Vow of the Mountain Orc: She Sold One Night. He Bought a Second Chance. Romance Fantasy

Elowen came to the wild mining town of Thornbridge with a husband and a future. Now Rowan is dead, her savings are disappearing, and the respectable life she was promised has narrowed to grief, dependence, and the unwanted attention of a married man.

Kael Varkhos knows that kind of ruin.

The massive orc was once a beloved priest and gifted orator—until the deaths of his wife and child shattered his faith and sent him into the mountains. Two years later, he still believes the man he used to be is gone for good.

Then Elowen and Kael meet.

Their attraction is immediate, inconvenient, and frightening precisely because neither of them is looking for another chance at love. When survival pushes Elowen toward the Gilded Dove and a very public auction, the last male she expects to place the winning bid is Kael.

Behind a closed door, however, desire is only part of what passes between two people carrying ghosts. Kael must decide whether grief has truly ended his calling. Elowen must decide whether rebuilding her life means becoming someone society would never approve of.

They both came to Thornbridge thinking their great love stories were already over.

Neither is prepared for what begins after loss.