Blood Debt Series by Erin Rookwood

He saved her life. Now he will claim his share.In the ashes of a fallen kingdom, Elodie Blackspire and her cruel, cunning betrothed Lord Galvais embark on a dangerous mission to reclaim her father’s throne and her family’s honour. But when the party is attacked by bandits wielding a strange and deadly power, an orc lord steps in to save Elodie’s life, spilling his own blood to do so... moreHe saved her life. Now he will claim his share.In the ashes of a fallen kingdom, Elodie Blackspire and her cruel, cunning betrothed Lord Galvais embark on a dangerous mission to reclaim her father’s throne and her family’s honour. But when the party is attacked by bandits wielding a strange and deadly power, an orc lord steps in to save Elodie’s life, spilling his own blood to do so. Realising he has the future queen of Sennahan in his clutches, Lord Khormag invokes an ancient orcish tradition – the blood debt. And if she wants Khormag’s loyalty after she is crowned, Elodie must pay.Khormag demands a month of the life he saved. A month bound to a fearsome orc, stranded in a cursed land, torn from everything and everyone she loves.By day, Khormag is the towering, terrifying monster she fears. But by night, the wild and feral pull she feels towards him is undeniable. Soon, as the dark secret in Elodie’s blood reveals itself, Khormag tests all her loyalties to the life and the throne she thought she wanted, and the monster becomes something more.This is a steamy, standalone novel with a guaranteed HEA. less

Once a year, a human is sent to the orcish city of Maznagh as tribute. They do not come back.In the ashes of a fallen kingdom, Katla Maran lives a quiet life in Stormwatch, a lone village in a wilderness plagued by vengeful orcspirits. But with the bodies piling up, Lord Urren blames Katla and the enchanted weapons she creates, and she is sentenced to the fate everyone in Stormwatch fears... moreOnce a year, a human is sent to the orcish city of Maznagh as tribute. They do not come back.In the ashes of a fallen kingdom, Katla Maran lives a quiet life in Stormwatch, a lone village in a wilderness plagued by vengeful orcspirits. But with the bodies piling up, Lord Urren blames Katla and the enchanted weapons she creates, and she is sentenced to the fate everyone in Stormwatch fears.Katla expects to die, but when an orc steps in to save her life, she’s thrown into a cell right next to the monster.Rakash of Clan Yagnar never expected to find his mate. Now she belongs to him, yet he still cannot have her.Rakash always knew his mate was out there. He just didn’t expect her to be human. Now she owes him a blood debt – a whole month of her life in exchange for the blood he spilled to save it – and she has to spend it imprisoned right next to him. But Rakash knows how to be patient. He will have Katla, caged or not.The ancient orcish custom is clear: he saved her life. Now he must claim his share.All Katla wants is to go home. But when Rakash discovers her magic, she finds herself drawn into an orcish civil war a hundred years in the making. Now she must make an impossible choice between the home that cast her out and the monster she can’t help but be drawn to.This is a steamy dark fantasy monster romance with a guaranteed HEA. It follows on from Bound to an Orc, but can be read as a standalone. less