Unchained

In a time where women are nothing more than pawns in the games of Lords and Kings, Portia di Luce discovers her father has sold her into slavery to cement a treaty with the Ottoman Turks in order to prevent the invasion of Segoia. Trapped in a land foreign and frightening, Portia must reinvent herself daily to keep the favor of the Sultan's son, Radu, while secretly plotting a means of escape. Knowing her family is the only place she has to turn, despite what her father did, Portia finds herself at the mercy of another Lord whose hatred of the Turks knows no bounds. Can she sway his impenetrable heart to see the truth or will Lord Draegan believe Portia is merely a spy sent to learn what his next military maneuvers against the Turks will be? Can she still the anger that has grown in his heart over previous betrayals and heal a man who is feared by those who serve him or will Portia meet a fate worse than death by the Lord of Sebe?

A perpetual night-owl and lover of all things paranormal related, Hargrove spends a great deal of time researching the larger than life characters of history to formulate characters unforgettable and strangely adored. She writes horror, dark romance, fantasy, and paranormal in the Adult, New Adult, and YA categories. When asked why paranormal, she said, "I'm the girl who cries at the end when Frankenstein is misunderstood, who wants Dracula to keep Mina in his arms forever... I see the humanity in them that others cannot." 2014 Author of the Year by Double Decker Books in Historical/Horror Dark Days Remy Broulette. DDBA 2015 Author of the Year YA Fantasy Miss Crabtree's School for Unnaturals, DDBA 2015 Nominee YA Fantasy Chronicle: Dark Sea Triad, and DDBA 2015 Author of the Year Horror (comedic) Coven Wives