I’m a pantser, which means I write by the seat of my pants, not knowing the plot of any story or series. I often know the characters and the first/next scene in a story and that’s it.
But I suspected, from the first story, the villain in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series (Tolui) might be the hero of his own story.
Why did I suspect this?
At the beginning of the series, the Warlord brothers have been battling the Succession Wars for many solar cycles. They had faced many rivals, defeated them.
The series wasn’t set during those battles, however. It began when only one rival was left.
Why was it being set then? What was different or special about this rival?
All I truly knew about the previous rivals was…they were unworthy of leadership. They didn’t care about all Chameles. They had private agendas. Some of those agendas weren’t very nice. It was an easy decision for Berke, Khan and Murad to battle them, to quash their rivals’ quests for the role of Warlord. Defeating them benefited all beings in the sector.
If Tolui was different, that meant…he WAS worthy of being a Warlord. He DID care about others. He was skilled and honorable and would make a great leader for Chameles.
That’s a hero.
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Other Chameles view him as the enemy.
She sees the warrior hero he never believed he could be.
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Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.
That best isn’t the barren, dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining the war.
After many solar cycles of living alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky. Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.
He also insists they must part. Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once more.
Every additional moment Lea and Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled might be their own.
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Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much shorter story sharing the same title.
It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.
Book 1: Warlord Sky
Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty
Book 3: Warlord Unarmed
Book 4: Warlord Reunited
Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy
Book 6: Warlord’s Return
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