She's been dead a thousand years. Now she wants her throne back . . .

Brothers Keelan and Declan Rae were once inseparable, a toddler and his protective brother adrift when their parents were lost.

Nearly two decades later, one is a gifted investigator, while the other retreated into the mountains, his long-held bitterness over magic's rejection gnawing at his soul.

A continent stands between them.

Little does anyone know, this unlikely pair is all that stands between those they love and a world consumed by the cycle of vengeance.

With the world distracted by small men's anger and burgeeoning war, no one sees an ancient hand moving pieces across the board, as a long-forgotten evil strains against her weakening chains.

Now is the time for heroes or darkness.

There can be nothing in between.

What do readers say about the Kingdom War series?

★★★★★ "There's everything in this book, from forbidden love to betrayal and murder and mystery . . ."

★★★★★ ". . . had me hooked from the start."

★★★★★ "What a great story! The characters snuck into my heart . . . found myself wondering what would happen next . . ."

★★★★★ "Can't put it down! The story moves swiftly . . . Every main character is likable, even lovable . . ."

★★★★★ ". . . a treat for anyone who loves fantasy, with a cliffhanger ending . . ."

★★★★★ "If you love fantasy, this book is for you."

J.D. Ruffin is the author of the acclaimed, action-packed Kingdom War series, an epic fantasy launched in 2021.

J.D. was born in March 1970 in Nashville, Tennessee, and never really enjoyed reading until a friend loaned him a dog-eared copy of J.R.R. Tolkein's Fellowship of the Ring. From that day, he was hooked, discovering fantasy authors Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, R.A. Salvatore, Terry Goodkind and many, many others. Not long after, Brad Thor, Vince Flynn and a host of other thriller/suspense writers entered the picture and captured his imagination.

J.D. attended David Lipscomb University, studying speech communications and political science. Becoming an author was never part of the master plan, but...

As a fourteen-year-old nerdy boy, J.D. and his friends would gather around the D&D dice for hours on end, trading reality for fantasy, if only in their minds. In his quest to "stump his friends" with an impossible campaign, he dreamed up a storyline that captured his imagination. Then... well... nothing happened. He grew up and went to work in a completely different world.

Too many years later, that story he dreamed pulled at the corner of his mind, demanding to be heard... to be written.

Hence, an author was born.