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The Alpha Queen Returns
A Dark Fantasy Drama Novel of Vengeance, Sacrifice, and a Queen’s Fight for Her Family
She destroyed them once, losing her husband—and almost her sanity—in the process. Now they have her daughter… and Queen Jessica will do whatever it takes to reclaim her throne and crush the traitors threatening her legacy, even if it means dying trying.Victory always comes at a price—a lesson Jessica learned the hard way. After a bloody struggle that saved her people from destruction, she left the throne behind and disappeared into the forest to heal, determined to give her daughter a quiet, peaceful life. But peace is fleeting in a world where enemies never sleep.
When her daughter is taken, Jessica’s fragile sanctuary shatters. The evil she thought was vanquished has risen again—stronger, darker, and fueled by vengeance. To save her child and protect all she loves, she must face the past she ran from and fight for her future. The battle for her heart, her family, and her crown begins now.
She destroyed them once, losing her husband—and almost her sanity—in the process. Now they have her daughter… and Queen Jessica will do whatever it takes to reclaim her throne and crush the traitors threatening her legacy, even if it means dying trying.Victory always comes at a price—a lesson Jessica learned the hard way. After a bloody struggle that saved her people from destruction, she left the throne behind and disappeared into the forest to heal, determined to give her daughter a quiet, peaceful life. But peace is fleeting in a world where enemies never sleep.
When her daughter is taken, Jessica’s fragile sanctuary shatters. The evil she thought was vanquished has risen again—stronger, darker, and fueled by vengeance. To save her child and protect all she loves, she must face the past she ran from and fight for her future. The battle for her heart, her family, and her crown begins now.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 21, 2025
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Candace Havens
70 books1,022 followersBestselling author Candace Havens has published more than 25 books. Her novels have received nominations for the RITA's, Holt Medallion, Write Touch Reader Awards and National Readers Choice Awards. She is a Barbara Wilson Award winner. She is the author of the biography “Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy” and a contributor to several anthologies. She is also one of the nation's leading entertainment journalists and has interviewed countless celebrities from George Clooney to Chris Pratt. Candace also runs a free online writing workshop for more than 2000 writers, and teaches comprehensive writing classes. She does film reviews with Hawkeye in the Morning on 96.3 KSCS, and is a former President of the Television Critics Association.
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December 16, 2025
This was surprisingly good. I started listening to the story on ReelShort on my phone. About a third of the way through the story I got tired of the limitations within the app and decided to get the book.
A powerful Queen has lost her husband to the violence of war. Her people are finally at peace. She leaves her daughter with an alpha family to be raised within a normal environment and walks away from the throne. She assumes another identity and her people have forgotten her. When evil invades and overcomes all that she and her King has accomplished, she returns. But guess what, no one knows who she is and instead of bowing down to her in respect, she is spit-on and beaten. This is where the story really starts getting good. She finds out all the atrocities committed against her daughter and her people and is livid. Heads will roll when she takes her revenge. But has she been gone too long to be successful in her quest for revenge or will she be swallowed up within the evil overlord's plans.
A powerful Queen has lost her husband to the violence of war. Her people are finally at peace. She leaves her daughter with an alpha family to be raised within a normal environment and walks away from the throne. She assumes another identity and her people have forgotten her. When evil invades and overcomes all that she and her King has accomplished, she returns. But guess what, no one knows who she is and instead of bowing down to her in respect, she is spit-on and beaten. This is where the story really starts getting good. She finds out all the atrocities committed against her daughter and her people and is livid. Heads will roll when she takes her revenge. But has she been gone too long to be successful in her quest for revenge or will she be swallowed up within the evil overlord's plans.
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