wounded kiss (to be claimed saga book 1)  from <i>usa today</i> best-selling author, willow winters, comes a tempting tale of fated love, lust-filled secrets and the beginnings of an epic war. <br> <br>his chiseled jaw and silver gaze haunts both my nightmares and my dreams, though i’ve only ever gotten a glimpse of either. <br> <br>there’s a treaty between us and them; mere mortals and the ones who terrify but keep us safe. the contract demands that every year there’s an offering and this year i’ll walk across that stage presenting myself. <br>we have no idea what to expect if they choose someone, since they haven’t done so in generations. <br>the only thing we know is that the ones they take belong to them forevermore. if chosen, you don’t come back, or so the story of the treaty goes. <br> <br>gather and present yourself. <br>this is the offering ... <br>... and i ... belong to him.