Abandoned on Niflheim

Piper: I was only expecting a delivery of toothbrushes, but found myself face-to-face with an alien, not an Amazon delivery person. Abducted, I woke up on Niflheim, a heavily forested planet far away from home. Dumped here because my anxiety meds made me unworthy of my captors' plans. I'm surrounded by friendly and well-meaning orkin who, unfortunately, have little experience with anxiety. But there's another clan of orkin in the mountains who grow an herb that helps. And I'm bound and determined to get it even if it means braving the wild forest and early snows alone. Agnarr: I'm the next in line for Fyrifirar Tribe Jarl, a skilled warrior, and definitely not good at chopping down trees. But I can't stop thinking about the tiny human female who we'd found near our village with eleven other human females. She's so small, barely larger than an orkin child, and so lovely I can't get her out of my mind. And then I went and nearly killed her while felling a tree to distract myself. Yet somehow, she still ended up in my arms. When she attempts to sneak away to Snaerfirar Tribe to obtain the herbs she needs for her anxiety, I follow. I'll help her get her herbs, I'd do anything for her, and maybe the Snaerfirar Tribe has answers to the question burning in my chest. Can humans and orkin be Elska mates? Contains mature themes.

Piper: Having accepted my fate as Agnarr's mate, I'm thrust into Niflheim's tribal politics. Agnarr and I will become the new jarl and jarlin, as Astrid is eager to step down. But the arrival of twelve human women adds complexity. Some elders readily accept us, while others hold prejudiced views, seeing humans as weak and useless. Between this and the insatiable mating frenzy Agnarr and I still find ourselves in, it's all I can do to keep my head above water. I must lean on my fellow humans and mate to navigate this new life. Agnarr: My elska mate is here, slowly adjusting, but my new role demands more than I'd hoped. I'm to be jarl with Piper as my jarlin. I knew the transition would be difficult, but the addition of twelve women has made it even more so. Some respond with dangerous, outdated ideas. It takes all my restraint not to react with brute strength, so I lean on Piper and Astrid to learn diplomacy and restraint. All I want to do is allow myself to fall into the mating frenzy, but there is a tribe to run and a future to be forged. Contains mature themes.

Steve is the only half-orc of his tribe, isolated up in the mountains of Niflheim. With his parents passing, he feels adrift and uncertain of his future in the tribe. He ventures to the other orkin tribes to understand who he is and what he wants for his future. There are human women out there, and he hopes meeting them might help him understand his origins. Billie is finding her place as one of the abducted women in Fýrifírar. Having been a bartender back on Earth, she finds her work in the kitchens dull and unfulfilling. When she discovers the tribe has an abandoned bar that they are willing to help restore to its former glory, she seizes the chance. Then Steve arrives with a group of orkin from the isolated snow tribe and volunteers to help with the bar. As they work together, neither Steve nor Billie can deny their growing attraction-but Steve's a virgin and Billie is skittish about jumping into a relationship. Can love still bloom between them? Contains mature themes.

After fleeing from her ex, with a suitcase and $52 to her name, Tracy is trying to rebuild her life in sunny San Diego. She got a job as a host and slowly started making friends, healing and learning to trust again. The unthinkable happens on the night all the girls convince her to go out on the town. The lights go out in the club and Tracy is in the bathroom's darkness. Fenrik is on the run from his tribe for refusing to take the jarl's daughter as his mate. He doesn't know what the punishment for this disrespect will be, but he doubts he'll make it out alive. He manages to make it to an out-of-the-way hunting cabin to shelter for the night, only to find Tracy, crumpled at the doorstep. Both of them are lost in the mountains of Snaerfire and are going to have to rely on each other to find their way. Fenrik's Fate is a standalone novella. It is a prequel to the Abandoned on Niflheim series and can be enjoyed at any point. Though . . . If you ever wondered about Steve's parents . . . Contains mature themes.