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

Rather than turn to look at Diogo, I glare forward into the basin of ripe tomatoes I'm picking. "It was a pretty good guess considering I'm on house arrest."


"For good reason, Taran." He approaches my back, but I still don't turn around. "Less than two weeks ago you were kidnapped."


"Yes, and my kidnapper is dead," I say irritably, blowing a strand of red hair from my face. "I'm perfectly safe now."


"You aren't safe." His voice takes on a stern note, an unyielding tone that tells me he won't give on this issue no matter what I say. "No one is safe right now. The city is exploding with protests and riots. Violent outbursts are cropping up all over the place. A part of the wall was set alight yesterday. There's no telling how bad this can get; I can't have you wandering the streets right now."


Chapter 93: Taran