Curiosity has the ability to turn the smartest person into a reckless fool.Few dared live as close to the border as us. Not even the long-standing peace treaty between our two nations could make people forget how the savage Men of the North used to hunt down and kidnap women here.If only Devina hadn't been so damned curious by nature, she would have never picked up that letter thrown across the Northern wall. Now, she is horrified to see that it's ...

Althea and Maeve never asked for eternal life.Born in the early sixteenth century, their survival depended on hiding their special abilities from the superstitious village people they lived among. Controlling the elements and healing animals would get a person executed for witchery.As they grew older Maeve got tired of hiding and that’s when disaster followed. Soon the twin-sisters would come to wish that their abilities included going back in time to chang...

400 years in the future, men are few and women rule the world.Except for the area formerly known as Canada and Alaska, which is inhabited by the Men of the Northlands, a group of strong men who refuse to be ruled by women.Christina Sanders, an archeologist and professor in history, is fascinated with the past. As a modern woman of year 2437 she knows that women are better off without men, but longing for an adventure, she makes a spontaneous decision and vo...

I met a random stranger in a coffee shop and felt an instant connection between us.That was five years ago but I never forgot him.Now, I have news. Turns out that Charles, my reserved and mysterious crush is the heir to one of the largest business dynasties in the US. Unfortunately, his fortune made him a target.According to his family, Charles is now in Ireland. He's been lured in by a narcissistic and cunning cult leader with a troubling reputatio...

Elin Peer presents Book 0.5 in the Men of the North series. Contains mature themes.

Is one life worth saving at the expense of the collective?Althea has secured the spear that can end the terrible chokehold that the Cobra has on the world.Angry and pressured, he mobilizes his army of dangerous and powerful Faders to crush her and her kin.The Earthens understand that the time has come for the ultimate war between good and evil. But how do healers and caregivers fight a bloody war when it’s against their nature to harm anyone? Can th...

Is immortality a prison or a playground?Lured by promises of a privileged life among the wealthiest in the world, Damon became a Fader back in the 14th century. Shifting shapes and being immortal has its perks, but following every order from his maker, the Cobra, is getting old. Especially when his order is to seduce Althea, an Earthen who stole something valuable from him once and who he hasn’t been able to track down for the past five hundred years.Now, A...

Everyone knows NOT to discuss how to raise children.The Men of the North have been living in exile for centuries, raising their boys without the influence of women. Now an experiment will bring girls and boys together in a new school with children and teachers from each side of the border. But how can two teachers work together when they don't agree on anything?Sparks fly in this clash of cultures when Archer Rex objects to Kya Rae's meditation "shit" that ...

Flirting with danger is Aubri's idea of fun.Ever since we were children, I've known Aubri wasn’t like other females. She's the daughter of Magni and Laura Aurelius, who raised her to be a fearless warrior.Men are blinded by Aubri's beauty, charm, and social status. Yet, at twenty-seven, no one has succeeded in making her his wife. Starving for adventure, she volunteered for the dangerous work as an Explorer in Old Europe. It's crazy and the mor...

How do you win a soccer game when you don't even want to be on the team?When Hunter Hercules, the biggest soccer star in the Northlands, is transferred to play in the Motherlands, he's mad as hell. Not only is their style of soccer different, but they have mixed teams and his female captain, Emanuela, calls him unsophisticated and claims that she's a better player than him. What a fucking joke!The whole thing is ridiculous and infuriating to Hunter. That's ...

The best part about being an outcast is that rejection stopped bothering me a long time ago.Everyone in my culture knows emotions are dangerous. In Old Europe we learn how to suppress romantic feelings and follow the rules of no commitment.Now that I'm working in the Northlands, I'm preparing Nmen for a life in France, teaching them how to flirt, have sex, and move on. The part that bothers me is watching the men practice their flirting skills on my fellow ...

Sometimes the purest love can turn to the deepest hate. I was twelve when I promised Solo that I would one day marry him. Maybe I would have if he hadn't gotten impatient and ruined everything that summer when I was fifteen. For the last seven years I've replaced the love I once felt for him with anger over his almost getting me killed.Willow, a talented Motlander dancer, goes on tour in the Northlands. What should have been a chance for a new beginning brings her face to face with...