{"id":143,"date":"2026-06-26T17:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasdarkoak.com\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:13:40","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomasdarkoak.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"143\" class=\"elementor elementor-143\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7029d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f7029d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Midnight_wind-A-1.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4486781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4486781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"text-style\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Book <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ab80d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57ab80d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42abede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42abede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0378e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0378e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"text-style\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Werewolves of Scotland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ce362 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82ce362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Highland Fantasy of Oath, Blood, and Belonging \u2014 Now in Its Third Edition<\/strong><\/p><p>Uilleam MacFarlane has never belonged anywhere. His father blames him for his mother\u2019s death. His village calls him a bastard and worse. The only place that ever felt like home is the forbidden forest at the edge of the Highlands \u2014 the one place everyone else is too afraid to enter.<\/p><p>When a young girl vanishes into those woods, Uilleam is the only one who runs toward the danger instead of away from it. That choice sets off a chain of events that strips away everything he thought he knew about himself \u2014 and reveals a truth his mother died protecting: he is the last son of the Wolf Clan, a bloodline of guardians sworn since ancient days to protect a relic older than Scotland itself.<\/p><p><strong>Who This Book Is For<\/strong><\/p><p>If you read historical fiction for the world and fantasy for the stakes, this is built for both shelves. Readers who love <strong>werewolf and shapeshifter lore<\/strong>, <strong>epic fantasy sagas<\/strong>, and <strong>historical fiction<\/strong> grounded in real Highland conflict \u2014 with an undercurrent of faith, honor, and sacrifice running through every chapter \u2014 will find a story built exactly for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba19f6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ba19f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Werewolves-Scotland-Thomas-Darkoak-ebook\/dp\/B0DSB13P3S\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GMOrVKIV54v24T0yheT_nmO0q0-ozTW4clI4Y9NOgNIxvJ4wA8mIS-0mh_OGV2cy_q25OABeeyx5bcgSLuM6oKfzybozkeOkc7CEAkVK-h7EyveWzziT9S_cJ-sGoRRakSD9XUGwvzKjDZxC7UMryn7B6xYkB-to_btYrkvm40LN0MOAX4qnyqz_f3bNPQIGGROMdWFgtHI_OZn1akpeNcnWbCpd54xw6K1Vvxxai2I.X_TkVFcu_cPR35tee4zAcDT12ddO51ZCo14sUqhJ4ls&#038;qid=1786583042&#038;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasdarkoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Group-1000008815-2-e1789589478309.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-420\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2efcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac2efcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"text-style\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Also by Thomas Darkoak<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995a746 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995a746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fracture Point<\/strong> \u2014 a different kind of survival story: a cyberpunk espionage thriller about an operative built through experimentation who has to decide whether she\u2019s a person or a weapon. 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Book <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7b98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a7b98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"text-style\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fracture Point<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da2f70 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da2f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"B0FTWYP2JL\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"c98agw-1x6gvb-jvgpcb-xskn8v\"><div class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\"><div class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"><p><strong>A Cyberpunk Espionage Thriller About the Weapon Who Started Asking Questions<\/strong><\/p><p>Nova Kael wasn\u2019t raised. She was built \u2014 a product of ruthless experimentation, pulled from a harrowing past on the streets of London and shaped by the shadow organization known as Cross and Hammer into one of the most precise operatives in their arsenal. She executes every mission with mechanical focus and zero hesitation. That\u2019s the job. That\u2019s what she was made for.<\/p><p>Then the memories start resurfacing \u2014 fragments she can\u2019t place, questions no handler wants her asking. The deeper Nova digs into her own origins, the more the line blurs between the efficient machine she was trained to be and the person she\u2019s starting to suspect she still is underneath it. Every answer she uncovers puts her further at odds with the people who built her, and closer to a choice she was never supposed to be capable of making: conquer the shadows of her past, or become exactly what they designed her to be.<\/p><p>Loyalty, betrayal, and the fight for a self nobody gave her permission to have \u2014 <em>Fracture Point<\/em> is a tense, character-driven thriller about power, control, and what\u2019s left of a person after the system finishes shaping them.<\/p><p><strong>Who This Book Is For<\/strong><\/p><p>If you want your <strong>science fiction<\/strong> with teeth and your <strong>thrillers<\/strong> with a pulse, this is built for you. Readers who love <strong>psychological thrillers<\/strong> built around identity and control, <strong>spy thriller<\/strong> pacing with real stakes, and <strong>suspense<\/strong> that comes from not knowing which side your protagonist will land on \u2014 this is your next read.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0c2f3 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e0c2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Werewolves-Scotland-Thomas-Darkoak-ebook\/dp\/B0DSB13P3S\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GMOrVKIV54v24T0yheT_nmO0q0-ozTW4clI4Y9NOgNIxvJ4wA8mIS-0mh_OGV2cy_q25OABeeyx5bcgSLuM6oKfzybozkeOkc7CEAkVK-h7EyveWzziT9S_cJ-sGoRRakSD9XUGwvzKjDZxC7UMryn7B6xYkB-to_btYrkvm40LN0MOAX4qnyqz_f3bNPQIGGROMdWFgtHI_OZn1akpeNcnWbCpd54xw6K1Vvxxai2I.X_TkVFcu_cPR35tee4zAcDT12ddO51ZCo14sUqhJ4ls&#038;qid=1786583042&#038;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasdarkoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Group-1000008815-2-e1789589478309.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-420\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15811e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15811e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"B0FTWYP2JL\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"c98agw-1x6gvb-jvgpcb-xskn8v\"><div class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\"><div class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"><p><strong>Also by Thomas Darkoak<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Werewolves of Scotland<\/strong> \u2014 a Highland historical fantasy about an orphaned boy who discovers he\u2019s the last heir of an ancient guardian bloodline. 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