Orc Captor

I volunteered to become the enemy's prisoner.

I did not expect my gruff captor to become the man who would kill to keep me safe.

Niyah has spent her life measuring herself against Greta, the brilliant older sister she lost after the crash on Tajss. When Lady General Rosalind asks for volunteers to infiltrate the Urr'ki city and search for a path to peace, Niyah finally sees a chance to prove she is brave enough to matter.

The mission is simple in theory. Pose as a wandering human. Allow herself to be captured. Learn everything she can before the Zmaj launch a war that could destroy the Urr'ki.

Then the five women are separated, and Niyah is placed in Bhoja's home.

Bhoja is a massive Urr'ki City Guard with a permanent frown, limited patience, and no desire to become responsible for a frightened Star Woman. He has already accepted that his people are living through the end of the world. The dreams he once had of becoming a Chef are buried beneath duty, violence, and the Shaman's brutal rule.

But Bhoja gives Niyah his bed. He cooks meals that make her forget she is a captive. He protects her from the Maulavi interrogating her, finds her when a riot leaves her trapped in a dangerous alley, and refuses to take advantage of her fear or desire.

Every act of care makes it harder for Niyah to see him as the enemy.

Every stubborn challenge from Niyah makes Bhoja feel alive again.

When a powerful Maulavi threatens Niyah, Bhoja crosses a line that cannot be uncrossed. Suddenly they have a body to hide, spies watching the house, and a death cult eager to sacrifice them both. Their desperate attempt to conceal the truth leads them to whispers of an underground resistance and proof that the Shaman's power may not be absolute.

Forced proximity becomes trust. Trust ignites into a bond Bhoja recognizes as dragoste, two souls joined by Tajss itself.

There is only one secret left between them.

Niyah was never an innocent captive. She came to the city as a spy.

To claim the future growing between them, Niyah must trust Bhoja with the mission that could turn him against her. Bhoja must choose between the rulers he once obeyed and the human woman who restored his honor, his hope, and his belief that their world does not have to end in blood.

Together, they may be the spark that overthrows the Shaman, saves the missing Queen, and gives the Urr'ki and Zmaj their first chance at peace.

Orc Captor is a steamy alien orc romance featuring a captive/captor setup, forced proximity, a shy heroine finding her courage, a gruff warrior with a hidden soft side, an alien chef hero, one house, only one bed, protective devotion, fated mates, an undercover mission, political rebellion, found family, and a committed happily-for-now while the Red Planet Dragons of Tajss saga continues.