Forbidden Captive Coming September 25, 2025 . . .

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Forbidden Captive Coming September 25, 2025 . . . 〰️

Author Ashley Earley

A writer addicted to coffee, true crime documentaries, and all things fantasy & creepy.

Hello Dearest Reader,

Thank you for showing interest in both my series, and myself. It means the world to me that you have made your way to my website and have a desire to learn more about the stories I have written, and the characters within them. My novel, Forbidden Captive, is set to be a duology with a prequel novella. All of which will be part of the Legends and Predators series. This viking/shapeshifter slow-burn enemies to lovers novel is set to release September 25, 2025. Right now, it is undergoing heavy revisions from me before being sent off to my line/copy editor in June. That being said, I cannot thank you enough for your support, and I have big things to announce in the near future. To stay up to date with the latest information pertaining to my up and coming series, make sure to subscribe to my newsletter and follow my socials (@ashley_earley everywhere)! I hope that you come to love my characters and the world of my series as much as I do. I cannot wait to share it with you!

Check out Forbidden Captive here.

XOXO, Ashley

Forbidden Captive Coming September 25, 2025 . . .

Shapeshifters have been in an ancient rivalry against Vikings for as long as any realm can remember.

Zyra has always felt like an outsider among the other shapeshifters of Waylria. From the time she could shapeshift into a wolf, even her parents have distanced themselves from her, believing her a disgrace. But when her life becomes entangled with the brutal Viking she encounters in the forest outside her people’s borough, Zyra sees an opportunity to prove herself.

Discovering the intruder is Rikerβ€”the Viking Prince of Sandireβ€”Zyra is forced to return her sworn enemy home, where his father is waiting to execute him for treason. Refusing the Viking King’s demand to return the runaway prince could bring a reckoning of blood and war upon Waylria. But going to Sandire brings far more danger than Zyra could imagine.
Swept into a staggering world of deceit, betrayal, and unforeseen passion, a forbidden attraction unravels in Forbidden Captive (Legends & Predators #1).

Forbidden Captive Tropes:
🐺 Enemies to lovers
βš”οΈ Forced proximity
⛰️ Interspecies Pairing
🐺 Slow-burn romance (and I mean slow)
βš”οΈ All fantasy, no spice for this first book
⛰️ Forbidden love
🐺 Dual POV
βš”οΈ Family betrayal

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Between snowboarding, getting engaged in Breck, editing for clients, and packing for a move, I’ve definitely dropped the ball when it comes to editing Forbidden Captive 🫒 After this move, I’m delving right back in though! I miss my cha
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