The Orc and the Innkeeper (Elderberry Falls, #1)

by Cora Crane

“Have you properly groveled yet? Because from what you’ve told me, it sounds like you’ve barely apologized, let alone made a real effort to atone for your past actions.”

Watching a smart man confidently in his element does something to my insides that should be illegal.

It’s a strange kind of magic, this: the power of sincere words spoken by someone you never thought capable of them.

haven’t seen chemistry like that since I accidentally mixed salamander spittle and dragon horn dust and nearly blew up my house!”

Love is a risk, babe. A leap of faith. No one can ever know for sure how it’ll turn out. But if you don’t jump, you’ll never fly.”