He\'s a massive, mocking, murderous monster. or bring the mighty Orc Mountain to its knees? ______ Paperback edition also includes a bonus epilogue!.
And surely, a Duchess wouldn\'t dare make such a shameful deal with the devil -- or would she? Especially when surrender might spark yet more war...
Her devotion...
Her dignity.
Her defeat. but only if she grants him everything in return.
Something that just might grant Maria his safety...
Something that kindles deep in his gleaming black eyes, in his rough, rugged scent, in the velvet heat of his voice.
A huge, hostile, hideous brute, hardened by hatred and war, who instantly accuses her of foul trickery, and threatens her with death - But this orc also wants something .
It\'s a grim, deadly fortress, filled with fierce, bloodthirsty beasts -- and the first orc Maria meets is the most terrifying of them all .
Orc Mountain .
The place where women almost always meet their doom...
But with no family, no funds, and no hope, there\'s nowhere left to run -- except for the one place even a duke can\'t reach.
She\'s trapped in an opulent prison, tainted by rumours of madness, and wed to a cold, vindictive duke who hungers only for war.
In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Maria is desperate for escape. everything.
And she\'s offering him...
He\'s a massive, mocking, murderous monster
