Tryggred by the Orc

<p><strong><em>He's supposed to run... but he wants to be caught.</em></strong></p><p>In a world of orcs and men Eben of Clan Ka-esh is shy awkward and desperately lonely. No one notices the sickroom's quietest scholar not even when he's saving lives or offering up decadent pleasures in Orc Mountain's darkest depths.</p><p><strong>Until Tryggr of Clan Skai.</strong> A tall shameless laughing orc warrior who can have anyone he wants...</p><p>And Tryggr keeps looking at Eben. <em>Seeing</em> Eben.</p><p><strong>But Skai are risky reckless dangerous</strong> - and all his life Eben's been taught to run from them. To hide safe and quiet and alone. Or else he'll be forever crushed and conquered beneath a deadly Skai's claws and teeth...</p><p>But maybe Eben <em>wants</em> to be conquered.</p><p><strong>And maybe Tryggr is just the conqueror he needs...</strong></p><p>_____________________</p><p><em>A dark angsty MM fantasy romance novella. Best read after </em>The Maid and the Orcs<em> but also reads as a standalone. Happily ever after guaranteed.</em></p><p><em>Paperback edition also includes a bonus epilogue!</em></p>