The Cunning Orc's Vibrant Bride

I measured him for a cloak. He claimed me for life.

I came to Evergreen Hallow with crates of hand-dyed silk, a treaty marriage contract, and zero intention of letting any orc tell me how to live.

Then I meet him.

Boruk is about as warm as a winter mountainside. He glares like I’m contraband, growls more than he speaks, and seems personally offended by the color of my skirts. When he demands to inspect my crates, I do the only reasonable thing: I pull out my measuring tape and inform him he’s a size extra-large-paranoid.

I expect him to send me packing.

Instead, I end up married to him.

Now I’m living in his stark stone townhouse, turning his quiet world upside down one bolt of fabric at a time. He watches me like I’m both a threat and a temptation. I refuse to shrink for him. And every time I push, something heated and dangerous flickers behind those dark eyes.

But the valley is not as peaceful as it seems. A ruthless rogue orc clan has been targeting the treaty brides, and the longer I stay, the clearer it becomes that I’ve stepped into something far more dangerous than a simple marriage.

I only wanted a fresh start.

I never expected the most tightly controlled orc in the valley to become the one thing I can’t stop wanting—or the one who might be the only thing standing between me and the threats closing in.

What to expect: Grumpy/sunshine • Treaty marriage • Size difference • Protective orc • Sassy human heroine • Forced proximity • Slow-burn heat • Banter • Touch her and die energy • HEA

Each Grumpy Orcs of Evergreen Hallow series book is a standalone fated mates romance with a new couple and a guaranteed HEA, but the cameos, inside jokes, and ever-growing found-family chaos hit a million times harder when read in order—start with Book 1 and thank me later.