caught, the sentence isn’t death, it’s her freedom.

It’s the Warlord’s job to weed out the weak and sacrifice them for the good of the Sanctuary. Brutal and autocratic, he is the highest authority. The only threat to his dictatorship is a rebel faction rising up from the slums of his city. When he arrests a rebel leader, the Desert Wren, he sees his redemption. She will help him guide Sanctuary into the future. He just needs to convince his little captive that she’s better off with him than flying free.

What is the price of Sanctuary in a dying world and is it worth the sacrifice?


The Sanctuary Series

"How long ago?" I demand furiously, trying not to let my anger override my need for answers. If I wasn't desperate for the answer I'd kill this guy where he stands. He let my wife's abductor take her out of the sector. He saw Grayson's car, thought it was Taran's bodyguard driving and waved them through without a pause. 


"Twenty minutes, Commander. We realized our mistake as soon as lieutenant Truss alerted the checkpoints to the security breach."


This is my fault. I should've thought to tighten checkpoint security where my wife is concerned. I hadn't imagined this scenario. Why would someone take her? The only people I can think who might have an agenda involving the Desert Wren are in the rebellion. 


"Shut down the checkpoints. Only necessary personnel can go through and they must show paperwork. If anyone catches so much as a hint of my wife, they detain and call me."


Chapter 75: Diogo