
When Oran, a tortured orc survivor returned from alien enslavement, spots Ivy stalking the docks of her family’s struggling marina, something in him shifts. He’s been a weapon for so long that tenderness feels dangerous. Ivy, all grit and flame, is trying to keep her grandfather’s land from predatory hands—human and orc alike. One brutal abduction forces their worlds to collide in a hidden pit, where threats close in and trust has to be earned fast. What follows is a raw, high-heat fated-mates love story set against clan politics, family betrayal, and a new Northwest where orcs and humans are still learning how to live side by side. It’s a ride of obsession, protection, and the stubborn hope that home can be rebuilt—together.