Mila Petrova has always had to be strong. Her father was Alpha to the largest pack in Russia and Mila had been trained from birth to be able to defeat him and claim the pack when she was older. She didn't get the chance though, as her father was killed by an Alpha who called himself Ivan the Terrible. He left her with two choices, kill her mother to prove her loyalty and become his slave, or death. Remembering her promise to her parents to live, Mila killed her own mother, let Ivan abuse her body, and trained harder than ever before. She would kill Ivan and all those that helped him rise to power, or she would die trying. But when Zeno shows up with locked memories of their history together, Mila's plan might just turn on it's head. Will she be able to let go of her hate to let the love in? Or will she end up becoming a tyrant herself? Find out on Russian Alpha Queen

#Royal Romance Writing Contest The supernatural beings of the world function in a matriarchal society, and things ran fairly smoothly. Until they didn't. The current queen has let the divide between races grow too strong, and the people have had enough. A male dragon named Helvinok staged a revolution and managed to defeat the queen. His first orders? Hunt down the escaped princess and secure his crown. This story follows Princess Evelyn Westwood as she and her few loyal guards try to find friends and safely reach the neighboring kingdom where Evelyn's maternal aunt lives. Will they be able to reach the kingdom safely? How does seeing the racial divide change Evelyn and her outlook on her family? Will she and her traveling companion Za'darmalok be able to put aside their different backgrounds and find some common ground, or maybe more? Find out on Common Crowns