Two hundred years of cold. One human to thaw him. Karveth Vorath hasn't felt warmth since his mother died. As heir to the most powerful clan on Varthok, he's spent centuries building walls—against his family, against hope, against the Warmth Keepers assigned to share his bed and keep him alive through the long, frozen nights. Six have come and gone. None could stand his coldness. Then she arrives. Cassie Adams is broke, stubborn, and completely unintimidated by a seven-foot alien warrior with anger issues. She's not here for romance. She's here to pay off her debt and get on with her life. But when an unbreakable bond forms between them—one that means her death would be his death—everything she thought she knew about this "simple contract" shatters. Now she's feeling his emotions. Craving his touch. Falling for the broken male beneath the scars. And the enemies gathering at their borders won't wait for them to figure it out. A sci-fi barbarian romance about finding home in the last place you expected. Book 1 in the Warmth of Varthok series. Standalone HEA Perfect for fans of Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians and Zoey Draven's Horde Kings. 🔥 Grumpy/Sunshine 🔥 Fated Mates 🔥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Touch-Starved Hero 🔥 Size Difference 🔥 Found Family