One second she was home. The next, a mark was burning into her skin - and an orc warrior was staring at her like she was already his.
Ellie doesn't remember agreeing to be pulled into another world. She definitely didn't agree to the glowing mark that appears on her wrist the instant she collides with Grokk - a war-scarred orc twice her size, who goes from wary stranger to devoted mate in the space of one heartbeat.
Grokk has heard of fated bonds his whole life and never believed in them - until the mark chose her. Now he has to convince a terrified, very human woman that the bond isn't a trap, while an enemy clan decides a marked mate makes her the most valuable hostage in the realm.
Tropes:
Fated matesIsekai / portal romanceInstaloveGrumpy sunshinePossessive heroHEA guaranteedBook 6 of the Ashveil Realm - standalone HEA, no cliffhanger.