{"product_id":"the-abyssal-bargain-corvus-ashcroft-9798184384245","title":"The Abyssal Bargain: A Dark Alien Warlord Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI traded my freedom to save a doomed crew... and became the chosen obsession of an alien warlord who turned a dead ship into my cage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndentured archivist Anya Corvan spends her days sifting through digital corpses on a rusting scavenger vessel, paying off a debt she never chose in the unmapped nightmare of the Abyssal Zone. When her ship stumbles across a colossal, derelict warship-an ancient leviathan of jagged black metal bleeding psychic screams-Anya is dragged to the bridge as the only one who can parse its incomprehensible code.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moment she touches the alien data, something touches back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sleeping mind stirs in the dark. A warlord wakes. And the Vorath, a living cathedral of thorns and bone-metal, remembers it was built for conquest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the psychic backlash shatters the scavenger's crew, Anya makes an impossible bargain: her life and her body in exchange for the others' survival. The alien warlord accepts, slaughtering her tormentors and severing the human ship adrift while dragging Anya into the depths of uncharted space aboard his resurrected dreadnought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is monstrous-taller than any human, forged in a brutal empire that worships war, capable of killing her with a careless touch. Yet through the psychic bond that threads their minds together, his presence is a terrifying, tranquil void that shelters her from the abyssal scream that would drive any other human insane. He adjusts the living ship's systems when she shivers, tracks every spike of her fear, and declares her not a guest... but a possession purchased with blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped light-years from any civilized port, surrounded by bone-lined corridors and bioluminescent shadows, Anya must navigate a warlord whose cold devotion feels more like worship than captivity. As enemies from his forgotten past close in and the Vorath dives deeper into the dark, the line between jailer and shield blurs, and Anya's own sanity becomes part of the price of their abyssal bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf she can survive the monster's world, the monster might become the only thing standing between her and the void. But every heartbeat aboard the Vorath proves a darker truth: the real bargain was not her freedom... it was her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ABYSSAL BARGAIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a dark alien warlord romance set in deep space, perfect for readers who crave possessive heroes, gothic science fiction vibes, and a heroine who chooses the monster and becomes just as dangerous as he is. It contains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark Alien Warlord Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptive Bargain \/ Forced Proximity in Deep Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychic Bond, Fated-Mate Energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsolated Living Warship Setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtectively Possessive, Morally Grey Alien Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrauma, Isolation, and Found Obsession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-Burn Arc Toward a Twisted HEA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corvus Ashcroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184384245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Corvus Ashcroft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173913665791,"sku":"9798184384245","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f33c654-968a-45e8-b9ab-44bfe81e79f2.jpg?v=1788957004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-abyssal-bargain-corvus-ashcroft-9798184384245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}