Warlords of Tempest Series by L.J. Anderson

When Elena is kidnapped by corsairs, the last thing she expects is for her situation to go from bad to worse. That was before she and her companions were shipwrecked on an island full of exiles. Huge, grey-blue men that she somehow has to win over in order for her people to survive.Luckily, their leader has taken a keen interest in her. But…there’s a problem.The exiles see them as weak and only value the strong. But with no other women in sight, Elena thinks she has a way of winning them over... moreWhen Elena is kidnapped by corsairs, the last thing she expects is for her situation to go from bad to worse. That was before she and her companions were shipwrecked on an island full of exiles. Huge, grey-blue men that she somehow has to win over in order for her people to survive.Luckily, their leader has taken a keen interest in her. But…there’s a problem.The exiles see them as weak and only value the strong. But with no other women in sight, Elena thinks she has a way of winning them over. She just has to convince the exiles they're strong enough to be their mates. less

Asha has always been weak.Even her father believed it.That’s why he sent her away.Now, years later, stranded on an isolated island teeming with exiled warlords, she’s forced to earn her place by weaving blankets ahead of the brutal cold season.But a cruel prank lands her weaving in the most dangerous place in all the village—inside Ramsey’s hut.Ramsey despises the Penticari and considers Asha the weakest of them. Frail, timid, and clearly unfit, she draws his scorn at every turn... moreAsha has always been weak.Even her father believed it.That’s why he sent her away.Now, years later, stranded on an isolated island teeming with exiled warlords, she’s forced to earn her place by weaving blankets ahead of the brutal cold season.But a cruel prank lands her weaving in the most dangerous place in all the village—inside Ramsey’s hut.Ramsey despises the Penticari and considers Asha the weakest of them. Frail, timid, and clearly unfit, she draws his scorn at every turn. Yet late at night, when the village is quiet, she is the only thing he thinks about.Desperate to prove herself, Asha asks that Ramsey take her deep into the inhospitable forest, but when secret desires turn physical, both are unsure of what’s more dangerous—the wilds around them or the sparks that threaten to set them ablaze.Unfortunately for Asha, disaster strikes, and she’s the only one who can save them. Physically, she is no match for the threat, but Ramsey soon discovers there’s more to the small woman than what meets the eye.Can Asha overcome the wilds of the forest and prove herself to the island’s grumpiest warlord? Or will he always see her as unworthy? less